Stay the Course: Mastering the Art of Consistency for Great Success

Three reasons most struggle to manifest their innermost desires.

Number one was lacking a supporting belief system, which we have developed with our master mind group.

Number two is, the lack of persistence. And number three, the lack of consistency.

Think and Grow Rich covered these challenges, through our reading and studying, the 13 Principles and applying them.

Let me ,point out the obvious,being consistent and being persistent are closely related.

Persisting means continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action despite difficulty or opposition. Being consistent means acting in the same way over time.

In effect, persistence is consistency on steroids. When you persist, you not only act in the same way over time but you do so while facing difficulties/opposition.

Most of us understand the general definition of consistency, but what does acting in the same way over time mean when it comes to manifesting?

Merriam-Webster defines the word consistent as “steady continuity: free from variation or contradiction.”

This definition leads us to a crucial question: what exactly needs to be free from variation or contradiction (which is the ultimate form of variation)? In other words, what does acting in the same way entail regarding manifesting?

The answer is simple. Your imaginal acts related to your desired outcome must be free from variation. You cannot imagine being a billionaire for ten minutes and then worrying for hours about next month’s rent. These are two contradicting imaginal acts, where the variation is so extreme everyone knows they must avoid it.

Before I elaborate further on this point, let me remark that alternating between synonyms does not qualify as a change of importance. Accordingly, you can switch back and forth between “I am filthy rich” and “I am insanely wealthy” as much as you want. As long as the core meaning of your affirmations or visuals is the same, you don’t interfere with the manifesting process.

However, if there is an identifiable difference in the meaning of the affirmation/visual you used and the one you switched to, you risk finding yourself back at square one.

Why? Because your subconscious is a goal-striving machine that works with military precision. And this is both a blessing and a curse.

The blessing: you get what you visualize/affirm.

The curse: you get what you visualize/affirm.

Put another way, your subconscious lacks artistic license. It doesn’t have the liberty to deviate from the nature of the goal your conscious mind handed over to it. It can and does over deliver, but it never mixes up orders. For example, by affirming specifically for $15k, you can very well realize $20k instead (at the end of the day, it’s just more of what you wanted: money). However, you won’t become an A-list actor by affirming for money alone. And that is obvious to most of us.

When you give an assignment to your subconscious to make you a money magnet, it can satisfy it by manifesting random sums of money for you. However, it does not convey the requirement to put you into a state where you have enough savings and investments to live the life of your dreams without having to rely on a job. In that sense, these two affirmations set two different goals for your subconscious regarding money. By all means, I am a money magnet is an excellent affirmation that can bring a lot of extra money into your life. However, it is no guarantee of financial freedom.

To summarize, there are two ways to fail at being consistent with your imaginal acts.

Failure type 1 is when you keep changing your affirmations/visuals. Again, this does not refer to oscillating between synonyms but veering from one goal to another before realizing full results with the discarded affirmation/visual.

Failure type 2 is when you do stick to your affirmations/visuals; however, you spend most of your day entertaining thoughts and visuals that contradict your desire (aka you waver).

If, you want to be truly consistent, you need to:

This is what acting in the same way means in the realm of conscious manifesting.

Now, let’s take a closer look at the over time part of the requirement; the trickiest part of being consistent.

What if I told you that all you need to do to manifest any of your desires (whether it be a tangible thing or a change in self-concept) is to affirm/visualize it only once for five minutes? Do you think you would be able to do it? I bet you would! You can do anything for a mere five minutes.

How about if I said you need to keep putting in those five-minute reps, and at some point, sooner or later, you will get what you want? Sounds a bit more challenging, right?

Sad to say it, but the latter version is the Law.

“For an assumption, though false, if persisted in, will harden into fact.”

Notice that the Law doesn’t specify in time units or rep numbers for how long you must persist/be consistent. The time frame is unknown, as well as the amount of repetitions you need to put in. The only sure thing is that if you don’t stop being consistent, you will eventually achieve what you want.

It goes without saying that unless you manifest your desire in an instant, you will have to experience an interval of time (aka the manifestation period) where you still don’t have what you want. In these cases, what you do after the moment you decide to manifest your desire is crucial. Do you succumb to impatience and change your affirmation right before it would manifest? Do you contradict your visualization sessions by entertaining your doubts? Do you fall into the pit of despair if the opposite of what you want manifests? Or do you hold onto your vision no matter what?

Throughout the manifestation period – where the start point is the minute you decide to manifest your desire and the end point is the minute you materialize your desire – the frequency of your chosen, desired imaginal acts should form a steady continuity. The biggest reason most fail is because they manifest in fits and starts.

Imagine lighting a fire with sticks, using friction to generate the spark that will ignite your kindling. At first, you rub the sticks together with enthusiasm and energy, motivated by the vision of a warm, bright flame.

Similarly, when individuals embark on conscious manifesting, they start with a burst of energy and determination. They rub and rub, expecting the spark to catch immediately. But after a short while – be it days or weeks – when they see no spark or flame (results), their arms tire, and they are tempted to toss the sticks aside. They underestimate the consistency required to produce that initial spark and to nurture it into a flame.

Just as with igniting and maintaining a fire, manifesting your biggest desires requires initial effort, patience, and consistency. Many give up too soon. However, those who persist in their efforts, who continue rubbing the sticks with faith and dedication, will eventually see the first wispy smoke and then the small glow of an ember. At this point, most people feel disillusioned. “All this effort for a tiny ember?” they think, and they are tempted to quit, their dreams of a crackling fire seeming futile.

But here’s where the magic lies: for those who keep at it, adding gentle breaths and more kindling, the ember quickly grows into a small flame, and with steady care, it becomes a robust fire. Success is achieved! Once the fire is established, it doesn’t require the same frantic effort to maintain. A consistent addition of logs and occasional adjustment is all it takes to keep the fire alive and well.

Daily Gratitude, Scriptures,visualization, mirror work and scripting pays off.

Add Action and a quest for knowledge and enlightenment.n effect, persistence is consistency on steroids. When you persist, you not only act in the same way over time but you do so while facing difficulties/opposition

This definition leads us to a crucial question: what exactly needs to be free from variation or contradiction (which is the ultimate form of variation)? In other words, what does acting in the same way entail regarding manifesting?

The answer is simple. Your imaginal acts related to your desired outcome must be free from variation. You cannot imagine being a billionaire for ten minutes and then worrying for hours about next month’s rent. These are two contradicting imaginal acts, where the variation is so extreme everyone knows they must avoid it.

But what if the variation is not as striking as in the example above?

What if one simply changes his affirmation of “I am financially free” to “I am a money magnet”?

How damaging are these types of changes in one’s imaginal acts? Do they even matter?

Unfortunately, my experience tells me that even slight alterations are of consequence when one makes them before realizing full results with the discarded affirmation/visual.

Before I elaborate further on this point, let me remark that alternating between synonyms does not qualify as a change of importance. Accordingly, you can switch back and forth between “I am filthy rich” and “I am insanely wealthy” as much as you want. As long as the core meaning of your affirmations or visuals is the same, you don’t interfere with the manifesting process.

However, if there is an identifiable difference in the meaning of the affirmation/visual you used and the one you switched to, you risk finding yourself back at square one.

Why? Because your subconscious is a goal-striving machine that works with military precision. And this is both a blessing and a curse.

The blessing: you get what you visualize/affirm.

The curse: you get what you visualize/affirm.

Put another way, your subconscious lacks artistic license. It doesn’t have the liberty to deviate from the nature of the goal your conscious mind handed over to it. It can and does overdeliver, but it never mixes up orders. For example, by affirming specifically for $15k, you can very well realize $20k instead (at the end of the day, it’s just more of what you wanted: money). However, you won’t become an A-list actor by affirming for money alone. And that is obvious to most of you.

So what’s the problem with switching from being financially free to being a money magnet? Aren’t these two the same?

Well, not entirely. Both relate to financials, but being a money magnet does not necessarily mean you are financially free as well. When you give the assignment to your subconscious to make you a money magnet, it can satisfy it by manifesting random sums of money for you. However, it does not convey the requirement to put you into a state where you have enough savings and investments to live the life of your dreams without having to rely on a job. In that sense, these two affirmations set two different goals for your subconscious regarding money. By all means, I am a money magnet is an excellent affirmation that can bring a lot of extra money into your life. However, it is no guarantee of financial freedom.

To summarize, there are two ways to fail at being consistent with your imaginal acts.

Failure type 1 is when you keep changing your affirmations/visuals. Again, this does not refer to oscillating between synonyms but veering from one goal to another before realizing full results with the discarded affirmation/visual.

For example, suppose you start by affirming that you earn a thousand dollars daily for a fortnight. However, upon not witnessing any tangible results within that period, you abruptly abandon this affirmation in favor of a new one, focusing this time on manifesting your dream car. Then, after another two weeks pass without the manifestation of your dream car, you find yourself reverting to the original goal of generating a thousand dollars each day. In this cycle, you then find yourself oscillating between these affirmations, occasionally introducing a third, entirely new goal into the mix, further complicating your focus and efforts.

Failure type 1 is essentially the conscious creators’ version of the shiny object syndrome.

Failure type 2 is when you do stick to your affirmations/visuals; however, you spend most of your day entertaining thoughts and visuals that contradict your desire (aka you waver).

For instance, imagine you hold a deep aspiration to find yourself in a blissfully happy marriage. Yet, paradoxically, you spend your days vocalizing grievances about men/women and voicing dissatisfaction with your romantic experiences.

Therefore, if you want to be truly consistent, you need to:

This is what acting in the same way means in the realm of conscious manifesting.

Now, let’s take a closer look at the over time part of the requirement; the trickiest part of being consistent.

What if I told you that all you need to do to manifest any of your desires (whether it be a tangible thing or a change in self-concept) is to affirm/visualize it only once for five minutes? Do you think you would be able to do it? I bet you would! You can do anything for a mere five minutes.

How about if I said you need to keep putting in those five-minute reps, and at some point, sooner or later, you will get what you want? Sounds a bit more challenging, right?

Sad to say it, but the latter version is the Law.

“For an assumption, though false, if persisted in, will harden into fact.”

Notice that the Law doesn’t specify in time units or rep numbers for how long you must persist/be consistent. The time-frame is unknown, as well as the amount of repetitions you need to put in. The only sure thing is that if you don’t stop being consistent, you will eventually achieve what you want.

It goes without saying that unless you manifest your desire in an instant, you will have to experience an interval of time (aka the manifestation period) where you still don’t have what you want. In these cases, what you do after the moment you decide to manifest your desire is crucial. Do you succumb to impatience and change your affirmation right before it would manifest? Do you contradict your visualization sessions by entertaining your doubts? Do you fall into the pit of despair if the opposite of what you want manifests? Or do you hold onto your vision no matter what?

A lot of people claim that they are consistent and persistent but still see no results. Let’s make one thing very clear; manifesting something for a long time doesn’t necessarily mean that you are actually persistent and consistent.

Throughout the manifestation period – where the start point is the minute you decide to manifest your desire and the end point is the minute you materialize your desire – the frequency of your chosen, desired imaginal acts should form a steady continuity. The biggest reason most fail is because they manifest in fits and starts. (I discussed this point quite extensively in my Controlling Your Imaginal Acts post.)

Imagine lighting a fire with sticks, using friction to generate the spark that will ignite your kindling. At first, you rub the sticks together with enthusiasm and energy, motivated by the vision of a warm, bright flame.

Similarly, when individuals embark on conscious manifesting, they start with a burst of energy and determination. They rub and rub, expecting the spark to catch immediately. But after a short while – be it days or weeks – when they see no spark or flame (results), their arms tire, and they are tempted to toss the sticks aside. They underestimate the consistency required to produce that initial spark

That is why daily accountability is important.

Daily expressions of gratitude. Affirmations, mirror work, visualization with emotion. Meditation and scripting are vital to success.