Commitment, the second of the three principles of the 12 Week Year, is defined as “the state of being bound emotionally or intellectually to some course of action.” A commitment is a conscious decision to take specific action to create a desired result.
Commitments are powerful. In a way, commitment is your accountability projected into the future. You decide beforehand that you will do whatever it takes to reach your goal. The more accountable you are, the more likely you will be to meet your commitments.
Commitment: (n) 1: “The state of being bound emotionally or intellectually to some course of action.”
We all have examples in our lives of the power of commitment—a time when we locked on to a goal or objective and were willing to do whatever it took to reach it. Think back on a time like that for you. What were you feeling? How did it feel to reach your goal? How did it make you feel about your ability to reach other goals?
How did your commitment affect your daily decisions and actions— especially when you were tempted to give up?
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Commitments are a powerful tool. Keeping commitments with others builds relationships. Keeping commitments with yourself builds integrity and self-respect. In this field guide, we will focus on keeping commitments with yourself.
BENEFITS OF KEEPING COMMITMENTS ...
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