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5 Ways you can build Consistency



G rowing up, there has been times when I set up a reading timetable to enable me study. On the day I pen down my timetable, zeal and enthusiasm often wakes me up to read. On other days, I wake up and snooze my alarm and go back to sleep. The following morning, I wake up very angry with myself for not reading and covering what I ought to have covered in my studies. 
 
At a point, I had to read a book on Self discipline written by Brian Tracy. In this book, Self Discipline is defined as;
 'doing what you have to do whether you like it or not'.

Understanding this singular fact helped me and is still very helpful now. Self discipline is very important if we are going to achieve our goals in life. It also works hand in hand with consistency.

Have you been struggling with achieving your goals? Do you find it difficult holding on to something long enough to get results? Being consistent can be of help. Sometimes, we make up our minds to do or quit doing something, we actually do it the first day but then we relapse back to status quo. 

You can decide to work out daily or study your bible or book at particular times in a day, you decide you want to eat better but then you go out with some friends and suddenly you find yourself eating something you quit...and instead of getting back, you revert back to that old habit. What if you had been more consistent? 


The following tips can improve your consistency; 

1) Have a WHY factor; 
The reason we go back to our old habit is because we have not yet linked our new habit to a desired and pleasant outcome. If you want to accomplish a task, you have to continually remind yourself of the reason you need that task done and dusted. In striving to achieve your goal, a lot of distractions and obstacles may come your way...but with a WHY factor, you can hardly be distracted. 

2) Let your goals be realistic: 
If you set a goal that is ambitious but yet unrealistic, you will run into great difficulty achieving it. Also if you are not sure of what you want to do, it will be hard for you to achieve your goals. So set clear, easy and simple goals you know you can achieve and be specific about the steps you wish to take to achieve these goals. 

3) Allot a particular time to what you have planned to achieve: 
Have a time mapped out for you to do something that contributes to the achievement of your goal. Set a time for working out if you hope to lose weight and set a curfew on your feeding, set a time for reading so you don't get skip it at the end of the day. You can also set reminders for the time you have set for an activity you intend to carry out. 

4) Be accountable to yourself:
In doing this, you may have to revisit your goals to see if they are realistic, you can mark off what you have been able to do. You can also get a close friend or family member to keep you accountable to your tasks and goals. Allow them check in on how you are doing with your goals and make the necessary contributions, advising you accordingly. After you have worked for a while, don't be hard on yourself. Instead give yourself time to see the changes you have made. 

5) Revert back to your goal: 
You may miss your activity at any time, you might have failed once or twice, it's happened to the best of us. So don't be discouraged. When you fail, always go back instead of giving up completely. Remember when you were a baby learning how to walk, you fell down many times but were you deterred? No. So just stand right back up and try again.

Consistency is a virtue you have to build and also implement in your life. Decide where you need to be consistent in your life and map out simple and clear steps to help you achieve your goals. Take steps daily and let go of the old self image...and then you build consistency. 




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