I was having a conversation with a friend earlier today...
Catching up after some time.
I was telling him about the things that have been happening in my life...
And he said this to me...
"You're the Most Consistent person I know. Every time we talk, I know many of the things you're going to say, because they are the same things you say every time... But you always have more going on!"
He's Right.
I am Consistent.
Most of What I Do...
Is the Same.
Every Single Day.
I Spend Time on My Faith...
I Spend Time with My Family...
I Write, Edit, and Publish an Article on Sageship Daily...
I Run at Least a Mile...
I Study and Research Psychophysiology and Business...
I Work with Wonderful Clients on the Days they are Scheduled...
That is My Life.
Yes, there are some other things I do, like Chores around the House, Shopping, or Food Prep from time to time.
But the Vast Majority of My Days are the Same.
Consistent.
It is Simple.
These are All Non-Negotiables for My Days.
Some Days I May Do More of One than Another...
Some Days I May Stick to Only the Minimums...
But I Do these Exact Same Activities...
Period.
There is No Off Day for Me on These Specific Activities.
It is Simple and Consistent, and that is On Purpose.
What Most People Miss...
Is that it is Through Consistency that We Attain Our Goals.
I have Met So Many People who Started Something...
Then thought it was Too Simple...
Or Wasn't Effective Enough...
And So They Started Something Different...
Then Another Different Thing...
From there, they Often Stop...
Eventually, They Come Back with A New, Different Thing...
But they Tend to Repeat this Vicious Cycle.
The Problem they are Encountering is that They are Failing to Build Momentum.
Every Time You Start Something New...
You Lack the Developed Skills...
You Lack the Deep Knowledge...
You Lack the Earned Wisdom...
You Lack the Seen Credibility...
All of Which You Need for Success.
You can Talk the Talk All Day...
If You Lack the Developed Skills, Deep Knowledge, Earned Wisdom, and Seen Credibility...
People Will See Right Through You.
You May Land "A" Sale in this Process...
But You'll Lose Clients in the Long Term.
You'll Lose Credibility.
All Because...
You Lack Consistency.
But What Happens "With" Consistency?
You Begin to Develop the Skills that are Required to Succeed...
Not Just Once, but Continually.
You Begin to Gain Deep Knowledge...
Knowledge that Does Not Come from Surface-Level Social Media "Research".
You Begin to Earn Wisdom...
And You Begin to See and Understand Things that Others Completely Miss because You've Internalized the Trends.
You Begin to Gain Credibility...
Because When You Do the Same Thing...
Again...
And Again...
And Again...
And Continue to Improve, Grow, and Cultivate Yourself that Entire Time...
You Become Undeniable.
Bruce Lee has a Wonderful Quote to Explain This...
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."
When You Apply Consistency...
You Begin to Gain an Understanding that Eludes Everyone Else.
This is the Same Reason Why I Do Not Fear Anyone "Stealing" My Work...
Yes, You can Steal the Words I Write...
But You Cannot Steal the Developed Skills, Deep Knowledge, Earned Wisdom, and Seen Credibility that I've Spend Years Accumulating...
Things Which I Have Not Written About.
Things that are So Completely Situationally Dependent that it Makes No Sense to Write as an Article Intended for a Wider Audience.
You Cannot Steal Picking Up Social Cues in a Client that Tells Me to Ask a Different Question as Opposed to Staying on the Same Train of Though.
You Cannot have a Conversation and Understand that What Someone is Saying is Not What They are Looking for or Needing.
You Cannot See a Novel Way to Apply Something that No One has Ever Considered Before.
Those Things are Earned from Consistency.
They are Found in Doing Something...
Day In...
And Day Out...
Again...
And Again...
But this Simple Secret...
Consistency...
Is Simultaneously the Doorway to New and Different Things.
Opportunity Finds the Consistent Person...
How?
Because Consistency is So Incredibly Rare in the World Today.
When Everyone Else is Jumping From One Thing to the Next...
Following Trends...
Lacking in the Skills, Knowledge, Wisdom, and Credibility Due to Continually Jumping...
The Person with Consistency Becomes the Only Person Who Demonstrates the Ability to be Trusted.
If You Can Prove that You Can Stay Consistent...
You Demonstrate that You are Stable...
You Demonstrate You are Reliable...
You Demonstrate Persistence and Grit...
You Demonstrate Organization...
All of these are Highly Sought After Traits in the World...
But So Few "Demonstrate" these Traits.
Even if You "Have" these Traits...
It Means Little if Others Do Not "See" Those Traits.
And as they say...
Seeing is Believing.
So, Naturally, Opportunities will Always Go First to those Who are Seen as Consistent.
The More Consistent that You Are...
The More Opportunities Will Come Your Way.
I can Tell You that Just About Every Professional Opportunity that has Come My Way...
Every Professional Recognition that I have Received...
All have Come from Consistency.
From 2016 to 2022, I Received 12 Awards and Nominations for My Work...
Because I had "Some" Consistency...
As a Forbes Coaching Council Contributor, Expert Advisor on the Future of Business Coaching, and my TV Show and Podcast that had 24 Episodes.
But...
When I Began to Write Articles Every Day...
Between January 1, 2023, and Today...
With this Article being Number 969 in a Row...
I have Received Over 120 Awards and Nominations for My Work...
Including becoming a Hall of Fame Leadership Coach.
Over Ten Times the Recognition...
In Less than Half the Time.
Why?
Consistency.
When I Began Putting Focus into Being an Exemplar of Psychophysiology by becoming an OCR Athlete and Long-Distance Streak Runner...
With Today being Day 452 of Running At Least One Mile Daily in a Row...
I was Noticed and became a Participant in a Health and Fitness Competition...
Which Led to Me Becoming a Semi-Professional Athlete.
Sponsored By, and Affiliated With...
UDX Athletic Wear, Powered by Jesus #BringHimGlory...
RNNR Lightweight Running Hats...
And Fueled by @TheFeedMe.
Plus, it allowed me to Join the League of Garmin...
And was the Beginning of My Fitness Apparel Brand, Change The World Fitness.
All of this Occurred because of...
Consistency.
The Opportunities were Presented to Me because I have Been So Consistent...
And People Noticed.
Doors Have Opened...
And More Doors are Opening for Me...
Because of Consistency.
Every Single Day...
I Spend Time on My Faith...
I Spend Time with My Family...
I Write, Edit, and Publish an Article on Sageship Daily...
I Run at Least a Mile...
I Study and Research Psychophysiology and Business...
I Work with Wonderful Clients on the Days they are Scheduled...
That is My Life.
The Secret is Simple...
Some Believe Too Simple to be True...
But the Simplicity is Exactly What Creates the Conditions that Allow Success to Occur.
Consistency is what You Need to Open the Doors to More Than You Could Ever Realize.
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