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I used to think it was just me, but the more I observe myself and others the more I find a majority of people having a tough time achieving consistency in any given area. Time and time again I hear people say that consistency is a big key to success, so it makes me wonder why so few of us take it into account. As for me, sometimes I feel “creatively stuck,” or have a lack of motivation to carry out consistency – as may also be the case for you. But here’s why consistency should be our top priority when reaching our goals, and why you should join me on a 5-week long consistency challenge!

1. Consistency provides real substance.
   How many times have you tried a new “life-hack,” skincare/hair-care routine, etc., to then give up a few days later and say “I tried that and it didn’t work for me”? Well, how do you know whether or not something is effective if you don’t have realistic, consistent measurements? Until you perform a task consistently for a proper period of time, you will not be able to determine if it works or not. Being consistent helps you become successful by allowing you to see which tactics work for you, and which ones don’t. Otherwise you’re just doing random, incomplete experiments; getting no real answers.
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2. Consistency creates discipline.
   There’s no question about it: in order to be successful, you must have a good level of discipline. Without discipline, you must rely on a great amount of luck in order to achieve your goals – and that’s highly unlikely to happen. When you develop consistency in what you do (your tasks, your strategies, your daily plan of action), you begin to form a good disciplinary habit, getting closer to achieving your goals. I read somewhere that it takes an average of 66 days for something to become habitual (I always thought it was 21 days), so this goes to show how strong and important the power of consistency is!
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3. Discipline creates success.
   So you’ve gotten a few things down: you’ve become consistent in your work, you’ve developed discipline with your daily/weekly/(whatever applies to you) routine, and now you get to watch the results. You get to see whether what you’re doing is working, or if it’s not. And no matter what the result is, you’ve become successful. How? By being able to weed out what doesn’t work from what does work – and that’s a success in your journey! The great thing is that once you’ve found what works really well, you’ve become disciplined enough in your tactics that it’s easy to continue the work you’ve already put in and accomplish even more. Ergo, you’ve achieved success. 🙂

In his article, “No Consistency, No Success,” Grant Cardone stated that “Successful people don’t change their approach unless it doesn’t work—they only change to change with conditions.” So, unless it’s broken, don’t fix it – keep working consistently towards your goals! And if you’re finding yourself stuck in a rut wondering why your goals seem so unattainable, then perhaps it’s time create a consistent plan of action 😉 . Join me on my 5-week long challenge (pick any one task that you want to start doing consistently) and let us know how it goes – grab hold of your success!

Written by Nayadee Wilson