Consistency is one of the biggest problems anyone seeking growth faces. It usually takes time to see results from anything and effort needs to be put in consistently in order to yield results. Many people start but the majority simply discontinue after some time. Maybe it gets too hard, or they venture off to other pursuits and interests. The bottom line here is that consistency isn't for the faint hearted. I know this because I've reaped the rewards of being consistent, yet I continue to struggle daily with it, especially of late.
What is often highlighted though is the rewards of consistency. I think this is far too pronounced. I have so often been focused on trying to be consistent that I probably forgot why. I mean I really don't have to be consistent at anything, no one is forced. Why therefore do I beat myself so much about it. The problem lies with tasting the rewards of consistency, then growing cold. I don't know how to explain it but, it is a terrible feeling. It is a legitimate feeling of self sabotage considering we've partaken of what a privileged few have partaken initially.
Falling of from a consistent path is almost like an addict who abruptly decides to stop using. The only difference is that this time our minds are always on the side of least effort and is often to glad to support this betrayal of our aspirations. Yet not all parts of our consciousness is in agreement with straying off the path we set out for ourselves. There are very real implications for doing so but I think the most important, immediate and often the most pronounced is what it does to the mind. Knowing fully well that our actions or inactions were responsible for not growing is quite the emotional fireball.
Sometimes I ask myself why am even contemplating falling off the rails of consistency. I mean, there are so many benefits attached to simply getting up and getting at it every single day. The compounding effect we call it, one of the oldest pathways to success. I already know what my problem is these days, as it has been a struggle enjoying the process as I once did. Life might come at us any given moment. The solution isn't to simply throw in the towel though, and further compound already set losses.
