
Consistency: One of the Most Important Keys to Reinventing Yourself
One of the key factors when you try to reinvent yourself is consistency. Ironically, consistency has always been one of my strengths. Throughout my life, I have been consistent in my work, in my job, in my exercise routines, ...
One of the key factors when you try to reinvent yourself is consistency.
Ironically, consistency has always been one of my strengths. Throughout my life, I have been consistent in my work, in my job, in my exercise routines, in taking care of my home, and, most of all, in taking care of my family. While my sons were growing up, consistency came naturally. Showing up for others was never the problem.
But in the last few years, something changed.
Not in my family responsibilities, those I still handle with love and dedication, but in the time and energy I dedicate to myself. Being consistent for me, for the things that nourish my body and mind, suddenly became much harder.
When Good Intentions Aren’t Enough
Like many of us, every year I set good intentions, I should :
- Read more
- Meditate more
- Eat better
- Move my body
- Be healthier
And every year, I start well.
Then life happens.
One busy day. One missed yoga class. One late dinner. One work obligation. One appointment. One “I’ll do it tomorrow.”
And just like that, stopping for one day turns into stopping completely, and restarting feels incredibly difficult.
I found excuses everywhere:
I had to work, I had an appointment, I needed to buy a gift, I came home late, there wasn’t enough time....I am almost the Queen of excuses!
Excuse after excuse.
I began to wonder:
Was I lazy?
Was something wrong with me?
But I knew the truth, I am not lazy. Not when it comes to work, family, or responsibilities. Somehow, the only place I allowed inconsistency was in caring for myself.
Why Do We Procrastinate When It Comes to Ourselves?
That question stayed with me for a long time.
Then one day, while scrolling on Instagram, I came across Dr. Joe Dispenza speaking about change, about how the reality we live in is something we build and create ourselves. As uncomfortable as that idea felt, it stopped me in my tracks.
I had to ask myself:
Can I change? Can I make my life better?
That’s when I bought the book Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself.
I read it.
Then I read it again.
And it still sits on my bedside table.
Whenever I feel myself slipping back into old patterns, I pick it up again.
The Habit of Old Thoughts
If we are honest with ourselves, there are many things we love about who we are, and also things we know we can do better.
For me, it’s my thoughts.
I can easily fall into repetitive thinking, worries, memories, doubts that spiral without leading anywhere good. It’s as if my brain has a mind of its own, dragging me into patterns I don’t want to be in.
I don’t like that about myself. And yes, I’ll use a strong word: I hate it.
Because I know I can change it.
I know I don’t need to relive the same worries, the same sadness, the same stories over and over again. Yet sometimes, I let myself be pulled into that spiral without even realizing it.
Does this happen to you too?
Change Starts With Me
What this book helped me understand is something simple, yet powerful:
Change doesn’t start with my environment. It doesn’t start with other people. It starts with me.
It starts with who I choose to be, and how consistently I show up for myself.
Now, when I wake up and move through my day, I pay attention. When I catch myself slipping into thoughts or habits I know won’t serve me, I gently interrupt them.
I repeat one word to myself:
Change.
Because the feeling of being healthy, happy, and free is far more rewarding than staying stuck in old thinking patterns.
I don’t want to send the same old signals to my body anymore. That is not loving to myself. Nothing and no one is worth that.
Sometimes the thoughts fade quickly.
Sometimes it takes longer.
But I know this: if I want to change, I must be consistent.
Training the Mind With Kindness
If I can drive a car without thinking…
If I can brush my teeth without thinking…
Then I can train my brain to think in ways that are kinder, healthier, and more loving toward myself.
This is how I slowly break the habit of being my old self.
This is how I embrace the new self I am becoming, every single day.
Consistency doesn’t have to be perfect.
It just has to be loving and it has to continue.
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