The 11 letter word. Consistency…

I do not know about you, but staying consistent is a challenge. Strong starts, great intentions followed by a seemingly inevitable fade into obscurity.

“I planned on consistently writing this blog.”

“I intended to shoot and upload a YouTube video every week.”

It is a challenge. I write this wondering if i will come back next week, and the next 52 weeks… I plan on it. I believe it would be good to write out what I am learning. In fact I am confident that I could even make some money through reviewing items that I like and maybe even affiliate marketing. I have this power at my finger tips. We all have this ability to grow, build and thrive. But too often we get distracted.

Not this time. no, No, NO. Emphatic NO!

Why write this?

I write this with the hope that others will know that they are not alone in the struggle to be consistent. That you are not alone in the struggle to “DO” what you would like to do. I have no magic bullet that will get you from A to Z in your journey. But I do believe that I have a few tools that make the journey easier.

• Uninstall social media on the phone, it is not needed. If you need to use it for work use it on your computer. That will associate your computer with work, not play. The phone makes it to easy to get distracted.
• Set yourself 30 minute blocks of time to do work. I know that the deep work comes from a couple hour blocks but we are building habits and 30 minutes is easier to swallow than two hours. You can increase time later.
• Don’t get discouraged when you do get distracted, just get back up. Over and over again.