They say, in the productivity realm, that the habits you keep can actually shape your life. What you do, day in and day out, can and will determine your destined future. Why? Because life isn't some magical and transformative experience, it's a lump sum of it all. Every day, how you live and spend your time. And if you don't work towards events and milestones in your life, then there isn't going to be a lot of them in your life. Simple as that. Allot time every day to build, grow, and be who you are, or else you will repeat days with nothing changing for the better. And you might wonder: if I’m supposed to repeat good habits to change my life, will that get boring and repetitive too? The difference to boredom and consistency is in the type of habits you have. Don’t forget that even toxic actions, like smoking, too much tv, or eating junk foods, are habits. The good habits are things you need to do to build up yourself and your dreams into a reality. 

| 1 We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

[Aristotle, Greek philospher]

2 | If you want to be successful, you need consistency

and if you don't have it, you've got no chance.

[Paul Merson, English former soccer player & manager]

| 3 Old habits die hard

but consistent practice will bear fruit.

[Soshail Akash, author]

4 | You cannot be a winner without maturity and consistency.

[Marco Silva, Portuguese former soccer player & manager]

| 5 Mediocrity To Cavalry: A Life Not Lived Chasing After The Wind.

[Rizwan Niaz Raiyan, Bangladeshi author]

6 | Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day

lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.

[John C. Maxwell, American author, pastor, & speaker]

| 7 I accumulated small but consistent habits

that ultimately led to results that were unimaginable when I started.

[James Clear, American author]

8 | You must stay focused, concentrating on the work at hand.

Consistency makes the rain drops to create holes in the rock.

[Israelmore Ayivor, African leadership coach, speaker & author]

| 9 If you are aiming at the top, consistency is the name of the game.

[Olawale Daniel, American personal development coach]

10 | Consistency is always the best teacher.

[Stephon Marbury, Former Minnesota Timberwolves point guard]

| 11 Consistency is the foundation of virtue.

[Francis Bacon, English philosopher & statesman]

12 | The harder the struggle, the bigger the gain.

The important thing is to stick with it, repetitively and consistently.

[Mara Schiavocampo, American journalist, host, & producer]

| 13 A sapling that grows amidst the rocks teaches us something.

Even if an enemy's existence is significant,

it fails against our self-confidence and consistency.

[Sachin Ramdas Bharatiya, author]

14 | It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives.

It’s what we do consistently.

[Tony Robbins, American author & coach]

| 15 Our children are counting on us to provide two things:

consistency and structure. Children need parents who say what they mean, 

mean what they say, and do what they say they are going to do.

[Barbara Coloroso, American author]

16 | People like consistency. Whether it's a store or a restaurant,

they want to come in and see what you are famous for.

[Millard Drexler, American businessman]

| 17 I've learned from experience that if you work harder at it,

and apply more energy and time to it, and more consistency,

you get a better result. It comes from the work.

[Louis C. K., American comedian, actor, filmmaker, & writer]

18 | Consistency is the key! If you can’t be consistent,

then you can’t be anything.

[Tony Gaskins, American motivational speaker & author]

| 19 When you have a great and difficult task, something perhaps almost impossible,

if you only work a little at a time, every day a little, suddenly the work will finish itself.

[Isak Dinesen, AKA Karen Blixen, Danish author]

20 | Consistency is an underappreciated form of intentional magic

disguised as a mundane doing.

[Victoria Erickson, author]

| 21 Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock,

perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it.

Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two,

and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before.

[Jacob A. Riis, Danish-American journalist, photographer, & social reformer]

22 | A consistent man believes in destiny,

a capricious man in chance.

[Benjamin Disraeli, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom & writer]

| 23 What, then, is the true Gospel of consistency? Change.

Who is the really consistent man? The man who changes.

Since change is the law of his being, he cannot be consistent if he sticks in a rut.

[Mark Twain, American writer, and humorist]

A final word:

So, there you have it! These are my favorite quotes to help you find the motivation you are looking for. Sometimes, all we need is a little external reminder, in explicit clear words, to do the right thing. And time is a whole other beast, one that will slip away from you if you allow it to. So, don't let too much time pass between your bouts of passion and productivity. Because persistence can only get you so far, and consistency is the name of the game. Thank you for taking time to read this article, and follow along for more like this in the future.

Emmy Katzen, May 06, 2024