THE POWER OF COMMITMENT
THE POWER OF COMMITMENT
Are our plans a vague notion or a firm goal?
Ideas about what we would like to do are like castles. Either they are castles in the clouds, ethereal thoughts that drift in and out of our minds and finally disappear, or they are stone castles, firm structures that will withstand time and trouble. It is important to understand which type our ideas are otherwise we find ourselves investing time and energy in daydreams, essentially achieving nothing.
One of the tools used by life coaches to help someone realise how committed they are to a plan is to ask them to give it a value between one an ten, one being hardly any commitment and ten being highly committed. This quickly reveals the truth about a plan – whether it is a castle in the clouds or a castle of rock.
A sample conversation:
“You say you would like to get fit. How committed are you to that?”
“Oh, very committed”
“On a scale of one to ten?”
“About eight”
“Great! Now what steps do you need to take to get fit?”
“I want to join a health club.”
“Good. What steps will you take to join a club?”
“I will telephone and find out.”
“When will you ’phone?”
“Oh, sometime.”
“Honestly, on a scale of one to ten, how committed are you to making that call?”
“I guess about four.”
This snippet of a coaching conversation reveals that while the person claims that they really want to get fit, they are not committed to taking the steps necessary to achieve that goal.
Think about your plans for the future. How committed are you to achieving them and how committed are you taking the actions necessary to fulfill those plans?
People in business might find it helpful to review their business mission statement and goals. Often mission statements are full of noble aspirations of what we think we should be. A review, using an honest assessment of commitment rated from one to ten, would be helpful in sorting out what to ignore and where to focus the most energy. You cannot commit yourself to everything. And you will only succeed in those things to which you are committed.
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Successful people understand and use the power of commitment. Many of us have some idea of what we would like to do or achieve. How committed are we to doing it?
Are our plans a vague notion or a firm goal?
Ideas about what we would like to do are like castles. Either they are castles in the clouds, ethereal thoughts that drift in and out of our minds and finally disappear, or they are stone castles, firm structures that will withstand time and trouble. It is important to understand which type our ideas are otherwise we find ourselves investing time and energy in daydreams, essentially achieving nothing.
One of the tools used by life coaches to help someone realise how committed they are to a plan is to ask them to give it a value between one an ten, one being hardly any commitment and ten being highly committed. This quickly reveals the truth about a plan – whether it is a castle in the clouds or a castle of rock.
A sample conversation:
“You say you would like to get fit. How committed are you to that?”
“Oh, very committed”
“On a scale of one to ten?”
“About eight”
“Great! Now what steps do you need to take to get fit?”
“I want to join a health club.”
“Good. What steps will you take to join a club?”
“I will telephone and find out.”
“When will you ’phone?”
“Oh, sometime.”
“Honestly, on a scale of one to ten, how committed are you to making that call?”
“I guess about four.”
This snippet of a coaching conversation reveals that while the person claims that they really want to get fit, they are not committed to taking the steps necessary to achieve that goal.
Think about your plans for the future. How committed are you to achieving them and how committed are you taking the actions necessary to fulfill those plans?
People in business might find it helpful to review their business mission statement and goals. Often mission statements are full of noble aspirations of what we think we should be. A review, using an honest assessment of commitment rated from one to ten, would be helpful in sorting out what to ignore and where to focus the most energy. You cannot commit yourself to everything. And you will only succeed in those things to which you are committed.
THE POWER OF COMMITMENT - To learn more about this author, visit Jonathan Payne's Website.
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