In this Season 4 finale, I (host Kristen Rocco here!) explore four essential strategies that will help you create momentum for your bold move in 2026—the Year of the Horse.

In the Chinese zodiac, the Horse represents unbridled speed and power, making this the perfect year to stop over-calculating and finally accelerate your bold move. However, even a horse at full speed can stumble if it loses its footing; this episode is your guide to surviving the "messy middle" of a bold move where the initial rush fades and the daily work begins.

Bringing together the best insights from Season 4’s entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and a former CIA strategist, this finale provides a tactical roadmap for generating momentum when the road gets rough. Whether you're building early momentum for a new bold move or need to break through a moment of paralysis, you’ll learn how to take the reins and turn potential stumbles into breakthroughs.

Get the Bold Moves Momentum Audit

Make your plan for maintaining momentum through the messy middle of a bold move. Find it on my Substack here: https://open.substack.com/pub/kristenrocco/p/momentum-building-strategies-for?

What You'll Learn In This Episode

Strategy 1: Building Early Momentum

• Learn what Bold Movers do before they make the bold move to fuel momentum from the get-go.

Strategy 2: Maintaining Momentum

• Discover the internal tracks–the pre-built rails of systems, mindsets, and habits that allow your work to continue moving forward, even when your initial energy begins to fade.

Strategy 3: Borrowing Momentum

• Learn how others can help you generate forward progress in your bold move, as well as the difference between "Supporters" and "Elevators"—and why you need the latter to reach the next level.

Strategy 4: Restarting Momentum

• Explore what to do when you hit the "Valley of Trials" and your initial motivation completely disappears—including a 90-second biological hack for breaking through paralysis.

0:00 Year of the Horse Energy

4:08 Building Early Momentum

10:38 Maintaining Momentum

20:37 Borrowing Momentum

28:20 Restarting Momentum

35:45 Bold Moves Momentum Wisdom

Featured Guests This Season

Each guest’s full episode is waiting for you in this podcast's back catalog.

• Erin Fortin - Process Engineer turned Bicoastal Photography Studio Owner
• Sherehan Ross - Digital Marketing & AI Expert
• Rachel Lipson - Founder, Blue Balloon Songwriting School
• Genevieve Dozier - Corporate Leader & Entrepreneur
• Michelle Beyo - Future of Finance Disruptor and Entrepreneur
• Tyler Hakes - Entrepreneur & Growth Strategist
• Ashley Cheretes - Corporate AI Marketing Leader
• Simone Knego - Confidence Coach
• Mike Krupit - Executive Coach
• Kelly McGannon - Former CIA Strategist

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Connect with Kristen

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