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Unveiling the Deeper Dimensions of Consistency: Myths, Meaning, and Mastery
We often hear a lot about consistency. Yes, it is a critical driver for success. Yes, it means dedicating yourself to goals and pursuing them with all your resources. Yes, it means that you are required to have a long-term commitment along with some sort of sustained and regular effort. That’s all good. Yet, consistency has a much more profound meaning.
As I often ask my private coaching clients, let me pose this question to you — “What does consistency mean to you?” Take a moment and answer this question for yourself. What does it mean to you? On your work front, does it mean having daily and meaningful work assignments? On your financial front, does it mean having a steady monthly income? On your business front, does it mean having new clients knocking on your door every week?
Before I delve deeper into this topic, let me clarify three myths I usually see flying around:
Consistency equals Perfection
More often than not we associate consistency with doing things perfectly — that perfect work assignment, that perfect number of reviews for my business, that perfect strategy to achieve my health goal, that perfect daily schedule, and so on. Perfection is a global epidemic and we all have it in us, at least to some degree…