Craig Groeschel

Consistency beats intensity every time.

Because early in leadership, you might have to rely on intensity because you're just starting out and you really have to go hard because you have passion, drive, and hustle.

But

You have to remember that intensity gets things moving, but consistency keeps things growing.

So yes, you bring intensity, but even more importantly for sustainability, you're not focused just on intensity, but you're focused on consistency.

And I learned this the hard way because I thought I could always sprint.

And what I learned from a mentor is that leadership in ministry or in business, it's a marathon, not a sprint.

And I want you just to stop and think about that.

Leadership is a marathon, not a sprint.

Yeah, sure you do sprint, sure you do run hard, but you can't run hard all the time.

And you cannot consistently sprint your way into lasting success.

And so the principle that I've taught is this, that it's not what you do occasionally that makes the difference.

is what you do consistently.

So you can't be intense all the time, but you can be consistent almost all the time.

And so, so many leaders will overestimate the power of a few big moments.

You know, we're gonna take this and crush this, and here's our BHAG, and there's a place for that.

But they underestimate the power of the small, repeated moments.

We're appreciating people.

We're showing up a little early.

We're staying a little bit late.