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Consistency Compounds, Who Knew? 🤷🏻♂️
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Consistency compounds is a very well worn phrase in personal-development-land. And there's good reason for it. If you want results at anything over time, don't rely on motivation. Nobody is motivated on a cold February morning. But people who commit to consistency will get up, whatever their mood or weather, and do whatever it is that they need to do. And, as a result, eventually their efforts will compound. And so, this is one of the "rules" I run my business by. It isn't reasonable to expect that you start something and immediately become so masterful that people are queuing out of the door to work with you. An awful lot of the time, whenever you start something new, you are doing work, day after day, with no obvious reward. But, if you do that, consistently, little by little, inch by inch, you create a body of work that surprises even you. And, is attractive to other people. I had a proud moment yesterday when I came face to face with a whole year's worth of my own effort. I'm still slightly amazed by it, even though I did the work 😆 You see, most Fridays (except holidays etc) I give a talk to my clients about something to do with personal or professional development. I call it HeRO Hour, which is related to the HeRO Program. And yesterday I decided to group together all of the talks into one place so it is easier for my clients to access. There are FORTY ONE HOURS of quality content in my new HeRO Hour Archive 🤯. And all of this is now available as bonus material, in addition to twenty hours of structured program. I'm so pleased with it, I am going to give part of it away to everyone who attends my Gen X workshop on Monday. Just as a little celebration. That's on top of free access to my AI Coach. Am I giving too much away here? 🤔 Regardless, don't forget. Whatever you are working towards, however hard it is, just keep showing up. Because consistency, eventually, always compounds. Best, Stephen Here's the full list of HeRO Hour lessons so far: Anti-Productivity Special Coaching Techniques for Conflict Resolution Finding Wisdom in a Group Goal Setting Habits Special How Coaching Works (Peak Behind the Curtain) How to Be Confident How to Be Happy Special (1 of 2) How to Be Happy Special (2 of 2) How to Block Out Noise How to Have Agency How to Have Balance How to Hold Better Meetings How to Hold Yourself Accountable How to Innovate How to Keep Going When It’s Hard and Lonely How to Lead Without Being In Control How to Listen to Your Inner Voice How to Make Decisions How to Stop Overthinking How to Think in Systems How to Understand Other People How to Understand Your Own (and Others’) Bias How to Work With Adults Imposter Syndrome Leadership Cultures & Styles Mastering Persuasive Communication Problem Solving Q&A Productivity Special Purpose and How to Find It Teams Making Decisions Ten Books That Inspired The HeRO Program Ten Phrases I Live By The Art of Delegation The Role of Creativity in Leadership Understanding Your Emotional Drivers Wellbeing for Successful People What Makes Us Happy – The Evidence Who Do You Want To Be? Visualisation Special Why Management Is Complex Why Success Isn’t Enough -- If you’re curious whether coaching could help you find more clarity or direction, book a free 15-minute Clarity Call and we’ll explore it together. For anything else, hit reply. I answer every email personally. |
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