How to Stay Consistent

Workin’ on the weekend, like usual.

Paris, France — Photo by the author.

I’m writing today’s newsletter on a high-speed train just outside of Paris.

When we boarded the train this morning to leave Paris and head to Nice for the weekend, I realized that it was a Thursday and that I hadn’t written anything for this Friday. I honestly haven’t really used my brain all week except to read a book to pass the time on the trains and planes I’ve been aboard.

While it wouldn’t be the end of the world if I took this Friday off and while I don’t know if anyone would really take offense, I couldn’t allow myself to avoid publishing something on this Friday morning.

See, since I created my newsletter a little over 3 years ago, one thing has remained true every single week:

No matter what’s happening in my life — whether I’m jet-setting across the world, getting ready for a brutal grappling tournament, or whether I’m in the hospital with an infection — there’s always a newsletter in my reader’s inbox every Friday morning.

I am consistent and I have been for years.

Today, we’re talking about consistency and how to find a good enough reason to keep showing up.

The prison of inconsistency.