Persistence vs Consistence

Persistence will create a breakthrough.  

Consistence will create the path through.

You are mindful that it is the beginning of the year.  Most of the advertising on television, radio, and the internet are bombarding you with "new beginnings", weight loss programs, gym memberships, etc...

The challenge is that you may buy into the hype, but you don't persist long enough to see any tangible results.  So, you quit.  Then you will justify your quitting with valid sounding reasons like: 

• Life just got in the way
• I wasn't ready yet, but I'll do it later this year
• That's really just not "my thing"
• Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah

You will never get a breakthrough without persistence AND you will never truly be persistent until you know WHY you are wanting to achieve that goal.  But for now, I will assume you know your "WHY".

If you really want your goal, then persist.  Don't give up.  Don't quit.  Get up, do it again..... fail. Evaluate your failure, adjust, and try it again.  Revisit your "Why" and keep on moving in the direction of your goal.  Take small steps and don't beat yourself up.  Embrace the failure as a part of the process and progress toward your goal.  This is done through reflection and evaluation of your results.  So, get up again, start again, do one more rep, make one better choice..... what ever it is....PERSIST.

Persistence will create a breakthrough.

You can then reflect on and evaluate your actions that resulted in your breakthrough.  Duplicate those efforts.  Consistently recreate the mindset and actions that got you the breakthrough and pretty soon your breakthrough will turn into a path through.  You are cutting a trail to your goal.  Consistency develops habits and habits lead to lifestyle.

You've got this!!  If you need help along the way, let me know.  That's what I do.

YOU Matter!!

Be All In

December 31, 2014
As you wrap up 2014 and begin 2015, what introspective questions are you asking yourself?

My mentor, John C. Maxwell says, "Experience is NOT the best teacher.... EVALUATED experience is the best teacher."

You've experienced a lot in 2014. So what? What are you going to do with that experience? What did you learn from it? What will you do different in 2015? What do you want to be different in 2015 than 2014? Who did you add the most value to in 2014? What made you feel most alive in 2014?What relationships added the most value to you? Who or what slowed you down or is a source of discouragement? (Time to prune)

Before I began 2014, I decided to make my theme of the year "BE". Everything about the year was from the approach of who do I need to become in order to do and have the things that I want? Am I becoming who I was always meant to be? Which led me to ask God, "Who did you mean for me to be?"

"Becoming" in 2014 has done more for my personal growth and achievement than any year previous.

Becoming requires growth. Growth requires work. Work requires a plan. A plan requires a destination (or at least a rest area). A destination requires a reason.

Why (your reason/desire/ambition) will get you out of bed with excitement.
Working your plan daily will allow you to rest peacefully each evening knowing you gave it your all that day.

For 2015, my theme is something I heard Timothy Novak tell my students this fall, "Be All In." I would encourage YOU to BE ALL IN with whatever you choose to do or become in 2015.

If you have trouble with answering any of the questions in this post and need some help or clarity. Give me a shout - that's what I do.

YOU Matter!!