The second something becomes âevery dayâ or something you have to do⌠your body pushes back. You tell yourself youâve lost motivation. But actually, itâs more likely a consistency issue. This shows up for me a lot. I want to build something steady. In my case, a business. But it could be anything, eating well, exercise, a habit you care about. I want progress. But consistency often feels heavy. Not supportive. And when that happens, I start thinking thereâs something wrong with me. There isnât. A lot of the problem is how consistency is framed. Weâre told it means doing the same thing every single day, no matter what. I really struggle with that. Especially when consistency involves other people. Because then it can start to mean: - being available when you donât have capacity - showing up even when youâre exhausted - carrying others emotionally - having no clear end point It can feel binding. Like saying âI run every day,â even when you wake up tired or run down. So you push past your limits because thatâs now âwho you areâ. Or being the rock for everyone else, all the time. At some point, the body says no. For me, when something feels endless, my motivation drops fast. I need structure. I need an end. When my body hears forever instead of contained, I get stuck. And this shows up physically. Before starting, I feel resistance. A heaviness. A real âI donât want toâ in my body. Things that once felt exciting can turn into apathy. Or irritation.Or agitation. Thereâs often an urge to pull away or stop altogether. This isnât laziness. Itâs self-protection. So hereâs what Iâm experimenting with instead. Consistency doesnât have to mean endless. You can decide: âIâll do this for 7 days.â Or 30 days. And then reassess. Not âIâm doing this foreverâ. I noticed this recently in a challenge I was doing. It had a clear time frame⌠until it didnât. Suddenly it felt like something Iâd be doing forever, and my whole system pushed back. So now I make things finite, contained, and complete.