Do you have trouble keeping your commitments? Is it hard for you to stay motivated? Figuring out what motivates us to keep our commitments, either personal or our commitments to someone else, is pivotal to achieving excellence. In order to understand why we keep our commitments or not, we have to understand what motivates us. Understanding our own motivations can be a very powerful thing. If we can understand why we do something, or why we steer clear of something, we can ultimately get closer to personal achievement.
To start, we must realize that every single one of our commitments all started out as just plain 'interests.' We may be interested in doing something, but that doesn't mean that we are necessarily committed to that thing. Just imagine how many things that you have been interested in, but didn't take any action towards. It was simply an 'interest.'
That interest can then turn into a commitment. If someone is committed to a purpose, goal, personal relationship, etc., they are actively focusing in on that one thing. Merriam-Webster defines the word 'commitment' as "the state or an instance of being obligated or emotionally impelled." If we look deeper at this definition, we see that the main difference in interest versus commitment is action. If someone is committed to an ideal, that commitment helps form that person's actions. If someone is committed to a goal, they are actively pursuing it on a continual basis. The key here is action. Interest always comes first, but can grow into commitment. Furthermore, commitment is never present without an initial attraction or interest. We must also look at internal factors that spark the initial interest. Internal factors can be related to either moving towards one's goal, or moving away from what they know they do not want.
We are all moving away from something that we fear or dislike, or moving towards something we wish to gain. Sometimes it's a combination of both. These two forms of internal motivation are typically subconscious, but they can also be very prevalent in our everyday thinking. For instance, a lot of people are driven by a wanting for financial stability, a healthy family, a higher standard of living, etc. On the other hand, a person may be even more driven towards those same goals, but in a different way. That person is driven by a fear of losing respect, losing their family, their home, the fear of financial hardship, etc. Many of us are motivated by a little of both.
Most people are never aware of what drives them to do the things that they do. However, once someone has figured out what they want out of life, or even what they definitely don't want, they can strive towards personal achievement. Using this information, you too can learn to keep your commitments to yourself and to others. Keeping these things on the forefront of your thoughts can help keep your motivation at peak levels. Just remember that positive change and achievement cannot come without a personal commitment to achievement.
To start, we must realize that every single one of our commitments all started out as just plain 'interests.' We may be interested in doing something, but that doesn't mean that we are necessarily committed to that thing. Just imagine how many things that you have been interested in, but didn't take any action towards. It was simply an 'interest.'
That interest can then turn into a commitment. If someone is committed to a purpose, goal, personal relationship, etc., they are actively focusing in on that one thing. Merriam-Webster defines the word 'commitment' as "the state or an instance of being obligated or emotionally impelled." If we look deeper at this definition, we see that the main difference in interest versus commitment is action. If someone is committed to an ideal, that commitment helps form that person's actions. If someone is committed to a goal, they are actively pursuing it on a continual basis. The key here is action. Interest always comes first, but can grow into commitment. Furthermore, commitment is never present without an initial attraction or interest. We must also look at internal factors that spark the initial interest. Internal factors can be related to either moving towards one's goal, or moving away from what they know they do not want.
We are all moving away from something that we fear or dislike, or moving towards something we wish to gain. Sometimes it's a combination of both. These two forms of internal motivation are typically subconscious, but they can also be very prevalent in our everyday thinking. For instance, a lot of people are driven by a wanting for financial stability, a healthy family, a higher standard of living, etc. On the other hand, a person may be even more driven towards those same goals, but in a different way. That person is driven by a fear of losing respect, losing their family, their home, the fear of financial hardship, etc. Many of us are motivated by a little of both.
Most people are never aware of what drives them to do the things that they do. However, once someone has figured out what they want out of life, or even what they definitely don't want, they can strive towards personal achievement. Using this information, you too can learn to keep your commitments to yourself and to others. Keeping these things on the forefront of your thoughts can help keep your motivation at peak levels. Just remember that positive change and achievement cannot come without a personal commitment to achievement.
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