Are You A 'FLASH IN THE PAN'?

Are You A 'FLASH IN THE PAN'?  Better be NOT.  For alignment, let's do a lookup with Mr Google's definition as it describes something that was successful for a short time BUT was NOT repeated.  Swinging back to our own lives, you may NOT be guilty of being that FLASH IN THE PAN but probably you did witness various manifestations in life.  LIKE at work, a mediocre worker showing off his productivity and efficiency just once BUT going back to mediocrity the rest of the way.  OR someone WHO seems inconsiderate and insensitive in a relationship but had a FLASH IN THE PAN once when he manifested that one-off softness BUT that was all.  OR it could be you being so wasteful of your time except once WHEN your time management was superb📗📙📘

To be fair, more often than NOT, manifestations of that FLASH IN THE PAN is unintentional.  Likely, it's NOT even premeditated.  It is NOT WHAT we do once in a while that shapes our lives BUT WHAT we do consistently.  Many of us are able to set goals and create a plan of action to achieve them.  Some of us also start taking actions based on the blueprint of the action plan.  However, many of us will stop after quite sometimes.  For various reasons, things decelerate💧💧💧

Sounds familiar, ISN'T it?  For instance, I could decide to lose weight.  Then I choose to get up early, go for a walk every morning, exercise and start eating healthy.  I may even begin these activities BUT then something happens and I am NOT able to continue.  Maybe, I get busy OR something important comes up OR I simply lose interest.  I may start with the whole cycle all over again till the time I again remember to do it❎❎❎

That should make us all realize, CONSISTENCY is really that important.  In order to achieve the desired weight, I need to exercise regularly and NOT once in a  blue moon.  This is more so true for almost every other goal OR outcome we wish to achieve in life.  Doing something consistently and NOT just WHEN you feel inspired and motivated to do it becomes extremely important.  You might have heard that famous Hare and Tortoise story where the hare could NOT win, having a lead on the tortoise.  On the other hand, the tortoise with his persistence and consistency, carried on and gave his best.  Imagine if tortoise would have stopped in the middle without finishing the race.  WHAT helped the tortoise win the race😋😋😋

Our takeaway:  CONSISTENCY is the formula for us to be focusing on every task at hand without losing focus of our long-term vision.  WHEN we do something regularly, we get feedback.  That feedback will help us to change course OR at least tweak OR fine-tune things to improve.  In other words, CONSISTENCY is therefore all about repetition.  It's about repeating the same actions [and that includes our habits and rituals] over and over again, gaining feedback from these actions and adjusting them accordingly to help us stay on track as we thread along our journey.  In this case, we DON'T need to be a FLASH IN THE PAN dude!@#$%?