“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” — Robert Collier
We’ve been sold a cinematic version of consistency. Wake up at 5 a.m. Grind harder than everyone else. Post daily. Win big.
In business, you don’t see a lot of flashy things when you’re being consistent. Business consistency is being disciplined and following up with an email when yesterday no one responded to your request. Business consistency is taking time to analyze your cash flow on a Tuesday evening when no one else is doing anything. Business consistency is making changes to a proposal for the tenth time and not receiving any feedback from the customer.
As Naval Ravikant said, “Play long-term games with long-term people.” To create consistency, you must select appropriate actions and perform those actions consistently long enough to see results occur.
If you lost all of your motivation tomorrow, would your company continue to grow?
That’s your true measure of success.
The secret to consistency no one talks about
Some entrepreneurs work long periods without plans but eventually run out of steam and stop creating, whereas successful entrepreneurs have put together a system of compound interest where they continue to have momentum after reaching their goals, creating a foundation for long periods of time by:
- Creating documentation for everything they do;
- Creating automation for repetitive tasks;
- Tracking leading vs. vanity metrics.
By utilising tools such as Notion for strategic planning, ClickUp for workflow consistency, and Wave for cash flow tracking, what was once chaotic can achieve orderliness. The purpose is not to be busy but to create a processing system that will operate like a well-oiled machine.
Just like Peter Drucker once warned, “There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.”
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When consistency is emotional stability under pressure
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Emotional regulation is the most challenging element of being consistent; however, when your income decreases, when there’s a lack of engagement, when the voice inside of you says, “Perhaps this isn’t working.”
According to Annie Duke, “Results are influenced by both skill and luck.” Business founders with experience recognise that this statement is accurate. Experienced founders will not become euphoric with the highest highs or freak out about their lowest lows.
Consider the experience of Brian Chesky. During the time prior to Airbnb being a recognised name, he had been told no many times by investors. The difference between Brian and others is not just blind hope but consistent perseverance.
Consistency in dealing with ups and downs is about doing the right thing even when you are emotionally charged and want to explode or run away!
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