Commitment-Phobes

This is about the time when the New Years Resolution people who are commitment-phobes start to hit their snooze button in the morning and skip their early morning workouts.

People who succeed in weight loss or incorporating working out into their lifestyle aren’t necessarily genetically designed to be thin, athletic or quickly learn how to push themselves to see results (that comes with time and hard work)… but they have one very important characteristic: the ability to commit to something and stick with it.

I believe that it is possible to do anything in life if you commit to achieving it. It’s not necessarily going to be easy, there are times where you will wonder if it’s worth it and that will be the true test of your commitment.

This morning I laid awake at 5am after a restless sleep. I crawled out of my warm bed, looked out the window and saw my car was covered in snow… I had to decide at that point how committed I was to the idea of scraping off my car, chance getting stuck in the driveway that wasn’t plowed yet, and then driving on snow covered roads to get to the indoor track by the time it opened at 5:30am.

I’m happy to report that I was the first one to tie my laces this morning at the track… but the test of my commitment didn’t end there. At Lap 4 (less than 1K into my 5K run) I had to remind myself why I needed to run today… because at one point (preferably today)… I need to get my training back on track. Over the last couple of months, other priorities have superseeded my training and it’s time for me to bite the bullet or I won’t place Top 10 for my age bracket in the Bluenose race and I will come in last in The Turtle and The Hare race. Now will it be the end of the world if I don’t meet those goals? Of course not… but I’ll be disappointed in myself and it will be proof of my lack of commitment because in theory I should be able to achieve both of these goals if I work at it.

People who fail in life are commitment-phobes… if you REALLY want something in life… you’ll figure out a way to get it… your actions will always speak louder than your words