Commitment to Myself

A few days ago, I was reading an infographic about the key competencies that are mostly demanded in today's world, and I was greatly struck by the fact that commitment is at the top of the list.

Yes, commitment is the most demanded competency in today's business world, the competency that will be most in demand in the future, and the one considered most scarce in the next two or three years.

And I completely agree with the weakness many of us have in this competency.

In a recent post, we already talked about this aspect, and today we are going to analyze it from a different perspective. My commitment, not to the world but to myself.

How many things do we commit to each day? in our internal dialogue (“I’m going to do this”) in our endless lists (“I have to…”) or perhaps we jot down in an agenda or share with someone (“it must be done today…”)

However, from my perspective, we have lost the value of commitment. Commitment comes from promise and is similar, but in commitment, one assumes responsibility for the effects of not fulfilling it (supposedly). According to this, I acquire an obligation or promise to myself. And a promise is much more than jotting down an intention somewhere and quickly forgetting it. Probably not out of neglect, apathy, or convenience, but because there are so many promises made that it is not possible to carry them all out.And why? because, as I said, the relevance of a promise has been lost, and even more so, we have become accustomed to committing to so many things, situations, or people that even before making the commitment, we are already aware that we will not fulfill it.

What does this say about your commitment?

Surely you are familiar with messages like: “I’ll call you in a few days” that turn into years or centuries. And where does this lead us? To relate to ourselves based on a diffuse intentionality that collapses under its own weight. And what to do about it? I believe we need to relearn toCommit less and Do more. To evaluate before managing that list of intentions what our priority is today and in that area, to consciously, voluntarily, and above all responsibly (ability to respond) decide on that commitment, valuing our doing and also our being.

Every commitment demands making choices and giving up other things (accepting that not everything is possible, that not everything fits), although sometimes, often, these decisions are made automatically.

The interesting thing then is to ask ourselveswhat we are committed to in each situation, in each area of life, each day… to reflect on what we really want and align our actions with what we truly wish to achieve.