Our "Values:" Perseverance Through Good Times and Bad...

I suppose if there is one thing I have to admit that I'm "attached" to, it is consistency.

Some people like constant change and variety and insist that they "get bored" if they have to do the same thing for very long at a time, and I would have to consider that I am the exact opposite of that.

I find a lot of comfort in being able to keep to a consistent routine that doesn't change very much from day to day. Back when I first entered the job market, I was actually hopeful that I would only have one employer for the rest of my life.

People hear me say that, and jump to the conclusion that I "don't like variety" and that's not entirely true. What I like is for my framework to be consistent and reliable, and whatever changes there might inevitably be can happen within that reliable framework.

Not sure whether that makes any sense to anybody, but as the writer of the words it makes sense to me!

Being "anchored in consistency" comes with its own set of challenges, of course. One of the primary ones is that you have to be willing to stick to what you're doing and "show up and do the work" (tangibly OR metaphorically speaking) every day, regardless of whether things are going well or things are going badly.

That would mean — for example — that you show up and keep creating your blog posts, regardless of whether Hive is $0.10 or $10.00; and regardless of whether you're being rewarded 50 cents or 50 dollars per post.

There's no sudden "jumping ship" just because things haven't been going well for a few weeks, or even a few months or possibly years in some instances. You just stick to your guns and keep plowing forward.

And yes, if I could establish with some degree of certainty that whatever venture or project I was involved with was headed down the tubes with a great deal of certainty I would definitely abandon ship!

Consistency doesn't mean you don't get to quit when something is proving itself to be a losing proposition with no prospects of turning around!

Our kids — who are of a generation that's dominated by short stays at jobs and constant lateral promotion moves through jobs, sometimes jokingly point out that I was "born in the wrong century."

Maybe they are right. Even when I was a kid, I sometimes heard that I was "born old." And at the time of going to work in earnest after University, working at something for 40 years, getting a gold watch, and retiring didn't at all sound unappealing to me!

Can't say that I disagree with the kids. But I also want to conclude this by pointing out that there is a difference between what I would prefer to do and what I actually end up doing. I'm not still trying to ride around in the a horse-drawn carriage in the age of the automobile! Metaphorically speaking, of course...

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great remainder of your week!

How about you? Do you value consistency? How about perseverance in a single direction? Or is change more your thing? Comments, feedback and other interaction is invited and welcomed! Because — after all — SOCIAL content is about interacting, right? Leave a comment — share your experiences — be part of the conversation! I do my best to answer comments, even if it sometimes takes a few days!

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