Commitment Begins When Excitement Weakens
COMMITMENT
Many people misunderstand commitment. They associate it mainly with emotion: motivation, passion, excitement, inspiration, certainty, or intense desire.
But emotions naturally fluctuate.
But emotions naturally fluctuate.
Excitement rises and falls.
Motivation appears and disappears.
Feelings change with circumstances, moods, success, failure, stress, and time.
If commitment depended entirely on emotion, very little in human life would remain stable for long.
True commitment usually begins at the point where excitement weakens.
It begins when a person continues showing up even after novelty fades.
This applies to many dimensions of life:
relationships,
work,
personal growth,
learning