At the beginning of the year I made the commitment to be more consistent. In all areas of life I wanted to be consistent. My blog in particular was one of the things I wanted to keep up on. I have. The thing that I have noticed about being consistent is that while I have been working on it, I have developed a schedule.
I have never been much of a schedule person. I have just gone with the flow and whatever happened happened. It was easy for me not to have a plan and to just decide what I was going to do when I got up on a particular day. Since the beginning of the year I have been putting myself on a schedule. Yesterday, my schedule was interrupted and for the first time, ever maybe, I was thrown off.
My whole day seemed out of whack. Not in a “What am I going to do now?” type way, I just felt like I wasn’t getting everything out of my day that I expected. When I got up this morning I was still a little upset that yesterday didn’t go as planned. On the way to the gym I realized that feeling this way wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
I know I can’t go back and have a re-do of yesterday. I am glad, however, that I am conscious of how much more I could have accomplished. I am excited that I have some emotion over not getting things done like I wanted. It shows growth. It shows me that I value my time and that having a routine isn’t such a bad thing.
Today I got right back on track and my attitude is back on track as well. I know I can’t control everything that happens from day to day but having a schedule or routine can help keep me going in the right direction. This morning I understood that being consistent means having a plan and doing everything you can to execute it regardless of what incidents may arise.
I’m getting use to this consistency thing. The great thing about it is that when you expect consistency you will work hard in all areas of your life to achieve it. There will inevitably be rough days here and there. How respond to those days is the important thing.
See you tomorrow!
