Everyone Is Consistent

I’ve had the great fortune of working tens of thousands of hours in an industry where I’ve regularly observed some of the same thousands of people nearly daily for years. Members, peers, clients, you name it - they’re consistent, for good or for bad. Daily or weekly, monthly or seasonally, I see the same people execute the same patterns regardless.

Changes in circumstance don’t shake it. People who don’t manage money well when poor still go bankrupt when they hit the lottery. People who don’t manage risk well still flounder even after a success. People who don’t manage relationships well still hit drama even when they get support. People who don’t manage self well recede back to self-destruction even after a win.

I’m confused by the labels of “inconsistent” or “erratic” or “chaotic” toward humans. There’s always a well-defined pattern. Just like politicians saying absolute nonsense before elections, it’s expected and predictable.
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So it seems to me the answer lies not in “getting consistent,” so much as honestly acknowledging our patterns and earnestly reinforcing the beneficial ones while getting to the root of our detrimental ones. Everyone’s already consistent. But not everyone’s consistency is moving them in the direction they want.