| Do you feel that you are committed to your | | | | 2:00am, we were just finishing up. Not once during |
| business? How can you tell? Commitment is not | | | | this time did anyone say "it's getting late, let's |
| something that you can directly see. There are | | | | finish tomorrow". We were all focused on getting |
| two characteristics that show commitment - | | | | our task done and didn't quit until it was |
| focus and personal sacrifices. | | | | completed. Did we sacrifice some sleep - yes, in |
| First, you will show a focused or having a | | | | fact many of us were up early to support Frank |
| single-minded purpose in what you are doing. | | | | in his AdWords training class on Saturday morning |
| Everything that you do would be directed toward | | | | at 7:00am. This is the commitment that our team |
| making your business better. Sometimes this | | | | has to our business and to our customers. |
| focus can be so strong that it will appear that you | | | | People need to attach a meaning to the sacrifice. |
| have blinders on. Many people will say that you | | | | If this sacrifice does not provide them with a |
| have "tunnel vision". You don't see anything | | | | sense of achievement, they will not be willing to |
| outside of your focus going on around you. | | | | do it. |
| I can tell you from experience that my husband is | | | | Commitment follows meaning. A job is only a job |
| always saying that I "tune out" and live in my | | | | until you identify with it and see the meaning in |
| "own little world". I get so focused that I lose | | | | what you are doing and why you are doing it. |
| sight of what is going on around me. He has | | | | People do not sacrifice unless what they are doing |
| learned over the last 29 years that when my | | | | has meaning. To make that sacrifice, you need to |
| office door is shut, that I will only come out when | | | | see how what you are doing impacts your |
| I am done with what I am working on. | | | | business. |
| Second, you will be willing to make personal | | | | Commitment is a willingness to look for a new |
| sacrifices to reach your goals. This can be as | | | | and better way to do something and then do it. It |
| simple as giving up an hour of television a day to | | | | focuses on eliminating procrastinating and |
| work on your business. Others will tell you that if | | | | confronting head on what is not working. This |
| you watch any television that you are not | | | | spirit of commitment allows a person to take |
| committed. I don't agree with this one. When I | | | | risks they would not have taken before. This risk |
| am focused, I am focused. But everyone needs | | | | is looking to the future instead of rehashing the |
| to get away from time to time. Don't let your | | | | past. |
| family life become a personal sacrifice. | | | | In summary, commitment will be evident in the |
| I can give you one example of focus and personal | | | | focus that you apply toward your own goals. The |
| sacrifice in working with the MasterMind Pros | | | | surest measure of commitment is in the personal |
| Team. Now our Team is a group of coaches | | | | sacrifices you are willing to make to achieve your |
| mentors that helps others learn Affiliate Marketing | | | | goals. James Womack has stated that |
| and other skills involved in running a business. | | | | "Commitment unlocks the doors of imagination, |
| After a training conference ended on one Friday | | | | allows vision, and gives us the "right stuff" to turn |
| night at 9:00pm, our team started working on | | | | our dreams into reality." So - how committed are |
| refining a new landing page for our website. At | | | | you? |