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Hi guys, so sorry that we haven’t posted anything in a while, I have been sufficiently under the weather for some time now. Still recovering though, so we might not be able to be posting twice a week like before for the time being, but I promise to always try and drop something here at least once a week. So sorry guys.
So let’s delve right into today’s mission CONSISTENCY….
Simplest meaning of consistency is to âremain constant or to remain steadyâ. But if we properly understand the word consistent, then it becomes the act of self-regulation that can keep the mind very flexible.
Consistency is a helpful key to change your beliefs. If you are consistent, then people will admire you, people will start to believe in your work. They will get attracted to your daily attempts and may become confident towards you.
But do you know that consistency is the result of âboring and dedicatedâ hard work. It takes a strong will power to motivate yourself to do the same thing again and again just to get a desired result.
POWER OF CONSISTENCY
If you see the world around you and check the nature of successful people, you will find consistency as one common thing in all of them. They had more powerful desire or will power than their brain.
Below are some of the positive changes that you will realize after consistent efforts:
CONSISTENCY IS LIKE COMPOUND INTEREST: If you do apply it every time, it helps you to grow more in magnitude.
IMPROVES THE ABILITY OF TIME MANAGEMENT: After consistent efforts you will learn how much time you have to apply to do a particular thing.
This leads to good time management.
IMPROVES SELF DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONFIDENCE: If you stick to your routine and remain consistent for a long period of time, you will gain more control over yourself and you would not procrastinate your work.
EASY TO MAKE NEW HABIT: It is natural for our brain to adopt new things in the future very easily if it is trained in the past. This default tendency of our brain helps us to learn new things quickly, that is how human became smarter and smarter with time period as compared to animals.
LESS DISTRACTION AND MORE CLARITY: When you are consistent in your work, you are less likely to be distracted by the things around you. It is because your mind has adapted to do the same work daily.
DIFFICULTY TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENCY
Now we have talked a lot about the power of consistency, but now itâs time to talk about some difficulty to achieve consistency. Because if âwe donât know the cause of the disease then how can we cure that diseaseâ.
CONSISTENCY SEEMS LIKE A BORING LIFESTYLE : In initial days you will become bored with your task in less 30 minutes but you have to stay with your plan and a lot of will power is required to complete it.
OVER DEPENDENCE ON MOTIVATION: Motivation is indeed necessary to get us up and moving when we are in a halt. But once the wheels of your car start rolling and you gain momentum of two or three days, you should no longer depend on the motivation of others, because once the motivator is not there anymore you will break down.
LACK OF CONTROL : You need to contain your urges, try to focus on your goal, detach yourself from the things which prove to be hindrances, like excessive use WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.
LACK OF INTEREST: Occasionally you will loose interest in your work in your initial days, but continuous efforts will automatically bring interest to you.
LOST HOPE: After some period, you will notice that you are not getting the desired results, at that time you will start questioning yourself and your efforts and ultimately loose hope. So, the key to tackle this situation is to relax for few hours or days and think about what you have achieved.
OVER EXPECTATION: This is the most common mistake which we all make. We all expect very big for us in a very small time. And when we see that results are not coming as per our expectation, we leave that job incomplete.
PLEASURE VS HARD WORK: Somewhere in your journey to your success, you will get tempted by the pleasures. They are the sharp stones in your path, you have to take care of them and focus on your goal.
PROCRASTINATION: Leave your laziness aside and start working from the moment you think of doing some work. If you screw procrastination in the first few weeks, it will not disturb you in the future.
Let’s look at some small basic steps that can help us in achieving consistency.
STEPS TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENCY
PICK A TARGET: A person without an aim is just like a ship without a radarâ. So the first thing we need is to pick a target on which we want to become consistent. If you have a definite target then your brain regularly reminds you about your commitment.
CLEAR VISION: Keep your eye on your âWhyâ. Many people ignore this because they do not have any proper goal and they donât know how to execute their plan.
Having a clear vision helps you to concentrate on your work and keeps away the worthless distraction from you. Always ask yourself 3 questions to stay self-motivated â Why am I doing this? Is this work beneficial for me? Can I learn something from this?
BEGIN WITH A SMALL STEP : Itâs like running in a marathon. You have to start running slowly and steadily, and then you have to increase your pace as the end point nears.
So always start with small steps and do not make a big commitment in the beginning. To become consistent in any work you require motivation, which always comes from fulfillment. For beginners, success in small things is better than failure in big things.
PICK ONE THING AT A TIME: Donât run for too many things, make sure that you expertise one particular thing at first. A common mistake is committed by most of the people, they try to learn too many things at a single time and end up getting confused and tired between all of them.
SCHEDULE YOUR PRIORITIES: A famous quote by Steven Covey â âDonât prioritize your schedule, schedule your priorities â. Always make a to do list or priority list by the night of the previous day to follow up in the next day so that you can follow your aim.
DON’T LISTEN TO YOUR BRAIN (NOT IN ALL SCENARIOS) : Many instances will come when your brain will force you to stop or break your consistency, it is due to the fact that our brain gets attracted towards the pleasure.
You have to manipulate your brain by intimidating it, or you can use some secret quotes and words like âShut up! If I am not successful, you will not make a difference.â
DON’T SKIP A DAY: Remember that âskipping a day at work is not the last day of your laziness, it is the first day of not completing your job.â So, stick to your plan of completing the job on daily basis otherwise you will be left with tons of regret.
MAKES A TO-DO LIST AND STICK IT ON THE WALL: This method has proved to be quiet helpful for many people and this is the most practical way to fight your brain without using too much of your will power and it also strengthens your quality of working hour.
ENJOY YOUR FAILURE AND LEARN FROM IT AND CONTINUE THE WORK: This is the thing which happens with every people â âfailureâ. But the difference is that some learn from their mistakes and carry on with their work and some people break the commitment and continue to curse themselve.
Think of a small kid who is trying to walk for the first time. He will make mistakes while stepping but it wonât stop him to try walking.
FIND (KNOW) YOUR WEAKNESSES : If you canât maintain your routine or canât be consistent on your commitment, then the first thing that you have to do is to find your weaknesses.
Why canât you maintain your consistency? Is there any problem in your lifestyle? Or, you canât manage your time ? When you get the proper answer for these questions, then without wasting any time start working on your weaknesses and try to solve it as soon as possible.
REWARDS: It is the newest technique in practices which encourages your brain to work more. As I mentioned earlier, our brain runs for pleasure. So, in this method you have to reward yourself after completing a task, and this reward should provide pleasure to your brain. Here, reward works as a bait to your brain.
STOP BLAMING OTHERS: Your life does not depends on others, it is your responsibility, and your decisions are results of your brain. Blaming others does not change the outcome, whether good or bad. You have to own your failures and you have to find the solutions to them. It is the ultimate factor to improve yourself.
CONCLUSION
When PERSISTENCE and CONSISTENCE form a SYNERGY, the ENERGY of your RESISTANCE becomes your breakfast.
What you WANT will BURY your PROGRESS but what you NEED will CARRY you through the PROCESS,
Because, SUCCESS doesnât come from what you do OCCASIONALLY , it comes from what you do CONSISTENTLY.
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If you desire be successful in life, you must remember, and always bear it in mind that; no matter how hard, how rough, how deep it gets, you must keep going, cause consistency is very paramount.
Thank you so much Ijeoma for adding your intellectual thoughts on this, we appreciate you.
Once we you decide or dedicate yourself to achieving something, always bear it in mind that there will be trials and tribulations on the way and you must stay consistent.
Thank you Daniel. Nothing should stop us from aiming higher, consistency is our key to success
This post speaks almost like “THE JOURNEY TO GREATNESS”, so am gonna quite myself here again. Your consistency and determination to attain greatness in the face of adversity and trails will carry you through to the very end.
It sure does Florence
Remember nothing good comes easy, and you must stay consistent no matter how hard and rough life plays with you. Always be certain that you will definitely meet all sorts unexpected events, so you must be consistent. Conway, Canada.
Very sorry about your health,GWSð
Thank you Conway fro reminding me. GWS @greencirclecolumnðð
Please stay safe #greencirclecolumn and GWS for usðð
Thank you Florence
Thank you Ijeoma
Thank you so much Conway, your thoughts and views are always so brilliant and we at Greencirclecolumn always await your intellectual contribution.
Without consistency in what we do, we can never achieve nothing in life. Thank you Greencircle âšïļâšïļ..
Thank you Iniubong
Challenges, obstacles, trials failures and other adversities will always tey to stop your from getting to your desired destination in life, but if your consistent, really consistent, you will always come out on top.
Consistentency is definitely paramount in all that we do
Consistency is key. Example are people who go to the gym to get in shape. Without consistency you can never achieve your desired goal of being in shape, so daily gym work puts you in a perfect position for you goal, and that is consistency.
Your definitely right Samuel, if you ain’t consistent in the gym, you can never get your desired goal.