A challenge - Are You INTERESTED Or Are You COMMITTED?
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"Are You INTERESTED Or Are You COMMITTED?" – I listened to this sentence from John Assaraf’s podcast today. This question hooked me and left me with a deep reflection on each project that I have pursued – the one which was effectively complete often came with commitment; the incomplete one was often triggered from being interested.
It is a challenge to be committed, especially when being interested will bring instant good feelings while being committed will be fruitful in the long-term.
This question also created a turning point for John Assaraf - one of the top world-class mindset and behavior experts. John's mentor asked him this question while he was sharing his goal of achieving financial freedom. John was 19 years old at that time. “Yes, I want to be financially successful,” John answered but he was obviously confused about the huge difference between being interested and being committed. ‘You will achieve your goals when you are committed, you will choose what matters over what is convenient…”.
And John made his dream come true with his mentor’s guidance and his choice of being committed in his goal – he was willing to do whatever it took to achieve his goal. And he is now committed to helping others to reach their goals.
BE COMMITTED:
- You identify clearly what you want and the reason you want it.
- You have a strong WHY.
- You do not quit because you know that current performance does not decide your future, providing that you continue developing yourself.
- You see failure as a great learning opportunity to take better action in the future.
- You believe in yourself and others. And if you are lacking in that, you still keep moving your work to improve yourself in order to be confident.
- You trust in the process, giving and commitment will bring the long-term sustainable success.
WHEN YOU ARE COMMITTED, YOU WILL BECOME MORE CONFIDENT:
- You will be willing to try something new.
- You will be willing to learn.
- You will become more committed in what you do.
