The Hockey Stick Curve of Healing and Strength 💪🏒 ...

Why Patience, Trust, and Consistency Always Win

I had a conversation with a client the other day that really stuck with me—because it captured what this whole journey is about. She had just wrapped up a session where, by all accounts, she crushed it. Heavy lifts. Hard movements. Zero pain. Stable. Strong. Confident. It was the kind of day every client hopes for—and every coach celebrates.

We paused at the end to take it all in. She was doing things she once believed she’d never do again. In fact, maybe things she thought she’d never do ever. And then we started talking about how far she had come. That’s when a familiar analogy came to mind—one we usually hear in finance: the hockey stick curve of compound interest.

📈 From Flat Progress to Steep Gains

In investing, progress can feel agonizingly slow at first. You're putting money in week after week, month after month, and not seeing much return. That early phase—the flat part of the blade—isn't sexy. It’s long, slow, and often discouraging. But if you stay consistent and trust the process, something incredible starts to happen. That curve—the shaft of the stick—suddenly turns sharply upward. And your gains compound, building exponentially.

The same is true in healing, strength training, and transformation.

🛠️ Trusting the Process, Even When It’s Hard

When this client first came to me, she had years of pain and setbacks behind her. Weakness, instability, frustration—you name it. She had every reason to feel skeptical. But she didn’t give up. And more importantly—she trusted me. She trusted the process. From day one, I was honest: this wasn’t going to be a quick fix. It would take time, effort, money, and belief.

🚀 Consistency Pays Off

She showed up. Week after week. Month after month. She invested. She put in the work. She embraced the small 1% wins. And for a long while, progress was quiet—almost invisible. But now? She's on the curve. The upward slope. The hockey stick moment where it all starts to click.

It’s one of the most rewarding parts of this job—watching someone break through that plateau and realize, “I am strong. I am capable. I am healing.”

🔥 Your Hockey Stick Moment is Coming

The truth is, most people give up before they ever reach that moment. They stop in the flat part of the stick because they think it’s not working. But the ones who make it? They trust, invest, commit, and stay the course.

This client’s journey is a testament to that. And it's a reminder to all of us: progress doesn’t always look linear. In fact, it rarely does. But if you can hang in there through the slow part—if you can stay consistent through the blade—you’ll earn your way to the curve. And when you do, the results speak for themselves.