Episode #45
“That Productivity Quote You Love? A Man Probably Wrote It.”
This week's quote arrived via Pinterest and immediately earned a one-carrot rating from both Jacqui and Megan. Consistency beats motivation. Show up even on low energy days. We take this one apart piece by piece — the part about motivation (actually, there's a nugget of truth there), the part about consistency (deeply overrated and kind of exhausting), and the "show up even on low energy days" instruction (show up to what , exactly, and at what detriment?). We also get into how so many of these quotes that don't quite fit women's lives were written by men, why the 5am club nearly broke Jacqui when she had very small children, and why "consistency is king" in online marketing spaces creates unnecessary stress for people who are — in Jacqui's words — consistently inconsistent. Plus: a Canadian food education for Megan (butter tarts, Nanaimo bars, poutine, mmmmmm!) In This Episode → Why motivation usually comes after you start — not before → The problem with treating consistency and motivation as competitors → What "show up on low energy days" actually costs — and who pays the most → Why Jacqui calls herself "consistently inconsistent" (and means it as an affirmation) → The perimenopause + over-exercising story that perfectly illustrates what happens when you push through at the wrong time → Why so many high-performance productivity quotes are written by men — and why that matters → Why "consistency is king" in social media marketing is making people feel like they're failing → What to ask yourself before taking productivity advice: who wrote this, what do they have to gain, and what privileges aren't being mentioned? Mentioned in This Episode The new Instagram account Jacqui is following Dive in even deeper with us! Try a free 10 minute EFT tapping session with Jacqui: https://jacquiacree.com/experience Pull your Human Design Chart with Megan: https://meganjohnstoncoaching.com/get-hd-chart We’d love to hear from you! Jacqui’s instagram: @jacqui.acree Megan’s instagram: @meganjohnstoncoaching
