"What is stronger than the will to win is the first courage." ~ Unknown
I've talked to a lot of people lately who are doing something "right" with their lives but really want to do something else. They feel the rush to break free and will look for you, even though they have not yet explained "about it."
I think most people, if they are not there right now, understand this. It is only natural for us to go further. When we don't move forward, we wonder, we wonder what we are doing with our lives - and what we expect.
Still nothing is changing.
Part of the problem is knowing where to start. The other part is the fear of the unknown. Both can prevent you from making a commitment.
The state of commitment is to stay on track, to walk the distance, to fall and rise again, to move forward.
The question is: What are you committed to? Sometimes we give ourselves by mistake to the result without committing ourselves first to the process.
For example, I know someone who talks about this book in his head. It will be a best seller. It will be made into a film and will make him millions of dollars.
But he has not even written the first chapter. Commit to the outcome before committing to the process. This process will appear on the page. That's a commitment.
The result is about "getting there." Based on the ego. It's about winning a prize. Getting approval. Accepting compliments. The process is about "being here." It's humble, low, and scary.
But it is only through commitment to the process that we can achieve results.
When a commitment is made.
So the question is: What are you committed to?
We want to make it a bigger question than it really is, but sometimes commitment just pops up. I had a teacher who used to tell me, “Show your success.” And that was his message to me. Repeatedly. When I arrive, I have fulfilled my commitment.
For many of us, when we do not progress in any way or use our full potential, we feel like we are going backwards, as if we were going backwards, which is very contrary to our nature. We have made an agreement with us that we are here to move forward. Disclosure. Hearing. Extension.
When we are not there, we feel that we are somehow failing to make the commitment we have to ourselves.
But if you do not know where you are committed, you cannot improve. A good start is to ask yourself, "What is one thing that would irritate me if, at the end of my life, I didn't try, didn't try, or finished?"
If there is a quick response, you should commit to that. If there is no quick response, you may feel unnecessary pressure to make great art, and in fact, you should start by doing doodling. And let it take shape, gain momentum, and morph into an amazing creation you never knew you could know.
All you need to do is give them an outlet and the support they need to keep going.
You will not be able to run home every time you wake up, but that is the only way you can get a chance to run. Or don't miss it. Or bunt. Or hit. Your commitment is to perform the procedure, not always to get a good result.
Sooner or later, you will find the right ball. Make the original foundation pass. And join a team that will help you go all the way.
All because he got up and went to the plate and caught the bat.
The question is: Are you willing? Are you ready to get into the game?
Or is it humble? Or is there a learning curve? Or no guarantee of success? Even if you are scared? Or do the steps seem trivial? Or do you not know what he is doing?
Are you still determined to appear? Are you still determined to move forward? Are you still willing to do it anyway?
Because that's a commitment. That is the entry price. That is what is needed for something to happen.
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