I remember the time I was learning back flip during my younger age many years ago. It was like an uphill task because I had to try it over and again. At a point, I fell and hurt my leg but I still did not give up. I was consistent in the practice, both with supervision and without supervision. Finally, after about 2 weeks of consistent practice, I finally had my first successful back flip. This may not look like an achievement to many people but to me, at that time, it was a major breakthrough for me. This was purely as a result of determination and consistency.
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The truth is that mastery does not fall on people, it results from constant practice and being consistent in what you do. What consistency does is that it forms one's habit, which also create their character for them. This is why your consistency should be based on something positive - on your goals. It is worthy to note that it is not what you do sparingly (that is once-in-a-while) that creates the desired success but what we do once-and-again. No wonder this saying has it that:
Practice makes one perfect
When trying out something for the first time, it may not seem too easy but with continuous efforts and with consistency, you will begin to do it with ease and you will get better at it. I remember when Hussein Bolt (the world's fastest man) was interviewed about his amazing performance, but when he revealed his training routine, I quickly understood that he actually worked his way to perfection. For a hundred metre race, he would train for months and for many miles, no wonder he was able to ascend to the top of his career.
Without consistency, success may not be in view. It is the attitude of consistency that makes you to do something repeatedly until mastery is achieved. I am sure that many of us are familiar, or know a few things about martial arts. For someone to become a master in a martial art category, he must have earned it through consistent training and becoming better with his skills and so. No one confers the title of a "master" without proving that he is deserving of it. So to gain mastery, there is a need to fuel your determination with consistency.
When you do something over and again, it becomes part of you and you will not have difficulty in doing it again because it is now a habit to you. The same way, when you set goals and give it all it takes and hit the target, and then set another one and repeat the process, before you know it, it will become part of you. More so, it is the cumulative of the little goals which you have attained that will give rise to the major success that is desired.
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Consistency, in a much simpler term, is the process by which an individual focuses their attention on the present task, while also having also having their vision on the future goals. For consistency to be possible, there is a need for patience. If you observe bodybuilders, you will understand the power of consistency and patience. The day they started working out, they may not see the result immediately. Even after a few days, there may not be any noticeable difference, but with patience and consistently working out, they will eventually get the kind of body they want.
It is worthy to note that success is not something that one builds overnight but what is built over time through consistency and patience. Just to let know, true success does not have a shortcut, you have to go through the process for you to obtain the result. More so, you should also know that success is not a once-and-for-all attainment, but it is a continuous improvement and being better. That is, beating your own records and setting new ones.
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