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How do your mornings typically begin?
Do you jump out of bed, ready to seize the day, or do you lay in a daze as the alarm keeps buzzing its ever slow monotonous tone into your ear?
Consistency is born from how you greet each new dawn.
Are you consistently beating the sun up?
Or are you consistently on the losing end of a battle with your alarm?
Personally, I don’t use an alarm! I have trained myself to wake up on cue. Call it a gift if you want. I call it determination.
Determination is a facet of consistency and is a common attribute among the highly motivated and successful.
Consistency is the ability to maintain a standard of performance that doesn’t dramatically fluctuate over time. It suggests reliability and uniformity in actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes.
Do these qualities mirror how others perceive you?
Being Consistent Is Boring
Yes, you read that right! It’s often the excuse those who lack consistency use to justify their sporadic behavior!
I know you may think that sounds harsh. But think long and hard about what I am saying and I promise you will find truth in it!
“Yeah, consistency may be boring for those who like to wake up with their hair on fire! Rushing to get themselves together in the am because they hit the snooze button one too many times!”
Do you really need that type of adrenaline kick to kickstart your day?
Why not strive for consistency instead?
Why not beat the sun up each day?
Why not savor a hot cup of coffee or a tall glass of water while you read the news or write down your goals?
Does that make you mundane? Or are you just being consistent because you want the best life possible!
Standing Out Amidst Inconsistency
Those who lack consistency tend to be free spirited, curious, and creative. And they typically feel that they don’t need restrictions and that life should be lived freely like a tree swaying in the wind.
They sway back and forth, side to side, in a mesmerizing dance orchestrated by the earth’s consistent winds!!
“Funny thing is, the earth’s wind is as consistent as is the green leaves that transform into a crisp and bright orange glow during autumn.”
The earth, in its beautiful consistency, is one of life’s most appreciated constraints.
In a world populated with inconsistent individuals, it’s not difficult to outshine our peers.
Achieving massive goals requires massive amounts of action, and more importantly, consistency!
Did you know that the average person reads one book a year?
Yes, it’s a fact.
The average person only reads one book a year!
And most don’t even finish the one book they attempt to read!
Unlike the inconsistent, I am banging out a book each week! Thanks to consistency.
I allocate time for reading, just as I do for exercise. And I really like to be an overachiever, so I purchase the book and the audio version so I can listen while I work out!
Plus my personal library is starting to become a magnificent spectacle to behold.
“While I beat the sun up, read the newspaper, squeeze in a workout, and enjoy the magical beauty of the sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean, I enrich my knowledge and sustain consistency!”
How many inconsistent people do you know that maintain such a routine?
Do you agree that the more inconsistent people that surround you, the easier it is for you to win?
Consistency Is Your Superpower To Success
Did you grow up dreaming of being average and ordinary?
Seriously, did 5 year old little Johnny say to himself, I’m going to be the most average person in the world!
As he watched the Space Shuttle lift off and propel itself out of the earth’s gravitational pull and escape his view into space!
Of course not!
“We all were born as consistent beings. We wanted to eat on schedule! We demanded immediate diaper changes! And we desired regular rest!”
So what happened to all of those around you who are now inconsistent?
When did they lose their grip on the success train named consistency?
However you may have slipped off track, it’s time to dust yourself off, and recapture your momentum! Embrace consistency and build your most wonderful and successful life!
Will you start today?
Can you pick up a pen and a pad and write down your goals?
How about scheduling every minute of your day, with a calendar, and print it out for you to cross off each item scheduled?
Are you going to start being consistent and demolish the wall of inconsistency that has held you back for too long?
What do you have to gain? Where will your superpower called consistency take you? Can you achieve great things without it?
Consistency begins with cultivating the proper mindset! Do you possess the determination to be that person?
