What is commitment— really? Revisited & revised.

Posted a great quote yesterday by Richard Brooke and... after I did, I got to thinking about it— asking "The Five Right Questions" an' all. Being an editor by profession (and love and talent...) I couldn't help myself. (And no, I'm not some reinvent the wheels "red" personality who cannot/ will-not do what he's told <smile>) This is different. Here's Richard's original quote:

"When nothing is in place, and you decide to go for it, anyway, trusting that by engaging fully in the process you'll learn & experience all you need to succeed... that's commitment."
— Richard B. Brooke

What got my attention was the "you decide" bit. It brought up a story, this (short) story.

Seven birds are sitting on a wire.

Three decide to fly away.

How many are left?

It's a workshop story/question that illustrates the point that even when you "decide," nothing happens until you take action. Still seven birds there UNTIL the three that decided actually fly away.

So, at the risk of offending my mentor/friend, I'm editing the above quote to read:

"When nothing is in place, and you go for it, anyway, trusting that by engaging fully in the process you'll learn & experience all you need to succeed... that's commitment."

There now. I hope Richard doesn't mind. You?

Thanks.
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Comments

[Susan Davis]

John: This post flies right along with my video from last night. It is the taking action regardless of.... No matter how bad we "want" "dream" "think positive" "know"..... nothing happens until the action begins and the second most important part is the "continuation" of those actions... starting is the easy part... it is the finishing that people seem to have the issue with!

You`re the "Greatest"

Susan

[John Fogg]

And the vanilla & chocolate of action include both Inner & Outer Action. The "want" and "dream" and "think positive" actions are equally important and many (many) times even more, because they lead to the outer, external "results."

Tanks Susan.
I appreciate you.

[Brian Satterlee]

Commitment to your company and to your product is crucial, and taking action is necessary. What action is taken will also play into how successful you are. If you are really committed, trial and error will take you where you need to go, but it can be an awfully miserable path.

I think it is a good idea to spend some time learning about what you will do and plan what you will do, before you do it. I am not saying to spend a year at it but a little research and planning can streamline the process quite a bit.

Brian.

[Chris Owen]

This is great. I have made many decisions in my life, some good, some bad, but how many have I actually acted on.

The great part about getting older is that you begin to act more on the good decisions than the bad.

I just wish the wisdom to do so kicked in a little earlier.

Chris Owen