How much thought, energy, and effort has gone into helping others find some mystical key to success? If you were to scour the internet looking for resources on how to become successful in your work or in your life, you would undoubtedly find thousands of ideas, strategies, tactics and suggestions.

I must say that I am often skeptical of such advice, partly because “success” never seems to be defined the same way by any two individuals. For many people, success is some number, some amount of money. For others it is some level of achievement or stature or title. For still others it is a feeling of peace, or a belief that you are helping people.

However you define it, one key element has got to be consistency.

Most often you will not find success in some big magnanimous moment, but rather as a result of being consistent in your actions. It comes slowly as you learn not be swayed by your emotions or other events happening around you. Thus, success is so often described in terms of some form of winning a battle.

We encounter many metaphors about battles and fights because the glory of winning may come at the end of such warfare. But the real day-to-day battle we must fight is the battle to be consistent. To get up every day and do the little things we have committed to, whether we want to do them or not.

The truth is that if we were to depict the real fight to become successful, it would be rather boring. You might not be interested in watching a movie about a guy who gets up every morning and does 30 minutes of cardio, or a woman who makes 5 proactive outbound calls by 10am. But winning those daily, boring battle to remain consistent is to win something great indeed.

If you wish to achieve your own definition of success, you must do what you should do – over and over and over.

Cheers to your journey,

Coach Steve

Tags: Action, Battles, Consistency, Discipline, Repetition, Success

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