For you to be able to maintain reasonable consistency in learning a new skill, you would need to:<ol><li>Manage your expectations.</li><li>Accept the possibility of failure and learn its lessons.</li><li>Maintain commitment to your practice.</li><li>Focus on one task at a time (Use a To-do list).</li></ol>Expectations can help us change the course of our life.But on the flip side having too great an expectation especially in the space of a short time can hinder your development.

How To Achieve Consistency In Practice And Manage Expectations

<div>Posted by</div><figure><img width="554" height="554" src="https://informationprime.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/images282829.jpeg?w=554" alt="" srcset="https://informationprime.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/images282829.jpeg 554w, https://informationprime.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/images282829.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://informationprime.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/images282829.jpeg?w=300 300w"></figure>It is well known that if you want to learn a new skill you have to practice with reasonable consistency for some time. Trying to do this usually comes with its own peculiar difficulties and after a few stumbling blocks you may be tempted to stop and never try again.Let’s pick it up from there, for you to be able to maintain reasonable consistency in learning a new skill, you would need to:<OL><LI>Manage your expectations.</LI><LI>Accept the possibility of failure and learn its lessons.</LI><LI>Maintain commitment to your practice.</LI><LI>Focus on one task at a time (Use a To-do list).</LI></OL><h3>1. Managing Your Expectations</h3>Expectations can help us change the course of our life. For instance wanting to learn a new skill is the first step toward self-motivation and eventually action.But on the flip side having too great an expectation especially in the space of a short time can hinder your development.For instance you could be thinking:‘’ I expected to be great at this habit after a few days but a week has past and I am still struggling”If you find yourself going down this thought process or something similar. You can adopt tony robbins famous quote “Turn your expectations….into appreciation”.So instead of only seeing your expectations, acknowledge your progress and appreciate how far you have come.<h3>2. Accepting The Possibility Of Failure and Learn It’s Lessons</h3>Another facet of having expectations is that we do not give room for possible lapses or failure. For instance, if you want to start journaling daily there is every possibility that you will miss a day or two before the habit sticks. Instead of letting little lapses or break in habits weigh you down, all you have to do is just start again –start from where you have stopped-. Let yourself fall naturally to practising your skill, if you miss a day, no problem -just start again and again – over and over.<figure><img src="https://informationprime.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/0c3774a49b61f1ed71934358aa485b08.jpg" width="460" height="318"></figure>When you get rid of your expectations, you can start to appreciate the habit in the moment and that way it’s more fun, further inducing you to practice more.<h3>3. Maintain Commitment To Practice</h3>To maintain consistency of a daily action, its important that you commit to process.Some ways of doing this is to:<UL><LI>Set aside a time and space to commit yourself for a certain habit (like journaling)</LI><LI>Do the habit, even if you feel a certain resistance.</LI><LI>Appreciate your work –let go of how you think you should have done-</LI><LI>Repeat the above three steps – as needed-</LI><LI>DO NOT fret if you miss a day, just restart the process. Don’t let yourself get into the expectation trap.</LI></UL><h3>4. Focus on one task at a time (Use a To-do list)</h3>Focus on one task at a time (Use a To-do list) Along with practising/developing a skill you likely have some other things that you want to get done in a day. Adopt the habit of writing down your task in a list so you are certain that you won’t forget and also that you can free your mind from ruminating on what next while still on one task. Doing this will prevent you from being fatigued leaving you in top shape for your task.To use a to-do list, you can adopt the following process: <UL><LI>List all your tasks on one page.</LI><LI>Look through the page and select the one you consider urgent and most important. You can try using the <a href="https://informationprime.wordpress.com/2021/04/01/all-you-need-to-know-in-order-to-master-prioritization/" dir="ltr">Eisenhower matrix</a> to make this decision.</LI><LI>Once you have decided what to do, commit to that and let go of the others until you are done.</LI><LI>Remember to rest when necessary.</LI></UL>Expectations are good and sometimes motivating but when you set them too high your expectations become more akin to worries and that can easily cripple you from further practice or growth. <figure><img src="https://informationprime.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/images282729.jpeg" width="555" height="553"></figure>So watch your expectations, accept your limits and achievements focusing on the process and knowing that you are different from everyone else in the world and therefore your journey and experiences will always be unique to you. Embrace it, stand out and be the STAR that you are.<h3>Share this:</h3>

It is well known that if you want to learn a new skill you have to practice with reasonable consistency for some time. Trying to do this usually comes with its own peculiar difficulties and after a few stumbling blocks you may be tempted to stop and never try again. Let’s pick it up from…

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It is well known that if you want to learn a new skill you have to practice with reasonable consistency for some time. Trying to do this usually comes with its own peculiar difficulties and after a few stumbling blocks you may be tempted to stop and never try again.

Let’s pick it up from there, for you to be able to maintain reasonable consistency in learning a new skill, you would need to:

<ol><li>Manage your expectations. </li><li>Accept the possibility of failure and learn its lessons. </li><li>Maintain commitment to your practice. </li><li>Focus on one task at a time (Use a To-do list). </li> </ol>

Expectations can help us change the course of our life. For instance wanting to learn a new skill is the first step toward self-motivation and eventually action.

But on the flip side having too great an expectation especially in the space of a short time can hinder your development.

For instance you could be thinking:

‘’ I expected to be great at this habit after a few days but a week has past and I am still struggling”

If you find yourself going down this thought process or something similar. You can adopt tony robbins famous quote “Turn your expectations….into appreciation”.

So instead of only seeing your expectations, acknowledge your progress and appreciate how far you have come.

2. Accepting The Possibility Of Failure and Learn It’s Lessons

Another facet of having expectations is that we do not give room for possible lapses or failure. For instance, if you want to start journaling daily there is every possibility that you will miss a day or two before the habit sticks. Instead of letting little lapses or break in habits weigh you down, all you have to do is just start again –start from where you have stopped-. Let yourself fall naturally to practising your skill, if you miss a day, no problem -just start again and again – over and over.

When you get rid of your expectations, you can start to appreciate the habit in the moment and that way it’s more fun, further inducing you to practice more.

To maintain consistency of a daily action, its important that you commit to process.

<ul><li>Set aside a time and space to commit yourself for a certain habit (like journaling) </li><li>Do the habit, even if you feel a certain resistance. </li><li>Appreciate your work –let go of how you think you should have done- </li><li>Repeat the above three steps – as needed- </li><li>DO NOT fret if you miss a day, just restart the process. Don’t let yourself get into the expectation trap. </li> </ul>

4. Focus on one task at a time (Use a To-do list)

Focus on one task at a time (Use a To-do list) Along with practising/developing a skill you likely have some other things that you want to get done in a day. Adopt the habit of writing down your task in a list so you are certain that you won’t forget and also that you can free your mind from ruminating on what next while still on one task. Doing this will prevent you from being fatigued leaving you in top shape for your task.

To use a to-do list, you can adopt the following process:

<ul><li>List all your tasks on one page. </li><li>Look through the page and select the one you consider urgent and most important. You can try using the <a dir="ltr" href="https://informationprime.wordpress.com/2021/04/01/all-you-need-to-know-in-order-to-master-prioritization/">Eisenhower matrix </a>to make this decision. </li><li>Once you have decided what to do, commit to that and let go of the others until you are done. </li><li>Remember to rest when necessary. </li> </ul>

Expectations are good and sometimes motivating but when you set them too high your expectations become more akin to worries and that can easily cripple you from further practice or growth.

So watch your expectations, accept your limits and achievements focusing on the process and knowing that you are different from everyone else in the world and therefore your journey and experiences will always be unique to you.

Embrace it, stand out and be the STAR that you are.

How To Achieve Consistency In practice And Manage Your Expectations

How To Achieve Consistency In Practice And Manage Expectations

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