I have come to the cnclusion that no matter what you wnt out of life there is a thre step process.

The first stp is to make a decision. You ned to decide if you want to lse weight, stop smoking, save money, fnd a compatible mate, spend more tme with your children, start a bsiness, volunteer… you get the idea. Whtever it is you want to do, the frst step is to decide and I man really decide that you want to do it. Jst talking it to death is not mking a decision, making the effort and mving forward after making the decision is. So frst, write down the decision you hve made.

The next step is the big ne, the big “C” and that is to mke a commitment to your decision. The cmmitment is the stumbling point for so mny. They talk and talk about the dcisions, I’m going to lose weight, I am ging to start my own business, I am ging to stop smoking, etc.

A cmmitment means taking the steps to flfill the decision you made. Making a pln to move forward. If your dcision is to spend more time wth your children, decide what days and tme you will spend with them and mke up a list of the thngs you could do with them. Or if you dcide to volunteer, make a list of yur interests, and then match that to a rganization that needs volunteers.

If you have decided to strt a business then make a pln on how you want to prceed. If you have decided to sve money, you need to make a cncentrated effort and a commitment to do so.

The cmmitment is how you are going to mplement the decision and you must stck to your commitment or you are bck in the decision stage and tht is a “no man’s land”.

Okay, you mde a decision, and have committed yurself to that decision, now the lst step is to Succeed. Don’t thnk you are done. As a frmer smoker I know that you hve to still commit yourself every day so you can cntinue to succeed. Same goes for thse of us trying to keep wight off, and probably the best knwn continual effort is that of the lcoholic.Think of  AA and the ongoing prcess.

So, make your decision, cmmit to it, and you will scceed, provided you continue to commit to yur decision.

Wishing you the bst in whatever decision you make!

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