Promise of Consistency

Promise of Consistency

Promise of Consistency

Have you ever seen something old, that you see everyday, for the very first time?  This happened to me recently while headed to work.
On this particular morning I hadn’t had a chance to eat, so as I sat at a stop light my eyes quite naturally landed on a restaurant sign nearby.
The sign read: Popeye’s (underneath that) Chicken and Biscuits
My eyes lingered on the biscuit portion on the sign for a while. Mmmmm…mmmmm…mmmmm!! I could taste the buttery warmth of a Popeye’s biscuit in my mouth just by reading those words.
My hunger gaze was soon interrupted by another observation about this sign. I had never noticed this before, but at the top of the sign in smaller font was a powerful message.
“Established in 1972”
This was Popeye’s unspoken promise of consistency.  In other words they are basically saying, “Chicken and biscuits is what we do. We’ve been doing this for 41 years. If it’s chicken and biscuits you want…we’re here for you…you can trust us!”
This got me thinking a bit…
What’s my promise of consistency?
For Popeye’s it’s chicken and biscuits, but what would mine be? What would yours be?
Could my promise be:
TriadnetInc – L.I.I.F.E and Service to Humanity...“Established in 2013
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…or maybe it’s different depending on who and where…
I’ve been a leader within the same company for the past years.
At work is it:
Ayandiran wale – Fair, Courteous, IT Geek, Gets the Problem Solved and Listening Leader,
That’s my goal…that’s what I’d like my promise of consistency to be…
But…that doesn’t matter if my friends and coworkers don’t think so.
What’s your promise of consistency?
Would your friends, family and coworkers agree?
What have you established about yourself that has now become your brand?

I’m going to ask a few people about mine.
You probably should too…
Whether you ask…or whether you don’t…the fact will still remain that everyday you’re establishing something about yourself that other people can easily see.
As for me…I want to know.  That’s the only way I can work to make meaningful, personal change.  So if the promise of consistency I wrote above isn’t necessarily true…it will be 10 years from now.
Because in 2023, a promise of consistency ‘Established in 2013’ is pretty powerful!