The Essence of Commitment
Try this experiment: Put your head underwater and stay there for a long while.
What will you realize? That you can’t stay underwater for long? Why? It’s because you have a 100% commitment to breathing. No need for motivation. No need for justification. No making excuses.
You simply breathe.
That is commitment. Just doing what you are supposed to do. You don’t make excuses, or have a debate with yourself or your peers if the task is really necessary.
Whining is also terrible. You waste time whining and nothing good happens from it.
Worry is also another enemy of commitment. You waste precious energy worrying when you can simply do the task and be committed to it.
Commitment is therefore Action. As the Nike slogan says, Just Do It.
Final food for thought:
If someone tried to stop you from breathing, what will do? If you’re committed to an action or someone and then something comes along that threatens that commitment, what do you do?
Choose. Decide. Commit.
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Nice post Argee!
No frills – just straight talk hitting the mark.
Thanks Mia!
Simple is always good
Commitment for me is also respect.
Thumbs up for the post.
It somehow help me get back on track.
So true. Although at times, hard to follow through. But having goals to keep you checking your progress allows you to monitor how much effort you have put to your commitment as well.
Very nice post, I couldn’t agree more. Emailed this to the hubby who wants to share it with his staff, hehehe… We both hate whiners.
This is true… when you are committed nothing else matters… you just know you have to follow a certain path because you are committed to it. No buts, not what ifs… I struggled for a while with worry and truthfully, that lead to nowhere… and now… I told myself.. I will commit to my passion.. and now… I am happier than I ever was… it may have a few bumps here and there… but i enjoy what i do… i give my 100% to it..
thanks for this mia:)
nice analogy… However, for most people though, commitment requires a lot of years of practice and a great deal of discipline.
That’s a correct observation!
Commitment is not an easy task.
Thank you!
Doing what you have to do because you need to – that is a nice definition of commitment.
I choose to serve.
I decide to serve.
I commit to serve.
That is my commitment.
Yes, commitment is a necessity. No other option.
I love your commitment manifesto
I like how you co-related Commitment to Breathing. I guess if you are committed in what you are doing, good things will come.
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Hi Franc,
Thanks! Yes, good things happen to people who commit and persevere
It is believed that Socrates held his student’s head underwater until he was about to drown. Then asked the student what he wanted when his head was underwater. The student said “Air. I wanted Air” Socrates said when you want wisdom as much as you wanted air just now, you will find wisdom.
Great post!
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Hi Jupiter,
Yes! I have heard that anecdote of Socrates
It is also a common story with Zen masters 
Thanks!
if we have no commitment then we have no goal. we all need commitment to do something.
Hi Aeirin!
Yes, goals are not goals until there is commitment attached to it
This just actually gave me a slap on the face. I’ve been whining so much lately, but ended up with nothing. I should probably start doing what I got to do because I have to.
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Hi Jeanne!
Am glad it gave some sort of jolt
All the best in achieving your goals.
Commitment is a very powerful word and everyone should give importance to it. Very nice blog opening with the underwater experiment.
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Thanks Lizzie! Commitment cannot be half-hearted. It should be complete