Commitment

Do you want to be financially successful? Then you need to understand one word above all else: COMMITMENT. 

We live in a day and age where commitment means very little. Last week, we discussed the importance of living in agreements verses expectations. However, an agreement is only as good as the level of commitment behind it. I can agree to showing up for my daughter’s ballet recital, but if I’m not committed to being there, an issue at the office could cause me to miss her recital and break her heart. If you’re going to agree to work this system I have been teaching, then you must be committed to fulfilling your agreement. 

My family has adapted a definition of commitment that one of my business coaches taught me. Here’s the definition: Commitment means moving a mountain with a shovel if that is required to do what I said I would do. 

That’s some serious stuff! Think about it. I grew up in the Blue Ridge mountains. They're not that big, especially compared to the Rockies or the Alps. But if I’m committed to holding up my end of the agreement, I am saying that if I must, I will get out my shovel and begin moving that mountain, one shovel full of dirt at a time. I am committing to taking the time that is necessary. I am committed to putting in the back breaking work. I am committed to looking ridiculous and having others laugh at me to fulfill my end of my agreement. I am committed, if necessary, to moving a mountain with a shovel if that is required to do what I said I would do. 

Imagine that level of commitment in your life! What if you said that you would stick to your budget, and as the month is coming to a close and your entertainment category is empty, you planned a night IN with your kids. What if you made a fancy type of popcorn and planned an evening so special that no one even realized you canceled the trip to the movies? 

What if you made an agreement that you would hit your first income target within a year and had a level of commitment that would move a mountain with a shovel? If you had that level of commitment, do you think you’d find a way to increase your value in the marketplace to increase your income? You better believe it. 

There is no doubt that hard things will come in your path that will work to derail you from your financial goals. We know that as you pursue financial stewardship in your life, you’re going to see roadblocks and attacks pop up like never before. The question is, are you committed to walking in the good works that I believe your Creator has for you? Are you committed to the extent that you will move a mountain with a little measly shovel if that is required to do what you said you would do? 

I am convinced that if you will live in agreements around your financial stewardship and are committed to fulfilling those agreements you make with one another and yourself, then you will have absolute success in pursuing all God has for you. These are life principles that when applied to your finances and your purpose, will make you unstoppable in experiencing the life that is truly life.

Commit today to pursue INCREASE in your personal finances. Commit so heartedly that you can say with confidence, “I will move a mountain with a shovel if that is required to do what I committed to do.” Your family tree will look different if you bring this level of commitment to every aspect of your life, but specifically, your personal finances. 

Cheers to your commitment! 

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Zach Santmier is the owner of Trumble Agency, Inc. and the author of the personal financial course, Increase. He focuses on helping families escape paycheck to paycheck living so they can freely pursue their ideal future.