Consistent Effort Quotes

Nobody ever mastered any skill except through intensive persistent and intelligent practice.

Success is achieved in inches, not miles.

I've learned over the years that when it comes to success, consistency is key. Consistent hard work that we may not like doing today, but for a payoff we'll love tomorrow. Earn it. Enjoy it.

I am a slow walker, but I never walk backward.

Remember that the most difficult tasks are consummated, not by a single explosive burst of energy or effort, but by the constant daily application of the best you have within you.

To become an expert achiever in any human activity, it takes practice... practice... practice.

The more I work and practice, the luckier I seem to get.

Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance. Those that walk with vigor, three hours a day, will pass in seven years a space equal to the circumference of the globe.

Slow but steady wins the race.

There are no accidents; success is the result of doing the right thing, in the right way, over and over.

Almost nothing worthwhile is easy, and it's hard to just jump in and be good at something difficult right off the bat... The only reliable way to succeed at anything is to actually do it, repeatedly, with concentrated effort. True for individuals, and true for organizations. Athletes, artists, businesses.

I try to do something physical every day. I don't go heavy every day, though.

Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.

Practice the philosophy of continuous improvement. Get a little bit better every single day.

Every great success is an accumulation of thousands of ordinary efforts that no one else sees or appreciates.

Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does.

It takes 20 years to make an overnight success.

Never let anyone define what you are capable of by using parameters that don't apply to you. Inspiration is for amateurs, the rest of us just show up and get to work. Every great idea I've ever had grew out of work itself. Sign onto a process and see where it takes you. You don't have to invent the wheel everyday. Today you will do what you did yesterday, tomorrow you will do what you did today. Eventually, you will get somewhere.

The three ordinary things that we often don't pay enough attention to, but which I believe are the drivers of all success, are hard work, perseverance, and basic honesty.

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

Little by little does the trick.

Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.

I have always tried to put content in my work. It is a consistent challenge.

When I am occupied with a work that requires continuity - a novel, for example - I write every day.

Slow and steady wins the race. 'The hare and the tortoise