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Are You Committed? |
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Why would we keep doing something that doesn’t give us what we want?
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Simply stated – because we are committed to doing the thing we keep doing. Yes, I know that sounds over-simplistic, perhaps even counter-intuitive, but it is the case. How does this work? Let’s start with the definition for commitment:
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“The state of being bound emotionally or intellectually to some course of action.”
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We are all committed to many things, most of which we never give a second thought to. Everything you do in your life is driven by the things you are committed to. How you communicate with people, your degree of honesty, and the car you drive are all results of how your commitments are expressed.
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And YES, you can be committed to something and not really like the result that shows up. For example, you may be one of those people who never has enough money to take a vacation or buy a new car, and yet you never save. It may frustrate you that you can’t take that vacation, it may even make you sad or cause you to feel out of control. And still, you don’t save money. You might look for something in your past that has taught you not to save money, like maybe your parents never saved and so you just never learned the value of it. Or you might compare yourself with others around you and see that they spend money impulsively, so you just give into the “pressure” and do the same. |
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The reason you don’t save money (or don’t exercise, or don’t do “whatever”) is partly because you simply are not committed to saving money. You may be interested in saving money, but being interested in something and being committed to something are universes apart.
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| INTERESTED IN = |
having a curiosity, fascination or concern about it, or are desirous of personal gain
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whereas
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| COMMITTED TO = |
The state of being bound emotionally or intellectually to some course of action.
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They're not the same thing are they? Not even close! |
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