Consistency breaks from too much of something, not enough of something, or a bad memory of how it felt last time. Name yours, then name the interruption.
The idea
Consistency requires honesty. Admit it: you are inconsistent. In the consistency week of my coaching program we sorted what gets in the way into three blockers. Too much of something: too many clients, too many emails, too many steps in the task, distractions with the kids. Not enough of something: not enough time, direction or motivation, or no history of doing it. Projected experience: "Last time I did this, I felt crappy in the end," so you steer away from doing it again. The skill we built that week was naming the interruption.
How to do it
Write down what stops you from being consistent.
Decide which of the three blockers fits.
Name your main interruption and why it happens, in your own words.
Write a commitment statement for that interruption and post it by your work area.
Pick a reward for when you follow through.
Example
Members named their main interruption in one line, like "New contracts came in and I got busy." Then they wrote a commitment statement for it. One of ours, for family interruptions: "Whenever the kids come to me for something I will ask them if there is a time later that we can deal with it and commit to doing it at that time."
Watch out for
Living in the shame of the lapse. Not acting consistently leads to shame and further inaction. It's OK. Just pick it back up.
Sources
From Zvi's coaching program
Related frameworks
Falling Off the Wagon: When you lapse, give yourself grace, drop the backlog, and restart right away with one tiny action, like a single email.
Sustainable Pace: Commit to a level you can keep in your craziest weeks, like one email and one call a day, instead of a heroic plan that collapses.
Time and Fear, the Two Universal Blockers: Almost every reason people don't stay in touch comes down to two things: not having time, or fear of how the outreach will land.
The Awareness Drill: Type the message, pause before sending, name the fears that come up, then count down from five and send.