Consistency is the underlying premise behind maintenance mode, behind working the system, behind the mantra of "don't break it". It's the opposite of shiny object syndrome.
When you're consistent with your offers and your messaging, people know who you are, what you stand for, and what you sell.
When you're consistent in your operations, your team and your clients know exactly what to do next.
When you're consistent, you're efficient and you don't waste time, effort, or money.
Consistency means that you don't get exhausted by decision fatigue - because a lot of your daily decisions have already been made and you're just following the process you decided on a while ago.
Consistency builds resilience. Even when you're operating at 10%, having built habits and processes means that you can keep the ball rolling.
In order to become more consistent in your business, there are two things you have to figure out.
First, you have to get your mindset wrapped around being consistent and prioritizing it. That sounds simple, but in my experience, it's just not. It's so easy to self-sabotage by getting distracted or bored or prioritizing other things.
Second, once you know that consistency is an important value to you, you have to build habits and design your environment so that being consistent is actually the easiest path for you to take.
If consistency is the goal, building habits is how you accomplish it.
Meet Sarah. Sarah Von Bargen is a writer, coach, and educator who helps people spend their time, money, and energy on purpose. And she uses habits to make sure they're sticking to that purpose. Habits have been a critical component in her own business success and in the success of her students, too.
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Introducing Beyond Margins
Taking a Break
Bake In Boundaries in Your Default Settings with Brittany Berger
Examining Your Relationship With Your Business With Nicole Lewis-Keeber
Busting Productivity Myths and Redefining Work Life Balance with Tanya Dalton
The End Goal of Maintenance Mode, What it Is, and What it Isn't
Self Awareness as the Key That Unlocks Consistency with Marie Poulin
When to Quit and When to Persevere in Your Business with Margo Aaron
Preparing Your Business So You Can Take a Real Break with Claire Pelletreau
Hiring, Selecting Business Partners, and Growing a Team That Enables Maintenance Mode with India Jackson
Leveraging People, Processes and Technology with Jason Staats
Develop a Sales Process With An Eye Toward Consistency with Allison Davis
Work on a Consistent Message and Marketing System to Prepare For Maintenance Mode with Michelle Mazur
Shift Your Model To Get Your Business to Maintenance Mode with Mark Butler
The Maintenance Mode Mindset: Stop Breaking Your Business with Racheal Cook
Finka Jerkovic - Assessing + Addressing Your Capacity as Founder
Assessing Your Business' Capacity with Anna Wolf
Startup vs Maintenance CEO: Is it One or the Other? with Sarah Avenir
Starting With the End in Mind and Reverse Engineering the Plan with Ryan Lazanis
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