Commitment

No this isn't a post about how UNcommitted I am to my blog lately. Just an observation about how differently I've been relating to the process of making personal commitments lately. I used to think that that the best way to commit to a goal was to shut my eyes, hold my nose and plunge into ice cold water. Decisiveness embodied in a "no going back" mentality. All or nothing. You're either in or out. But now it seems that for me personally, I am more effective if I take a more strategic approach. Rather than putting myself in a situation that I can't get out of, I spend more time considering why I really want to make the commitment, what I will get out of it, what obstacles are likely up ahead and plan in advance how I will get around them. More like a chess match and less like a display blind will.