Building Trust with Yourself: The Power of Consistency

Consistency requires discipline, patience, and a commitment to building integrity within yourself. It’s about thinking and acting in alignment with what you truly want, which forms the foundation of your self-esteem. When you trust yourself, you create a safe space within.

Every time you act against your values or break a promise to yourself, your self-concept is affected. While the consequences may not be immediate, over time they can lead to a lack of progress on your goals, lower self-esteem, and blurred boundaries with yourself and others..

Being consistent with yourself and acting in accordance with what you want can be an uncomfortable process because changing your behavior implies taking responsibility for your part of the story and the actions that got you to where you are now, or at the very least, being willing to explore what is on the other side of the victim mentality and and embracing the necessary shifts to reach your goals, Many of these changes require stepping away from familiar patterns, even if they no longer serve you.

As you move toward your goals, it’s natural to fear leaving your comfort zone. Change alters how you relate to yourself and others. There’s no easy path in personal growth. (Yes, it can get lonely at times, but it improves with time.)

Take a moment to look into areas in your life where you're unsatisfied.

Change starts with you—it's a process that only works when you want it. This is why change is difficult when it’s imposed by others.

Ask yourself:

How do I want my life to look? Where am I right now compared to where I want to be? What do I need to change to get closer to my goals? How willing am I to commit to these changes, even at a slow pace?