FUN-DA-MENTALS | Ed. #6
Diana Carter
Mom of 3 | 2x Founder of Carter House Copy + mompark.io | Fractional CMO + Agency Owner | Angel Investor | Advocate for Working Moms
I’m almost 6’ tall — so?obviously?I played basketball growing up.?
Like a lot, a lot of basketball.?
Like super competitive, travel to tournaments all over the country, brushed shoulders with people like?Bria Hartley ,?Elena Delle Donne ?and?Sammy Prahalis?kind of competitive.?
I spent more days, nights, and weekends in gyms from 2000-2007 than I did anywhere else — and most all of my time was spent drilling the fundamentals over and over and over again.?
? Ball handling ? Foot work ? Jump shots?
Over and over and over and over and over again.?
We practiced the fundamentals more than we ran plays, training our brains and our muscles to REMEMBER the basics, so that when we were fatigued in the fourth quarter and the W was on the line — our bodies wouldn’t quit.?
The CONSISTENCY of it all would pay off. And man, it really did.?
These days — I don’t play much competitive basketball anymore, but here’s what’s still true: CONSISTENCY MATTERS.?
?? Go to the gym a few times every week, and you get fit.?
?? Practice piano everyday, and you progress from?Mary Had a Little Lamb?to?Für Elise.
?? Read for 15-minutes a day and you’ll read two books a month.?
You know where else consistency works??
On LinkedIn.?
Did you know that 2 million posts, articles, and videos are posted to LinkedIn?every day???
One founder I work closely with has been posting as a thought leader on the platform every single week since January 2023.?
Here are some of her quantitative results over the last year:?
And that’s not all. She’s seen a notable increase in the number of speaking requests, website visitors, and newsletter subscribers too ???
Has her growth been linear? Nope. But what growth is???
The point is that she has been consistent, and it has PAID OFF.?
The next time you’re struggling with progress as you launch or scale, remember: Be consistent, and keep your eye on the big picture.?
Happy Bootstrapping!
—? Diana Carter
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