I thought a photo of a creamy chocolate spread might provide an apt illustration of what “consistency” means. But I’m not here to talk about food. Instead, I’m here to talk about my own progress, goals, and the things that I’ve set out to accomplish. Everyday now, I feel reminded of my current limitations. It’s a fact and reality for me. And it would be so easy for me to get sucked into that feeling like I don’t have enough, or that I don’t have what is needed to do more. Making more progress.

Truth is, I may have to accept that I need to slow things down. Manage my own expectations, reassess my goals (how much time is needed to accomplish them). But I’m also choosing to do this not because “I have no other choice.”, but because by being deliberate in my slowing down, it would also give me the opportunity to be more meticulous. This brings back memories of my previous track record. Whenever I did something that really mattered to me, I might appear to be slower than others, but the end results were almost always better than others too.

By slowing down now, it will also give me a chance to be more consistent in my daily efforts. More effective. More productive.

Well, at least, that is what I hope it would be. I guess time will tell.