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28/05/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

3 Essential Components of Commitment For Goal Achievement

Commitment is an essential aspect of Goal Achievement.

3 Essential Components of Commitment
For Goal Achievement

There are three key components to commitment:

  1. The act of making a pledge, promise or obligation.  It’s about stopping, considering and deciding that you will take a course of action.  These decisions should not be made lightly, but with full intent to achieve the desired end.  Commitment requires firm decision-making.
  2. Having engagement; involvement.  This aspect of commitment is about actively following through on your commitment.  You will not move forward unless you are taking action regularly and consistently to move you forward.  Commitment requires action.
  3. Following through to completion.  Most goals, especially big stretchy ones require different ways of thinking, feeling and acting, requiring you to do things differently.  Unless you do what’s required you won’t get to the finishing line.  Commitment requires do whatever it takes for however long it takes, until you complete the pledge, promise or obligation.

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25/05/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

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– James Womack

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“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
― Paulo Coelho

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Failure Is Part Of Pursing Goals

If you’ve tried and failed at anything you are not alone.  As you work on achieving your goals, there will be failures along the way.  Whether that’s because you’re doing something new, or endeavouring to develop a higher skill level, there will be failures.  It’s all part of the journey and becoming the [Read more…]

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“A humble man is not afraid of failure.  In fact, he is not afraid of anything, even of himself, since perfect humility implies perfect confidence in the power of God before Whom no other power has any meaning and for Whom there is no such thing as an obstacle.” – Thomas Merton

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