September 2021

W hat could you accomplish by “consistently doing what you said you would do with clarity, focus, ease and grace”? This definition changed my mindset on the concept of “Success” when I heard it for the first time studying at the Academy for Coaching Excellence. Moreover, learning to live by this simple statement has beenone the biggest contributors tomy ownpersonal achievement andhappiness. This definition covers everyone, regardless of what your goals are – big or small, personal or professional. It’s so simple and yet all-encompassing. Let’s take a closer look. CONSISTENTLY. Think about someone you know well who is very successful. I’ll bet they are reliable, very dependable; people can count on them simply because they do what they said they would do. Where do you sit on the “Do what you said you would do” scale? “Most the time”, it is very important to me, “Some of the time”, it’s not something I focus on, or “Rarely” - I really need to work on that. “Success is consistently doing what you said you would do with clarity, focus, ease and grace.” -Maria Nemeth, Ph.D. The Four Components of Success By Joan Washburn