Consistency, The Superpower Nobody Talks About

If I could choose one superpower, it would not be flying. It would not be reading people's minds. It would not even be confidence. It would be CONSISTENCY. Not very exciting, is it? Consistency does not get much attention. It is not flashy. It does not make headlines. No one ever wakes up and says, "I hope I become more consistent today!"

And yet I believe because of my own personal experiences it (CONSISTENCY) is one of the most powerful forces in the world. Recently I found myself reflecting on the past six years. All of the things I accomplished from certifications, speaker training, starting a website and private FB group, blogging, conversations, experiments, mistakes, lessons, terror, fear, striving for more and more, I noticed that one step led to another, one idea led to another. One opportunity led to another. And somehow six years have passed in a wink.

I coach people who have dreams. They often, mostly begin with great enthusiasm. They buy the books, sign up for the courses and create the plan. They tell everyone about their exciting new project. Then life happens. They take a break. A few weeks become a few months. The dream gets placed on a shelf. Eventually they return, excited once again, only to repeat the cycle.

I totally get it. Life is busy. Life is messy. Life is unpredictable. But know this, momentum is difficult to build when we keep taking a break. The truth is that most meaningful accomplishments are not built through dramatic bursts of effort. Nope. They are built through consistency. Every single day and then another year passes, and another. The magic is not in one single day. The magic is in the accumulation. I love this word accumulation.

Consistency is not about perfection. It is not about not ever missing a day, It is not about working harder than everyone else. It is about returning. Again. And again. And again.

So as I look back over the last 6 years, I do not see a series of extraordinary accomplishments. Nope. I see thousands of ordinary choices. Show up. Learn something. Try something. Help someone. Write something. Keep going.

The reason I am where I am today is not because I am extraordinary. Definitely not. I am just plugging along trying to re-enter life after 9 years as a full time caregiver and because I stayed in the game. I think we all tend to underestimate what we can accomplish in 6 years. I know, because I have lived it. The secret was never speed. The secret was staying. Staying curious. Staying engaged. Staying willing. Staying in the game, One ordinary day at a time. And perhaps that is the superpower nobody talks about. CONSISTENCY. Not glamorous. Not exciting. But quietly capable of changing everything.

The Accidental Blogger

💚 Suz