Commitment can be defined as demonstrating dedication or application to a task or purpose. Being committed to a goal therefore makes perfect sense. You will stick to your task and follow the path to the end. You will apply yourself and do what needs to be done in order to reach your desired outcome. Or will you? True commitment is a powerful internal statement of intent. People often say they are committed to something but in reality they are not. They are keen, excited, desirous, eager, passionate and any number of other things but they are often not truly committed. This article will examine commitment in relation to goal setting and how you can harness its power.
Once you truly commit to doing something you unleash a powerful set of forces within yourself. You have an intention. Your unconscious will work away at an issue or task without you even being aware of it. It will see and make connections for you then throw them up to your conscious mind and you will find yourself making great progress with your goal. Commitment is a powerful force. Commitment takes energy, both emotional and physical, and you need to use it carefully to get the best from it. Applying commitment unwisely can have unintended consequences.
A major problem can occur, for example, when you choose to fully commit to a flawed goal that is unlikely to be achieved. A goal can be flawed in many ways: too big, too vague, not compelling enough, not sustainable, not yours, etc... The issue with commitment is that is doesn't differentiate between good and flawed goals. It applies the same emotional energy to everything it is aimed at. Therefore, if you fully commit to something you cannot complete, there is a much larger emotional and physical cost when that outcome is not reached. After a few such resource sapping events you may give up on your goals altogether. Not good.
I therefore recommend that you only truly commit to well-formed, compelling, appropriately sized and sustainable goals or sub-goals that will still stretch you but are inherently achievable. Committing to just one or two smaller goals at a time is ideal. Keep the overarching super-goals simmering until you build up to them and grow your emotional and physical resources to fully commit to them later.
Commitment is like a muscle. Muscles can be trained and can grow. They can also be overworked and become tired or even torn and broken. Working your commitment muscle with steady goal progress will pay you huge dividends. You are rewarded with success and your commitment is justified. Truly committing to each goal in a chain of progressively bigger goals is far better than committing to a single large, possibly flawed and ultimately unachievable goal.
Make a commitment today to treat your commitment muscle well and it will work hard on your behalf. I wish you well with achieving your goals.
I'm Andy Pope and I am committed to helping individuals and organisations develop more effective face to face communication skills and personal development. I hope you enjoyed this article.
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