The Consistency Key

Recently, I've been thinking about how people nowadays seemingly give up so easily. Whether it's with a diet to lose weight, working out a relationship or a new job that wasn't what they thought it would be.

For me, I find that when something doesn't feel comfortable or it's just too hard, I immediately try to reverse those feelings rather than push through,and be consistent with what I've already started. 

I think a step in the right direction is to make the decision that if you start something, you'll give it a certain amount of time to allow yourself to settle in, find your niche, or get in the routine and be disciplined with that diet or that workout plan. It's inevitable that some things are just gonna take time to feel "right", but I guarantee you consistency will aid in just the results your looking for.

 This past summer, I worked for Subway as my summer job. It was just opening,so I was apart of the very first crew hired. We weren't able to get hands on training just the way things worked out, so I, along with the rest of the crew, were put out front to serve customers without a clue of how we were supposed to make a single sandwich.

We were given little sheets of paper discreetly taped up to the sneeze guard to follow as we served the summer customers. We took probably twice as long as we should have trying to make sure we put the right amount of roast beef on the Subway Club or remembering to put double cheese on the Chicken Bacon Ranch - all while there was a line winding all the way around to the entrance.

It was busy, the toaster kept me sweating all day, no one knew what they were doing, and we didn't have very happy customers. All that to say: I hated it. I wanted to quit for all of the first two months of my summer. I thought to myself that this had to be on the list for the top 10 worst jobs in the US.

I continued to work really hard as the summer went on. I didn't give up because it was hard, and as time went on, the crew and I developed a system to whip up those sandwiches like no one else.

As the summer went on and the crew and I became more comfortable with what we were supposed to be doing, and we made up ways to make our fast pace job fun. We were on top of everything, and knew exactly what we were supposed to be doing. We worked together to make it a better place, and made sure our customers left with a smile on their face.  And yes, I even found my niche.
It all worked out eventually because I had continued and given time to what I had started.

Whether you're an employee at Subway or a lawyer for a firm, you can make the difference you want to see. If you don't give something time, how do you expect to ever get to where you want to be? Most of the time you're not going to see results immediately, but if you're consistent with working towards what you want to see happen, you're well on your way.