Have you ever dealt with a problem that keeps coming back? Maybe you planned to live a healthier, more physically fit life, but somehow ended up off track. Or perhaps you tried managing your pain, only for it to get worse. When that happens, what do you blame the repetition on?

Many of us are quick to point to age or genetics when pain persists. And when healthy habits don’t stick, we often tell ourselves it’s because work is so demanding that there’s barely any time left to exercise.

But all that is bare blame. The real reason why your problems keep coming back is inconsistency. Inconsistent actions will see you put in the work and effort to succeed, but due to inconsistency, you won’t reach the levels of success and happiness that you deserve.  Inconsistency refers to the failure to adhere to the same principles, actions, or standards over time, which acts as a significant roadblock to success and stability in both personal and professional life. Inconsistency involves starting habits only to abandon them when challenges arise, undoing the progress made earlier.

By being inconsistent, we lose much more than the benefits from an individual action. For instance, each workout is just one workout. The overall trend is more important. How often we workout is more important than the specific exercises we do or the amount of weight we lift. Therefore, doing heavy weight lifting for 2 weeks and stopping for the next 2 weeks is likely to do more harm than gain. The intended physical fitness may not be achieved, and our bodies may get out of shape more than they were prior to the workouts.

Eating healthy is more about the overall patterns. For instance, if you tend to eat unhealthily but decide today to eat nothing but broccoli, you aren’t going to see any appreciable benefits. However, if you start eating a small portion of vegetables every day, you will begin to see some benefits. Consistency is much more important than effort or quantity. Effort and quantity will be important once consistency is developed. If you intent to achieve pain management, consistent habits towards pain management are likely to help you achieve long-term pain relief more than a single practice or medical procedure.

Inconsistency results in lost progress. The pattern of starting a workout, pain management, or a healthy habit, then stopping, leads to a “restart” cycle that causes a loss of all prior progress. Inconsistency causes a “near success” syndrome by preventing the final, long-term, sustained efforts necessary to achieve mastery, leading to unfinished goals.

Inconsistency is the real reason your problems keep coming back. It is the reason you are not able to live the desired healthy life, achieve pain relief, and achieve mental health. However, by understanding the underlying causes and implementing targeted strategies, you can cultivate greater consistency in your actions and decisions. Fostering consistency can lead to improved outcomes in various areas of life, ultimately enhancing personal fulfilment and productivity.

If inconsistency is still dragging you down, talk to Dr. Jason Jones today at our chiropractic offices in Elizabeth City, NC to discover the causes of the inconsistency and how to cultivate greater consistency in your actions and decisions.

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