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COMMITMENT

 


"I left him because he was not responsible, he was not ready to be committed to me". This statement often captures the obvious scenario of what defines or describes a commitment to young people - relationships.


It is rather unfortunate, that the word commitment is usually associated and straitjacketed to relationships, whereas its practical meaning and applications cut across everything we do in life. Commitment is the backbone that every worthy achievement stands on.


Commitment is the state or quality of being dedicated, loyal, devoted to a cause or a marked out endeavour. Cambridge Dictionary defined commitment as "a promise or firm decision to do something. The willingness to give your time and energy to a job, activity or something that you believe in". 


Inferring from the above definition, it is obvious that for everything we do and/or do not do, commitment plays a vital role. The fact that you are reading this piece right now, you must have committed your time and resources to do so. So whether it is school, business, decision to change some bad habits, choices in life, relationships, starting a family, etcetera, all these boil down to commitment. 



I, therefore, see commitment as the spine upon which every worthy achievement in life stems. Commitment counts the cost and pays the proportionate price. Commitment singles you out of the crowd. Don't travel this life without adding tones of commitment to your backpack.


Where you are and who you are right now is not in any way unrelated to the number of commitments you have made in the past. John C. Maxwell in his book, "Make Today Count", gave 12 daily dozens that will make each day a masterpiece; commitment was one of them.  He said: "achieving the things you desire requires tenacity. Tenacity requires commitment. Commitment is the engine that keeps us on track to complete what we set out to do".


He added that "An integral part of commitment is to ascertain what the price will be for what you want to commit to and then be willing to pay that price. In committing you must determine that the goal is worth that price"


In my next piece, I will share four cornerstones that commitment rests on, but let me end by resounding that commitment is related to everything we do in life. It separates excellence from mediocrity. To be a person of commitment, you have to count the cost, determine the price and pay it. Without commitment, you will just go through the motion of life without leaving a worthy mark in the sand of time. 


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  1. Unknown9 May 2021 at 21:48

    A worthy read. Thank you

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  2. Tongjal, W. N.10 May 2021 at 06:21

    'Commitment counts the cost and pays the proportionate price'.

    Thank you for this!

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