Consistency

“Great things are a series of small things put together.”

 –Vincent Van Gogh

Many people feel they need to master more about their job, their craft or their vocation to be successful. I used to think that if I just worked harder, I would be more successful. Experience shows us that the more we learn and apply leadership principles to our lives–that is what causes success. It’s not so much the mastery of what we do, but the mastery of who we become that brings real achievement.

The success of our futures depends on our personal growth. When we expand ourselves and our potential, everything in our lives expands with us. Improving ourselves opens up more options for our future.

A young middle manager participating in one of my masterminds said this, “This stuff is crazy! I never learned this personal growth stuff before. It’s like another part of my brain has opened up that I didn’t know I had!” So true. To continue that growth, to guarantee a life full of possibilities, we need to be consistent in our pursuit of that growth.

Steps to developing consistency:

1. Start with the simple stuff. I have a friend whose new goal is to get healthy.  The other morning, she took me aside and whispered, “I know this is really stupid and small, but I haven’t had a Pepsi yet today.” (It was 11:00 am.) “And I don’t really want one.”  That was HUGE for her and I told her that!  She laughed and we high-fived right there. Celebrate every win, no matter how small.

2. Be patient.  Everything worthwhile in life takes persistence and time. Don’t quit just before the miracle. People who grow and succeed the most have learned to leverage the power of patience and dedication.

3. Value the process. We didn’t become who we are over night. What makes us think that we can change into the new, best version of ourselves immediately. Growth takes time. We may as well cultivate the ability to enjoy the journey.

We will never change our lives until we change something we do daily. This means we need to develop great habits. Jim Rohn tells us that discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments. That bridge needs to be crossed daily and over time good habits are created.

“Ultimately, people do not decide their future; they decide their habits and their habits decide their future.”       

John Maxwell

Where can you be more consistent?  What are you doing daily that you can change?  Maybe there is one small thing that you could delegate or add to be more successful.  Small daily changes over time can lead to great accomplishments.

Make it a great week!

Jan McDonald
John Maxwell Team

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