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Carolyn Smagalski
Commitment
Founder - Editor - Host
"There are only two options regarding commitment. You're
either in or out. There's no such thing as a life
in-between," said Pat Riley, suave and unflappable, the most
celebrated basketball coach in the world. You cannot commit
to your dream half-way. If you are going to put in partial
effort, you will never arrive at your goal. As Yoda, the
ancient Jedi master in the Star Wars Trilogy, said, "Do or do
not. There is no try."
Vince Lombardi said, "The harder you work, the harder it is to
surrender." Commitment becomes so strong that the idea of
quitting becomes impossible. Your success is determined by
that commitment.
"Our nettlesome task is to discover how to organize our
strength into compelling power," wrote Martin Luther King,
Jr. When you have never done it before, you set out on a
trek, much like an adventurer. You become Christopher
Columbus searching for the New World, or Marie Curie, looking
for the secrets within science, unaware of the possible
adversities, yet prepared for the fight. When you meet with
challenge, you make note of it, adjust your methods, and try
again. You work at it “until” you succeed. If there is no
light at the end of the tunnel, it is because you did not yet
“turn it on.” It remains unfinished business that will be
ignited when success is imminent.
As you progress, you will discover new ways to sharpen your
skills. You will become a different person. You will become
a better person. You will become someone's mentor. You may
not even have awareness that you are being watched.
Your purpose is unlike any other person's, so protect yourself
from the critics. They are not on your journey, nor do they
see your dream. You will become deaf to their comments when
your dream is big enough - when you have committed. Until you
are there, block out your fear of their criticism and carry
on.
Recommended Reading:
The
Gift of Wealth
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