Consistency = Gold Medals All Around 🥇 - SWI #83

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We’ve been totally Olympics-obsessed in our household (go Canada 🍁)!

And of course, it’s got us thinking about the parallels between elite sports and running a successful business.

Here’s one we love, and think is worth sharing:

Your success isn’t just about talent and having a great strategy. 

Actually, it's much more boring than that.

It’s about consistent, disciplined execution - day in, day out.

Take Ariarne Titmus for example.

She holds the world record for the 200m and 400m freestyle, and has won two golds and a silver in Paris this past week.

Her ongoing success highlights just how crucial consistency is:

Swimming is one of the hardest sports to excel in because it requires hours and hours of really BORING training.

Swimming up and down the pool, staring at a black line, working on getting your technique absolutely perfect, and building strength and endurance.

Ariarne is so successful because she’s put in the consistent, boring work - honing her craft for years, doing the hard yards day after day.

Then, when it’s time to compete, she has everything needed to succeed: the confidence, strength, skill, and stamina.

The same goes for business.

You win by putting in the work consistently.

So, how do you do it in your business?

Here are 5 ideas:

 5 IDEAS TO BUILD CONSISTENCY IN YOUR BUSINESS 

1. Focus on the Fundamentals: Learn to master the fundamental skills of great business - leadership, communication, decision-making, problem-solving, sales & marketing etc.

2. Embrace Routines: Establish daily, weekly, and monthly routines to structure the work that needs to be done, prioritising and executing what’s most important first.

3. Measure and Track: Keep an eye on your performance to spot areas for improvement and celebrate successes.

4. Learn from Setbacks: Don’t let challenges throw you off. Treat them as opportunities to learn and grow.

5. Celebrate All The Wins, Even Small Ones: Recognise and reward consistent effort and achievements within your team.

You’re in for the long haul, right?

Waiting years and years to celebrate only the big wins is a recipe for feeling like you’re swimming up and down the pool with no joy in sight, ever. You're bound to quit.

In the swimming world, the phrase ‘it’s a marathon, not a sprint’ becomes ‘it’s 8 swim practices a week for years and years, not a sprint’.

Same goes for business.

Stick with it, and you’ll see the medals come through.

What can you do to build consistency in your business?

And are you also Olympics obsessed?

Let us know!

Speak soon,

Lynne and Steve

TLDR:

• Nail the basics: Master fundamental business skills.
• Establish routines: Use daily, weekly, and monthly routines to ensure you're focusing on the right things consistently.
• Track performance: Identify areas for improvement and action them.
• Learn from setbacks: Use challenges as growth opportunities.
• Celebrate the wins: Recognise consistent effort and achievements.

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