6 Key Components to Commitment

You will notice that there are six key components to making and keeping a Serious Commitment.

A SERIOUS COMMITMENT IS A....

1. SOLEMN PROMISE

Instead of just being hollow words said casually in passing, a Serious Commitment is a solemn pledge you make and keep with yourself and others. You must understand the complete consequences of your commitment and fully mean it when you say it. When you make a commitment, others will take you seriously and rely on you to be true to your word.

2. FULL INVESTMENT

A Serious Commitment means you fully invest yourself in the cause - physically, mentally, and emotionally. You connect completely with your cause and passionately pursue it by putting your whole heart, mind, and soul into it. You don’t hold back but go “all in”, putting in your full attention, energy, and effort to accomplish your goal.

3. WILLINGNESS TO SACRIFICE

When you make a Serious Commitment to someone or something, it also means you willingly and selflessly make individual sacrifices for it. It is a key priority for you and something you willingly work the rest of your life around, even if it causes some personal hardship to you. Commitment means you knowingly and willingly give up things you might want in the short-term to potentially gain something of greater value in the long-term. In a team setting, commitment also means sometimes sacrificing your individual goals for good of the team.

“I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the Hero,

the ultimate champion.”

4. LONG-TERM OBLIGATION

A Serious Commitment is a long-term obligation you must continually work toward and ideally see through to completion. It isn’t something you try out and then easily abandon. It is something you establish, embody, and embrace for the long haul.

5. PACT TO PERSEVERE

A Serious Commitment means sticking with something even when, and especially when, times are tough. Just like the traditional marriage vows of “for richer or poorer, in sickness and health,” true commitment is unwavering regardless of the circumstances. When you make a commitment to someone or something, you make a pact to persevere through the tough times together. It won’t be easy, but it is almost always worth it.

6. AGREEMENT TO ACT

Finally, a Serious Commitment is way more than words. It is best demonstrated and proven by your actions on a regular basis. People will initially listen to your words but will ultimately measure your commitment and your character by your deeds.