I have been thinking about the power of commitment. We want it everywhere…so it seems. We want a committed relationship. We want commitment from our clients. We most likely want commitment from ourselves? (Ok, maybe I am jumping to a conclusion, LOL!)
Have you ever thought what it takes to get commitment, though? That’s what I have been thinking about. Reality is this: you CANNOT have commitment without involvement. Think about that.
Do you:
- Want a better relationship? You cannot have an amazing relationship unless you first are committed to acting the best in a relationship. Giving it time, nurturing it.
- Aspire to live a healthier lifestyle? Are you involved in eating healthy, movement, stress management?
- Desire a loving partner? Then you must be involved in being loving, actively loving every single day.
- Dream of traveling the world? You have to be involved in planning, saving, researching and going!
If you are not involved you will not get the commitment you are looking for. The outcome just cannot happen.
I often say: “anything worth having is worth working on.” That is the same as saying commitment requires involvement.
I remember in a class sharing this and adding the example of a great relationship. At break a woman approached me and said: “Ann, I work hard all day long, I don’t want to have to work on a relationship. I am just too exhausted. It should be easy.”
“So how’s that working for you?” I responded.
“I don’t have one right now, I am alone, but I want a relationship!”
Hmmmm……
Involvement.
At the beginning of this post I mentioned “committed customers.” All I have spoken of is personal stuff so far! Without me going further can you see the connection to having people who COMMIT to pay you? Where your involvement might need to be to get that? I promise I will share with you next week!
