“If you want to be taken seriously, be consistent.”
Consistent- /kənˈsistənt /
constantly adhering to the same principles, course, form
My Story About Being Consistent
For almost seven years, we’ve had an issue with dishes in our house.
I have a thing about putting my hands in dish water and the mister would rather eat steak with a plastic fork & knife to instead of washing dishes. There have been times when I’ve thrown a dish away because the food was dried on and I didn’t want to touch it. Don’t judge, I’m just keeping it real.
Be here’s the kicker, I can’t stand having dirty dishes. I just don’t want to be the person who washes them.
The mister & I have had many heated discussions about dishes. We’ve tried only using disposable plates, cups, and flatware. But failed because we were left with a sink full of pots and pans. I tried the “wash the dishes every night” habit but after a couple of days that failed too. Now you might be thinking, why don’t they just get a dishwasher? With my head hanging in shame, I admit, we have a functional dishwasher. Shame on us, I know.
It wasn’t until about a month ago, while looking at a sink full of dishes, that I’d had enough. I didn’t ever say anything to Mr. B because I was pass the point of nagging. I just started the habit of rinsing my dishes off and putting them in the dishwasher. I also made it a habit to rinse off any dishes used by Mr. B whenever I saw them in the sink. After about two weeks of doing this consistently, I notice that Mr. B had started to rinse his dishes off and put them in the dishwasher without be asked. Did you read that last part… without being asked . And to add sprinkles on top, the other day he said, I like what we’ve been doing with the dishes. Hallelujah! We’ve seen the light!
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You see, when you do thing every once in a while, you won’t see real results. It’s the things you do everyday that brings about change. Only when you are consistent in your thoughts and actions will people take you serious. It doesn’t matter if it’s making your bed, creating a business, leading a team, running a blog, or doing the dishes. If you want to be successful you have to be consistent. You have to practice what you preach.
My Challenge To You
So my challenge to you is to find an area in your life where you need to be more consistent and come up with one task you will complete everyday. Remember no excuses and no BS.
And if you’re really brave, share your task in the comments below for some social accountability.
I had a big problem with dishes myself! I used to do the “leave it til I feel like it” attitude. But, that ended up being a very gross problem, let alone no dishes when I need them! Now, if there are leftovers…they immediately go into the trash, or wrapped up and put in the fridge….and then, immediately put into the sink with soap and water! Then, I make sure not to pile on too much. I do dishes after lunch, and again after dinner! And that’s it!
This is a great post! Thanks for sharing!
I have found that with all the giveaways that have been going on this summer, I have definitely been very consistent in making sure to enter every day!!! It’s my priority each day!!!
I think that consistency, as well as confidence, would be the key elements to success!!! As long as you have a positive/confident attitude, and approach things as if you already have the job…success will happen!!!
I believe that if you believe in yourself, you can do anything you want! And, if you get knocked down…it means that that decision was not the correct one!
Consistency is always a great way to show your best side at an interview! Make sure that you know all of your facts, and answer questions with a clear, intelligible voice!!!
Tell the truth! If you tell the truth about yourself, life will be wonderful! If you start out lying about items in your life…when asked about them later, you may have to tell another lie to cover it up!!!
Thank you for sharing your story about doing the dishes! I always make sure…even at other people’s homes…to rinse off the dish I used, before putting it in the dishwasher!
I need to be more consistent about taking time out for my health. I exercise for a few days ,then forget it for weeks
Feeling positive about yourself and your appearance can fight off those negative feelings, that you don’t need when needing a great day!!!
I am not very consistent. Plus I am always apologizing for things that are not my fault. Between those two issues, I rarely get taken seriously. Until I am freaking out screaming, then everyone listens. I need to work on this. It should not become a war, before people hear me.
I definitely need to take the language training seriously. I promised myself this and that and still could not have a consistent plan for serious learning. That’s why it’s been 5 years and I still can’t speak properly.
I need to be reading to my kids every day! I read to the toddler most days and they all read books on their own but I need to be reading out load to them on a daily basis. Consistency is so important in parenting!
so true… inconsistencies brings doubt to other people in whether they can trust us to do the job or not.
This is very true. I think that this is definitely something that everyone has to work on.
Lot of good advice in this post. Thanks!