The amygdala is part of the brain’s limbic system and plays a key role in emotional processing, especially fear and threat detection. It triggers stress responses that prepare the body for survival.
Wiggle: The Skill That Gets You Unstuck
Life has been beautiful.
Life has been demanding.
Both can be true at the same time.
Over the years, I’ve noticed a pattern: whenever life applies pressure from multiple sides—when options narrow and movement feels restricted—progress rarely comes from dramatic breakthroughs. It comes from something far more practical.
It comes from wiggling.
The Art of Small Movement
There’s a common dream many people have: danger is approaching, but your body won’t respond. No running. No shouting. No escape—until you begin to move anything you can.
A finger. A toe. A breath.
That small movement breaks the paralysis. Momentum returns. You wake up.
Life works much the same way.
When circumstances feel tight—financially, professionally, relationally—the mistake is waiting for a perfect solution. The skill is learning how to move before clarity arrives.
Progress Without Drama
Early in my working life, I found myself navigating multiple transitions at once: business changes, new responsibilities, and rising costs related to a long-term medical condition. None of this was unusual or tragic—it was simply life requiring maturity.
The strategy that worked was straightforward:
I stopped trying to solve everything at once.
Instead, I focused on the smallest solvable piece of the problem and completed it fully. Then I moved to the next. Over time, complexity reduced, confidence increased, and capacity expanded.
What began as a practical decision became a repeatable framework.
Why This Works
Leadership thinkers have pointed this out for years.
John C. Maxwell emphasizes the importance of the first win—a completed action that builds belief and forward motion.
Simon Sinek highlights how progress itself fuels motivation. Completion releases dopamine, reinforcing movement and focus.
In other words, success is not motivational—it’s mechanical.
You move, and motivation follows.
The Maverick Advantage
In the Becoming Maverick journey, we don’t dramatize difficulty and we don’t deny it either. We treat challenges as puzzles, not wounds.
When you’re stuck:
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Identify the smallest action you can complete
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Execute it cleanly
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Let momentum do the heavy lifting
Start with the little toe.
Movement scales.
Trophy Thinking
Much frustration comes from expecting instant results—microwave solutions in a slow-cook world. But distinction is built differently.
It’s built through:
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Patience
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Consistency
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Focus
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Persistence
Everyday mavericks aren’t defined by what presses against them, but by how they respond under pressure.
Wiggle isn’t a coping mechanism.
It’s a skill.
And once learned, it works everywhere.
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