Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Committing to Marriage


About once a week I receive an email marketing tip from C. Richard Weylman. Some of them are really helpful and others immediately end up in the electronic trash bin.

Today's tip is about committing to your goals so you will see them become a reality.

Here are Weylman's tips on making and meeting commitments:

1. You must make a choice. When you choose your desired future outcome over your current reality, you remove the struggle that leads to compromising your commitment.

2. Choose your future outcome over instant gratification. Focus on your future outcome, working through the steps it will take to achieve it, and it will override your need for instant gratification.

3. It takes 100% commitment to be successful. Don't make excuses and exceptions - it will set you up for failure and make it harder to get back on track. Make your commitment and stick to it - no excuses, no exceptions!

4. Be sure you are completely dedicated to your commitment, not just casually interested. Your level of desire will determine your results - period. Ken Blanchard, author of The One Minute Manager, says, "There is 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."

5. Visualize your future outcome instead of momentary temptation. When you are able to focus on the end result, you will make the right choices that support your desired outcome.

Now go back and read the tips again, only this time, instead of thinking about business goals, think about what it takes to make a marriage successful.

Pretty cool, huh?

With nearly half of all marriages in the U.S. ending in divorce and with many couples choosing not to marry at all, a little teaching on commitment might be in order.

May God give us the grace to keep our commitments.

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