Consistency Is the Point

Yesterday I was talking with my sister about how daily actions have long-term consequences in our lives. The best things in life do not come to us in a day, but take daily work and thought and persistent action to achieve. My sister told me this story she recently read in a book about two men who were pretty fit and healthy and made similar choices about their bodies. One day, one of the men decides to stop exercising and spend his extra time watching cooking shows and copying the recipes for his family to enjoy, while the other man continues to exercise and chooses to eat more healthy foods than to indulge on treats. Nothing happens immediately, but over several years of these daily, consistent choices, one of them is still healthy while the other has lost much of his health and vigor. 

I bring this up because it applies to anything we want in life - money, health, relationship with God, relationship with others, every goal that you have falls back into this principle of daily, consistent actions have long-term consequences, good or bad. 
This is why having goals and breaking down those goals into daily actions is so important. But of even more importance is the necessity of following through with those daily actions every day. 
Every single day. 

The best tool I have for helping me follow through with the daily actions that I have decided will help me reach my goals is my rotating task list. It seems "silly" to some to leave things on my list like "prayers" or "pick up the house" or "plan a date night", but because those small "little" reminders are on a rotating list, not only do I not forget, but I also remember. 
I remember that I have a reason for wanting these things to happen in my life. 
I remember that I am in charge of my life.
I remember that I am the most consistent when I continually have reminders in front of me. 
I remember that I have seen the long-term effects in my life and I love it!

What goals will you break down into daily actions today to help you achieve the life you want in 5 years? Or 1 or 10? Write those daily actions out, add them to your rotating task list and be consistent. Consistency is really the whole point.