The Power of Consistency
You’ve probably heard the phrase ‘Knowledge is Power,' while in part that is true; however, I believe that knowledge is only powerful when it’s consistently applied. Consistency may be the most important component of your success.
It's important to note that you may be consistently doing behaviours that are not serving you, so it’s crucial to ensure that the little things you do consistently add up to something positive.
I wonder what you could accomplish over the next five, 10, or even 20 years of consistent action.
Remember, an action doesn’t have to be big. A few extra steps forward each day adds up.
Use the power of consistency to enhance your success:
1. If you re-lived today for the next 10 years, where would you end up? If you saved just a small amount of money each day, you’d eventually be wealthy.
✳️ An effective way to predict your success is to examine your average day and project the likely outcome into the future. An hour each night spent practicing the piano would give different results versus spending an extra hour watching television.
✳️ Your teeth aren’t clean because you brushed them for an hour straight. They’re clean because you brushed them for 3 minutes for 3,000 days straight.
✳️ Consider where your daily habits and behaviors are leading you financially, socially, spiritually, and physically. What are the logical conclusions of your daily activities?
2. Realize that many changes in life come slowly. Many success gurus advocate taking massive action to see massive results, but that strategy is difficult to apply and maintain.
✳️ Consider weight loss. You can’t lose 10 kg in a day. Small changes occur to your weight each day. Those small, regular changes add up to impressive results.
✳️ Improving your mental game, building a fortune, the perfect body, or a great relationship all take time and consistency.
3. Consistency requires habits or discipline, and discipline is in short supply. Use your discipline to develop useful habits. Relying on discipline day after day is a losing battle for most of us. While discipline can grow with effort, having effective habits is more effective and much less painful.
4. Learn to act in the moment. The greatest barrier to consistency is the belief that you can postpone an action to another day. Each day has the power to bring you closer to your goals. Each day lost is lost forever.
✳️ The only real discipline required is the discipline to act right now. Mel Robbins developed the 5-Second rule to help out in times when you just couldn’t be bothered. In short, you simply cunt down 5-4-3-2-1 and just do it. No excuses.
5. Have reasonable expectations. When your timeline is unrealistic, it’s not easy to be consistent. When you ask too much of yourself too soon, it’s just as challenging. Be positive and enthusiastic, but be reasonable. Put your focus on regular and consistent improvement. Perfection isn’t required. Consistent growth is where the gold is.
6. Use reminders or triggers in your environment to encourage consistency. Think about the things that you do every day that could serve as reminders. Getting dressed, starting your car, and turning out the lights throughout the house each night are a few examples.
✳️ Each night you turn out the light, you could visualise your goals. After getting dressed, you could do five pushups.
When working with clients, we come up with trigger statements that enhance the mindset and mental toughness work we’re doing. An example would be; each time I take a sip of water I automatically think or say to myself, “I am committed to my mental training and am determined to improve my mental game.”
What you do once in a while doesn’t impact your life significantly. Rather, it’s what you do consistently. Consistency is a major predictor of success in any endeavor. Develop habits and routines that guarantee success. Consistent behaviors determine your outcomes, so choose behaviors that make sense and are in line with who you are, your values, and your goals.
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