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How to Be More Committed…
Keep Taking the Shot!
I’ve been reflecting on commitment this week and wondering whether it’s as important as we think for achievement. And, if it is, how do we make ourselves more ‘committed’?
We hear a lot about commitment, about ‘taking the shot’, about staying in the game, and, of course, we can see the results of this. But what is it that creates the behaviour that has someone show up again and again with the energy to keep doing something, even when they’re tired or it doesn’t look like results are happening?
What’s going on here and how does it apply to you and me? How come one person can, seemingly, commit, and another not? And how can we adapt our own behaviour so that we get more of the results we want in the areas we want to achieve them?
What ‘Commitment’ Looks Like on the Outside…
I’m coordinating a group of coaches who are delivering a project for leaders in an international organisation. As part of one of our regular round-ups on ‘how it’s going’, the issue of commitment has come up.
Some of the coaching relationships are going ahead with a huge amount of momentum, the coachees are seeing new perspectives and achieving results in their work. Some of the relationships are on a slower track and there is a bit less…
