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Everything You Think About Consistency is Wrong
3 Fundamental Reframes To Motivate You to Keep Going and Enjoy the Climb
1. Consistency is not preparation, right timing, or perfect conditions; consistency is doing the thing and continuing to do it, no matter what.
Before we had twins, we prepped a lot. We took classes, from tandem breastfeeding to daddy boot camp. We stocked up on everything that anyone recommended. We built a nursery, read What to Expect, and joined mothers of multiples.
After we had twins, we understood how unprepared we really were. We went from two high-functioning heavily-scheduled career-minded people with big plans, to four people with very different agendas, overnight.
It wasn’t that we didn’t know what we were getting ourselves into; it was that we didn’t contemplate the full force of the change. Our new lives bore no resemblance to adulthood thus far.
The babies ate every two hours in those first few weeks, and when they weren’t eating, they were pooping, crying, or needing attention. We were at a loss. There was no time to workout, clean the house, respond to emails, or do anything that we previously enjoyed.
