The biggest step-up you can give yourself above the competition in any field, is to be consistent in your approach. Today I’d like to briefly share with you the importance and benefits of staying consistent in your training.
Whether your pursuits are Physical (Working Out, Martial Arts..), Mental (Writing, Drawing..), or Spiritual (Meditation) ..one thing that is paramount in accomplishing your goals, is consistently giving yourself goals that are reasonably achievable and form a clear path to success.
It’s too common for us to start crazy new workout routines and burn ourselves out after a couple of days. Likewise, a fledgling painter might overzealously purchase a bunch of paints and canvases, yet never use them to their full extent.
When I was first teaching myself backflips, they would always be inconsistent. To me that meant gambling every time with how the landing would turn out. Would I ram my knees into the ground, would my ankles suffer, or would I over rotate? Due to fear of being injured, my tricking sessions would be few and far between..and I was stuck in a vicious cycle of bad tricks, due to not training, due to being afraid of bad tricks.
How did I over-come this problem? Instead of looking at training sessions as 2 hour long ordeals, I gave myself a simple goal of doing 5 minutes a day. Not even that..I gave myself the goal of doing at least one back flip per day. I spent the next two weeks training every day, with sessions ranging from 5 minutes to 2-3 hours, depending on how I felt.. and what was the result? I am now able to back flip anywhere, anytime.
Giving yourself small, achievable goals with room to expand is the key to success. Don’t let yourself get scared of the task ahead of you. Just show up and teach yourself to enjoy!
So to recap, how can we stay consistent with our training? I will give you some examples pertaining to working out, but these can easily be transferred into any other field.
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1) Start now, and change your mind-set to think of everything as a process. Don’t tell yourself “I will start..on Monday”, this gives your mind a psychological break in space-time and a chance to have a last “hurrah” with bad habits..but why not just start today? Remember, it is a LIFE-style choice.
2) Never skip two/three days in a row. You can take rest breaks, but until your self discipline is truly built up enough (a process of months/years), there is always the danger of ‘falling off’.
3) Set up your training with easily manageable time slots. When I must be brief, I think in half-hour slots (10 mins workout, 10 mins stretch, 10 mins shower). If you have more than half an hour, then you can always elaborate.
3) Give yourself achievable goals and set reasonable expectations. We all want to improve fast, but just because you can’t do a set of 15 pull ups today, doesn’t mean that you won’t get there soon. Break up your workout into simple steps. Do 5 pull ups, but stay consistent..
4) K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid!) …just listen to your body, focus on how good your exercise makes you feel, and do what you find works best for you. Enjoy your life, apply some self-discipline for true happiness.
I hope you found this post helpful and I didn’t go off on a tangent..now let’s all stay consistent in what we do!
– Rustic