making the choice

how many times have you heard from yourself, someone who lives with you, a team member, or maybe you overheard a conversation on the bus, i just cannot seem to move up.

we all get frustrated. we put incredible pressure on ourselves. there might be some from a manager or broker or spouse saying to make more, be more and do more.

so we need some direction. (this is preferably before there is a meltdown).we don't have to continue doing the same thing. you just have to be willing to change.

they say, if nothing changes, nothing changes. if you are not willing to do something different, this is as good as it's ever going to get.

IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU?

i had a history of ideas teacher, sherman merrill, in college. hardest teacher i had ever had, smart man, amazing lecturer. he bred american bulldogs too.
he told us upfront. one of you will get an A, two will get a B, three will get a C and the rest will fail. (there were 50 of us in his class) (it was required)
(i took the class three times) enough said.
i remember taking a test up to him that i knew i did badly on and i was trying not to cry and he turned to me and "without pain there is no growth"

to this day i hear him when a journey is starting.
at different points in your life different things will get cast aside to be picked up later-acquaintances, laundry, making dinner, spending as much time with your spouse or kids. this is short lived, i promise. I PROMISE.
i sense that at that moment when all hell is going to break loose you get it, a light bulb goes off, a new client says yes, or you get the paycheck you wrote God for. (http://www.deargodletter.com)(do/ IT)

in websters the definition of consistency is: agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole.

okay.

my definition of consistency is pick a thing-ie method, plan, etc-and do it OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. then again and again and again.

it will run the gamut of fabulous, fun, boring, tedious, exhausting, etc (you get the picture).
this is really important. you are cruising along and doing your consistent work and sixteen days in you say, "wow this is going well, i think i will take a break"
think again ......

it's a 90 day cycle. six weeks to make or break a habit, and 90 to see the results actually working for you. do it for 90 days, then start over. think about warren buffet, he did not get to be "warren buffet" without consistency.
i love you

sarah