Our beautiful daughter, Courtney, sent me this message last week:
The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating – in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life.”
– Anne Morriss, from the back of a Starbucks cup
After commiserating with myself over what message she was trying to send me specifically (my internal critic is so tenacious!) I thanked Starbucks for sharing Anne’s insight. To let go of the counter-productive mental chatter, to disregard the self-hindering internal limits, to bypass the uselessness of second-guessing ourselves into hesitation, to finally commit and remove the greatest barrier – our head!
. . . the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. How many times have you deceived yourself into believing those hesitations were actually rational!?!
There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.
What one step can you take today to move toward the achievement of a commitment your heart has been yearning for and your head has been hesitating about?
The Success Studio
Wednesday Wisdom 
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