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Monday Motivation: When to Pause, Pivot, or Push
One of the most frustrating parts of business and content creation is that nothing stays the same for very long. Just when you think you’ve found your rhythm, something shifts. The market changes. Your life changes. Your energy changes. And suddenly you’re left wondering, What am I supposed to do next?
When we don’t know the next step, it’s easy for confusion, fear, or doubt to creep in. And often, instead of choosing the right move, we end up choosing no move at all.
Over time, I’ve learned that in most seasons, there are really only three possible next steps. And with prayer and discernment, God will make it clear which one is ours to take:
Pause. Pivot. Or Push.
1. Sometimes the right move is to pause.
Pausing doesn’t mean quitting. It doesn’t mean you’re failing or falling behind. It means you’re creating space to get clarity.
There are seasons when we need to slow down, get still, and assess what’s actually happening. What has changed? What’s working? What isn’t? What is God inviting you to notice right now?
So many people quit in seasons where they really just needed to pause. They didn’t need to burn everything down. They didn’t need a brand-new plan. They needed stillness. They needed perspective. They needed to listen.
When we’re constantly moving, hustling, and pushing, it’s hard to hear God clearly or accurately assess our lives, our businesses, or the market. But when we pause, things come into focus. We can celebrate how far we’ve come, learn from what didn’t work, and make wiser decisions about what’s next.
2. Sometimes it’s time to pivot.
Just because something worked in one season doesn’t mean it will work in the next.
Pivoting can feel scary because it requires change. It asks us to let go of what’s familiar and step into something new. But life changes. The market changes. Our capacity changes. And growth often requires adaptation.
Pivoting doesn’t mean starting from scratch. It means starting from experience.
Sometimes God is doing a new thing in our business or ministry, and our resistance to change is the very thing holding us back. We don’t have to be precious about how things “used to be.” Instead, we can see pivots as invitations to walk with God in a new way.
Trees don’t resist changing seasons. They adapt. And just like you wouldn’t walk into winter wearing summer clothes, we can’t expect old strategies to carry us through new seasons.
Ask yourself:
How is my life changing?
How is the market changing?
How are the needs of the people I serve changing?
And how do I need to grow with it?
Change isn’t failure. It’s often the pathway to growth.
3. And sometimes, the call is simply to push.
Not every obstacle means you’re off track.
There are seasons when nothing needs to change, you just need endurance. Opposition will come. Resistance will show up. Challenges will arise. But that doesn’t mean you’re doing the wrong thing.
Galatians 6:9 reminds us that we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Things don’t have to be perfect. They don’t have to be viral. They don’t have to be applauded by everyone. The only requirement for the harvest is perseverance.
Sometimes the most faithful thing you can do is ask God for the strength to keep going, to push through the discomfort, and to trust that the work you’re doing is not in vain.
So let me ask you: What does this season require of you?
✨ A pause for clarity
✨ A pivot for growth
✨ Or the strength to push toward the harvest
Take it to God. He’s faithful to guide you.
You don’t need to do everything. You just need to do the right next thing.
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🔎 PAUSE FOR CLARITY
🌱 PIVOT FOR GROWTH
💐 PUSH FOR HARVEST
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Monday Motivation: When to Pause, Pivot, or Push
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