Lesson 27 - Commitment and Achievement
Commitment | Achievement
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Quotes:
- "Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes ... but no plans." -- Peter F. Drucker
- "When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape." -- Andy Andrews
- "Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach." -- Tony Robbins
- "There's a DIFFERENCE between INTEREST and COMMITMENT. When you're INTERESTED in doing something, you do it only when its convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept NO EXCUSES; ONLY RESULTS." -- Unknown
Questions for Discussion and/or Journaling:
- Consider the following questions which come from an article by Nicholas Cole entitled "5 Questions Everyone Should Ask Themselves Daily to Achieve Success."
- "Constant improvement is not easy. Whether it is a skill, or a positive quality, or a way of life you are looking to cultivate, staying on the positive side of the growth curve takes work."
- "In order to achieve 'success,' you need to constantly ask yourself these five questions."
- What is my unique ability? What is the one thing that only I can do that no one else can?
(What makes you unique isn't necessarily what you do, but rather how you do it - or more importantly - why you do it ... Finding your unique ability takes hard work ... Your unique ability isn't one strength. It's the sum of all your strengths.") - Am I still growing?
("Who you were yesterday doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is if you are growing right now ... The moment you feel comfortable, you need to change things up ... 'If you know what you're doing, you're not trying hard enough.' Do whatever it takes to keep yourself in environments and surrounded by people that will force you to grow.") - Am I taking care of myself?
("The truth is, if you want to be good - really good, like Michael Jordan good - then you need to live your life as if you are an NBA All-Star and you have a game against your biggest rival tomorrow ... This isn't a sprint, it's a marathon. This isn't about some 'quick path' to 'success.' This is about a way of life that is going to carry you from one success to the next, to the next, to the next. Take car of yourself. It's going to be a long road.") - What is the next skill I need?
("No matter what your pursuit is in life, it's important that you constantly add new skills to your toolbox ... For a long time, I thought that every single skill needed to be directly correlated to my primary aim, but I've learned that's just not true. The key is to follow your interest and imagination, wherever it may lead. Music has helped my writing, my writing has helped my ability to market and advertise, my ability to market and advertise has helped my communication skills, my communication skills have helped me better discuss my writing, my ability to discuss my writing has helped me teach other writers, etc ... you never know when or how a certain skill will prove valuable.) - What am I most proud of?
("It is so, so, so important to pause and enjoy your 'successes' along the way ... Constant growth is great, but what good is it to reach for the sun if you never stop to enjoy the sun in the first place? ... Be like a tree. Always growing, and at the same time, always grounded.")