Hang to the Right or Left but just Hang in!

I was unable to complete my blog last night due to the fact that we once again had no electricity and in fact the entire area, had a major blackout.  I have steered clear of berating Eskom in these blogs, because one could be forgiven for going on complaining for a long time, but it just struck me again how serious the situation is with the countrys' power grid and the complete inconsistency with which they seem to be treating the problem.  For the first time last night, I noticed that businesses in my area were also off, as opposed to the situation previously, where certain Corporates were still on. while residential houses were off.  But yet still as I drove home some of the massive corporations remain fully functional, with blazing electricity and I simply can't think that they running generators big enough to light up the night sky, nearly as brightly as the full moon last night. Surely there cannot be this complete inconsistency and it led me to think that consistency is a very important ingredient in making people feel a sense of trust and respect.  If you are a person who consistently returns phone calls (even if it takes a bit of time to do so), or deliver your service in a manner, which people can believe in, then surely this will eventually pay off.  Sometimes it is hard to keep ploughing away at what you do, whether in business or in relationships and you have a feeling that the effort just seems to be falling on deaf ears, or that you can't seem to get what you want, out of your endeavours, but I believe strongly, that the breakthrough comes, when consistency is a constant ingredient. No company truly reaches greatness by overnight success - yes many corporations and relationships are stellar in the beginning, but to achieve greatness, takes many attempts at proving to your clients, and loved ones that you are there to stay and to perform regularly.  This is probably why Eskom is going through such a time as this, because they have not delivered trustworthy consistent results and now they expect consumers and businesses to jump in to save energy, because they have failed to stick to the efforts of yester year.  We need to make sure that we don't fall into this trap, especially also when things are going well.  Many people then turn their attention to other things and get sidetracked and instead of maintaining the excellent platform they have worked to achieve, they dilute their focus on other things, only to find, that that which got them to the top is now being eroded by mistrust and inconsistent behaviour.  So look carefully at the things you are striving for and make sure that you work on it daily (even if it is sometimes not fun) and I have no doubt that the end result will exceed your expectations.  And P.S. for Pete's sake Eskom, get your act together!