85 - The Truth About Consistency That No One Tells You
Consistency isn’t about motivation or discipline. It’s about identity. Discover why founders who align their self-concept with their vision build lasting consistency and how this shift fuels long-term growth without burnout.
The Truth About Consistency That No One Tells You
Entrepreneurs obsess over tactics to stay consistent, planners, routines, and productivity hacks.
But the ones who follow through? They’ve cracked a deeper code.
Their consistency isn’t forced. It’s who they are.
This episode breaks down a fundamental truth most founders overlook:
Consistency is identity, not effort.
1. Consistency Built on Identity.
Tactics fade. Systems wobble. But identity endures. The entrepreneurs who show up every day don’t do it because they scheduled it; they do it because that’s who they’ve become.
2. The Role of Self-Concept in Daily Execution.
Your habits are downstream of how you see yourself.
• The strategist prioritizes thinking time by default.
• The builder iterates without hesitation.
• The leader develops others even when it’s inconvenient.
They don’t need reminders. Their self-concept runs the show.
3. Vision and Identity Must Align.
When your identity is misaligned with your vision, consistency feels like friction.
You have to force actions that don’t feel natural.
But when identity and vision align, action becomes effortless. You’re no longer chasing consistency, you’re embodying it.
4. The Real Consistency Formula.
This episode encourages founders to stop chasing routines and start upgrading self-definition.
Ask:
• Who am I becoming?
• What would that version of me do by default?
• What’s the identity behind the outcome I want?
Closing Insight:
Consistency is not about intensity. It’s about integration.
When your identity reflects your vision, you stop needing willpower.
You just act.
And that’s how real growth compounds one aligned decision at a time.
Highlights:
00:00 The Truth About Consistency
00:09 Consistency and Identity
00:25 Aligning Identity with Vision
00:49 Self-Concept and Consistency
01:04 Identity-Driven Growth
01:14 Staying Consistent Amidst Chaos
Links:
Website: https://www.marcogrueter.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcogrueter/
Transcript:
The truth about consistency that no one tells you. It's not about motivation. It's not about perfection. It's not even about discipline. It's about identity. At some point, consistency becomes who you are, not what you do. Most founders treat consistency like a tactic post every day, show up on sales calls.
Stick to your routine, but the deeper truth. You stay consistent when your identity is aligned with your vision, not when you have more time or energy or more willpower. The founder who identifies as a strategist prioritizes thinking time. A builder moves fast and iterates a leader. Build systems and people, they show up because that's who they are, not because their colander told them to.
So if you're struggling to stay consistent, don't look at your habits, look at your self concept. Ask yourself, who am I becoming? What would that version of me always do, even when no one's watching? Because real growth doesn't come from intensity, it comes from identity driven consistency. Stacked over time.
What helps you stay consistent when life gets loud?