#1
Here’s a story about a woman who worked as a jeweler. This woman was in charge of the couples getting their wedding bands engraved with something special (i.e. date they met or married, small sentimental phrases, their names; even short wedding vows)
On one occasion, a woman (bride-to-be) asked her to inscribe something on her fiancé’s ring. When the jeweler asked what she wanted she replied that “They aren’t very romantic,” but wanted something. The bride to be added that they were getting married on her fiancé’s birthday so he wouldn’t forget the date.
The jeweler replied asking, “Isn’t there something you’d want him to remember as he looks inside his ring?”
“Actually there is,” she said. ‘Put it back on!’ came to be inscribed inside her husband’s ring.
Questions come to mind: Was she trying to help along her husband’s commitment to the relationship. Hmmm…
#2
There once was a woman named Catherine, from Scotland, she too may have wanted to help along her lover’s commitment to their relationship, for several decades actually. Finally, after 40 years of courtship, her 68-year-old boyfriend George proposed. Maybe he was waiting for a convenient time. Maybe he was waiting to get up the nerve. Who knows?
Catherine, though, was more than understanding about waiting four decades for him to pop the question . . . ‘He is a bit shy, you know,’ she said.
-Author Ken Blanchard says this about commitment – ‘There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses – only results.’
Is there an area of your life that feels more like an interest than a commitment? Does it deserve more from you? You can be interested in starting a business or you can be committed. You can be interested in a relationship or you can be committed. Interest may get you a pay check or someone to be with, but commitment can change things.
Whether you are pursuing a project, following a dream, changing a habit, preparing for your future or even something adventurous like living off grid; consider this: Can you get the results you want without commitment?
Maybe the real question is not about how committed you are, but rather – are you ready for results? Our actions or the lack thereof will always bring “results.”
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