Consistency: The Consolation Prize That Changed Everything
Part of courage is simple consistency - Peggy Noonan
I started going to a boxing class. Five days a week. It’s intense. The kind of intense that makes you question your life choices mid-combination. I struggle—let’s be clear. Compared to the other participants, I’m often behind. My feet don’t always follow the rhythm, and the fitness tests? Let’s just say they test more than my fitness.
But I show up.
Every day, I hear my name echoing through the gym.
“More power on those bags, Akosua!”
“More speed, Akosua!”
“Akosua, Akosua!”
Sometimes I smile in annoyance, thinking, Can’t he see I’m flat out and ready to faint? But I keep punching. I keep moving. I keep showing up.
Last week, after a group session, the trainer said, “I want to give a prize for the most consistent boxer here. Rain or shine, I know this person will show up. Y’all be like Akosua.”
Me?
I was shocked. Pleasantly surprised. A little embarrassed. I didn’t win for speed or strength or technique. I won for consistency.
On my walk home, I passed my usual neighbor who always asks, “How’s boxing?”
I told him, “My friend, I cannot beat or knock anyone out, but I got a consolation prize for being most consistent.”
He smiled and said, “No, my friend. Consistency means you show up. That’s an important quality to have.”
That stayed with me.
I love consistency. I crave it. I lose friends over inconsistency. I write people off when it’s missing. So to see my own consistency mirrored back to me—acknowledged, even celebrated—was an eye-opener.
I consider consistency to be safe. It’s a quiet kind of loyalty. A rhythm. A promise.
It says: I can count on you. And somewhere along the way, I decided that if there’s one person I’ll always be able to count on, it’s myself.
So no, I may not be the fastest or the strongest in that boxing class. But I’m there.
Every day.
Punching.
Breathing.
Becoming.
And that, my friend, is its own kind of power.
Peace and Blessings
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