Thoughts of the Week: September 6, 2024
Be committed
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Commitment isn’t measured by your aspirations, it’s measured by what you do. Are you organized with your next moves ahead, have your priorities straight, and push on the most important thing—day in, and day out? Are you ready to hit the ground running, and *keep* running, no matter how discouraging it might be at times or what obstacles are thrown your way? Tighten it all up.
Commitment, at its core, means that you accept that no matter what comes—you will figure it out. There is no stopping you, there are only tough problems to solve along the way. You are resolving to make this thing happen.
Take a moment today and consider why you do what you do, and if you’re really as “all in” as you claim to be…and if you’re not, it’s time to really line up your actions to your aspirations.
There is no magic that creates the end goal—it is only you.
Dig into your commitment, line up your actions, and go get that next goal.
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1. Your only competition is yourself.
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3. Be willing to make the sacrifice for success.
Commitment will involve persistence and resilience. You will run into bumps in the road and want to give up.