When it comes to personal growth, you’ll need some motivation to get you going, but it’s your consistency that will keep growing. I continually come across motivated people. People for instance who are motivated to get healthier and enroll in a gym but they won’t consistently attend. As a matter of fact, within a week or two they’re paying for a gym they no longer go to. Others are motivated to begin a new career, open a business, get married, or grow spiritually. Often times the problem is not the motivation to begin but rather consistency and self-discipline to go all the way.

A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls. – Proverbs 25:28 NIV

Motivation builds a city but consistency keeps it from falling apart. Motivation will give you a good start but it can only get you so far. The same is true with your talents, resources, and opportunities, they too can only get you so far. It’s your discipline, self-control, and commitment that will keep you growing. So, the question is, how do we consistently grow?

First, you’ll need to know what needs improving.

If you want to grow you will need to develop yourself. If you want to be successful at what you do you’ll need to know what it is that you need in order to improve. You may be motivated to succeed, you may have the capacity to succeed, and you may even feel that you’re mastering your endeavors but that’s not enough. Success in any area requires personal growth. You need to focus on improving yourself every day. By improving yourself daily you’re ensuring a future full of possibilities. There are many things that will need to improve on the road to success but none more important than improving yourself.

Second, you’ll need to know how you’re supposed to improve. 

There are many things you can do to make improvements in your life. I suggest that you begin with the simple stuff. Begin by setting goals that are easy to achieve. Practice every day until you master the basics. Then continue to repeat these small disciplines consistently. Small disciplines practiced every day will lead to a great cumulative value over time. If you want to play in the big leagues, you must first practice basics in the little leagues. If you want to become a classical pianist, practice your basic scales every day and it will lead you to consistently grow.