Consistency is the Key to Success
A recurring theme that I’ve been noticing in life lately is the theme of consistency, rituals, and habits. Gabe (the husband) and I were chatting late one evening, and I was commenting on how my body’s been changing recently just from my consistency at the gym. I haven’t been reinventing the wheel, lifting particularly heavy weights, or doing any sort of extended cardio at all. From an outsider’s perspective, my workouts have been quite “mellow” and capped out at about 75% of my maximum energy expenditure.
But, still, I’m seeing real, true, honest results after just two weeks. That’s when we discussed that real results come from consistency.
Consistently moving your body 5 times per week at 75% of max-effort is better than working out 2-3 times per week at 100% max effort.
Here’s that math, to show that working out 5 times per week, even not at MAX effort, shows real results:
5×75% = 375%
3×100% = 300%
Showing up for yourself in tiny ways, consistently, is what creates monumental change.
- Meditating 5 minutes every single day yields greater benefits than one 30-minute session
- Taking your vitamins every single day will help get you the vitamins you need, rather than taking them once per week when you remember.
There’s a theme here, guys. Consistency. Ritual. Habit.
It’s not motivation that walks my feet into my sneakers to exercise, get those supplements into my mouth, and my butt onto a meditation cushion. Motivation comes and goes. Habits and consistency are much, much stronger than motivation.
A client and I were discussing how to get that motivation to wake up early and exercise. This client said, “I just don’t have the motivation when the alarm goes off, it’s too easy to sleep in.” It absolutely is!! Motivation doesn’t do the work, drive you to your job, and handle your business. It’s consistency, habit, and the desire to build that habit, even just a little bit.
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