#243 BITESIZE | Why Consistency is Key for Success, Health and Happiness | Rich Roll

Every success that I've had in my life has been very hard-fought and has been a process of a lot of behind-the-scenes work undertaken consistently, aggressively, and anonymously. You move these mountains over a very slow period of time.

What happens is people want the success; they want the result; they don't appreciate the hard work that goes into it; and they're not patient enough to undertake the long journey required and the learning that gets packed into all of that to mature and grow over time.

Are you living your life intentionally, or are you living your life reactively? And I think a lot of people are living vast aspects of their life in reaction to the world around them rather than intentionally in accordance with a plan or a rubric or a set of personal guideposts to help them make the proper decisions to lead them in the direction they want to go.

Most people overestimate what they can do in a short period of time, whether it's a month or six months or a year, and wildly underestimate what they're capable of accomplishing over a decade or a number of years.

The quick fix kind of hack your life mentality is a close cousin to the clickbait soundbite media culture. We all want it now. We want it immediately. We want to be the best version of ourselves tomorrow. We want to read this book or do this one thing and fix everything overnight. And it just doesn't work that way.

When I started the podcast, I made a commitment to myself that I was going to publish a new episode every single week, no matter what. And I'm very proud of the fact that I've adhered to that; I haven't missed a single week.