The Client Letter
February 18, 2013
Way North of Lake Wobegon
Cloudy 27 Degrees
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I used to think commitment was hard work. That it required some superhuman level of willpower or a willingness to go through life without having any fun.
That’s kind of how society makes it out to be. People who practice an instrument 3 hours a day or who get up at 3AM every morning to meditate are kind of weird compared to the average Joe.
“Oh come on! You can work later… you have to have fun sometime! Take it easy! Enjoy yourself.”
Commitment isn’t something that’s really fostered by the system.
Hmmm…. wonder why that is?
Because there’s POWER there, that’s why. And societies dominated by powerful (inner power, not coercive power) individuals don’t tolerate much of the B.S. you see out there today.
But I digress…
There is power in commitment. I’m only beginning to realize just how much.
For me, here’s why commitment is so powerful:
Commitment makes it much easier to decline what you want now in exchange for what you want most.
Commitment communicates things to the people and clients around you that show them you are the real deal.
But best of all, commitment (over time) fosters an internal confidence in your own validity and the value of what you want in life.
Eventually, that confidence seeps out and begins to affect your entire world.
Commitment to something allows you to detach yourself from the energy and focus sucking “what-ifs” of life and set your sights on a definite aim.
Commitment creates instant clarity.
And clarity makes the difference.
Not too long ago, I committed to reaching thousands of service providers like you through The Rainmaker Letter. What’s in each issue of that letter can transform lives. Primarily because it can transform PEOPLE and the view they have of themselves and of the world.
That single commitment has provided an enormous amount of clarity that now simply needs action.
The question, really, isn’t whether or not to commit. That would be like asking yourself, do you want clarity or not?
The real question is simply figuring out what to commit to?
What exactly is worthy of a portion of your life?