Consistency Builds Leaders | September Leadership Series

Anyone can start strong with good intentions and full of fire. Anyone can make a big announcement about what they've launched or are about to launch. But your leadership is not proven in the launch, it's proven in the follow through. And that follow through is proven through the consistency of your actions.

It's easy to do it once. It's harder to do it every day.

Showing up when nobody notices, when everybody doubts you, when applause fades, when seeing results take long, etc. that's when you're tested, but you're also being built.

I've seen firsthand what being consistent can do while pursing my music. Talent may or may not open doors, but consistency CAN open doors and will keep them open.

Consistency on My Journey

Although I've been on a fairly long hiatus recently with pursing my music, I would have never built what I have right now without putting in the work years ago. My social media following or the listeners of my music that I've gained would not be where it is now. Having a music career isn't about having one song, it's about the grind that most people never see. 

It takes discipline to keep writing when inspiration is silent. It takes grit to mix your own records or shoot and edit your own music videos when you don't have a budget for engineers and videographers (so you go out and learn the skills yourself). It takes sacrifice to put your last dollars into studio equipment. It takes courage to get back up after rejection. And yet, you still write another song, perform your next show, and release your next project to the world.

I have over 60 songs (if we count music from my early days that I can't stand to listen to that I've since taken down. Ha!).  I've curated my own tours, organized shows for other artists, handed out flyers on the street, sold merch, and carried the weight of being the one who makes things possible. Those consistent commitments built the foundation for everything I've done creatively. 

Music taught me that consistency is leadership. People don't just follow your talent, they follow your endurance. They follow your ability to keep going when others give up. 

Why Consistency Matters?

Trust is built in repetition. People follow you because they can rely on you. If you go ghost on them, they will eventually forget you. Unless you've built a solid foundation and put in the work in the beginning, then your efforts will last without you having to do much anymore. So be consistent when you start, it'll set you up greatly in the long run. 

Momentum is sustained through discipline. Vision gives you direction, but consistency keeps the wheels going even during those moments when you lack motivation.

Character is proven. And y'all know I'm big on character! Anyone can pretend for a season. But, consistency reveals your tenacity. 

Your Challenge:

If you want to lead, as k yourself: Am I willing to do this again tomorrow, and the day after? And the day after that? When no one is watching and on one is cheering? 

Because being a leader isn't from your one bold act that make people remember. It's the daily discipline and consistency to keep going that shows them who you are.