The Awesome Power of Commitment -- Part 5 -- The Step-by-Step Commitment Process

Steemers,
This is the last of the series on Commitment. In Part 1 through 4 we discussed all the reasons why Commitment is so powerful, important, and why clarifying what you are committed to life can propel you to new levels of success and well-being. Now here is the practical side of things. It's time to take some action by using the step-by-step process that follows to declare what you no longer want to be committed to (the stuff that is making your life and current circumstances miserable) and chart a new path by declaring what you want to be committed to having, being, and doing in your life.

In my experience over the years I have found that it is important and incredibly empowering to periodically (every 3 months) review, revise, and renew my commitments in life. I have developed an exercise, or process which shows you how to evoke the awesome power of commitment in your life. This eight step process, let's call it the Commitment Process, will definitely get your life moving. It will also create the space for miracles to appear organically in your life, almost effortlessly.

Now, let’s start the process by turning our attention to discovering what you are generally committed to in your life. Let's start by looking at what you are currently committed to. To discover what you are currently committed to, all you have to do is see what you currently have in your life -- your car, your house, your state of health -- these are all manifestations of what you are committed to having, being and doing. You may find, that you are committed to driving a 2001 Chevy with rumpled fenders, when you could be committed to driving a Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL. You may find that you are currently committed to being in an unsatisfying, unfulfilling, loveless relationship or being ill or committing the slow suicide of cigarette smoking.

The Commitment Process allows you to get in touch with, and be clear about the commitments that you have made (either consciously or unconsciously). In this context, when we talk about “commitment,” we mean looking at:

• What you want to have – the things or toys you want to have – cars, boats, computers, etc.
• What you want to do – what you want to achieve or accomplish with your life (or what is left of your life)
• The state of being you want to attain – healthy, happy, self-expressed

This exercise allows you to identify and change your current commitments that are no longer fulfilling or life enhancing. The actual Commitment Process is as follows:

The 8 Steps of the Commitment Process

Step 1

Find a pencil and pad that you can use to make some rather long lists.

Step 2

Find a quiet place, where you can be with your thoughts and undisturbed for one to two hours.

Step 3

At the top of the first page (or list), write - "As of now, these are the things I AM committed to being, doing and having in my life and circumstances:"

Note that I have used the "I AM" in capital letters. This suggests that it is, your Inner, higher Self, your subconscious, the part of you that keeps your heart pumping, your breathing, and your life continuing even when you are asleep. This is the inner most part of you that creates your life on a moment-to-moment basis. When we speak the phrase “I AM” each cell in your body listens and takes note of the utterance that follows. As a result, our bodies will become aligned with the “I AM” statements we feed it.

Step 4

Review your life up until today. List everything that you have, that you have been being, and have been doing as fast as they come to mind. Don't try to edit at this point, that can be done later. Include career in your list as well as relationships, money, circumstances, situations etc. Be sure to begin each sentence with the phrase-- -I AM committed to ("being", "doing" or "having")__________(Fill in the blank.) Make sure to include the stuff you don't like being, doing, or having.

Step 5

Review this list very carefully and honestly. Use every ounce of integrity you have. Add stuff that you missed listing. For each item on the list, ask yourself if you want to continue being committed to it. If the answer is "No," then make a check mark by that unwanted item.

Step 6

Make a new list. At the top of this new page (or list), write - "As of today’s date….I am committed to having, being, and doing the following in my life:" Transfer any items from the first list that you want to continue to be committed to having, being and doing.

Step 7

This is a final and critical step. Again, review the new list very carefully and honestly. Employ your utmost integrity – being true to yourself. Add anything you may have forgotten.

Now take the first list and cross each item out vigorously, with a great deal of passion and sound if possible. Now tear up this list into tiny pieces and (this is very important, though it may sound silly) flush the tiny pieces down the toilet (or carefully burn them).

This is a powerful and very necessary part of the process. This is called a symbolic gesture to the subconscious. This gesture says to the subconscious, "Hey!! This person is really serious about creating a new set of commitments." Now, your incredibly powerful subconscious is now free to move forward with your new set of commitments or guidelines for creating what you want almost organically. Don’t worry about the “how” this will get done. Trust your higher Self and the Universe completely.

Step 8

To make sure that the subconscious ultimately gets the message, immediately review your new set of commitments one by one. Say each sentence out loud if you can - "I am committed to achieving my ideal weight of 170 pounds by December 2016."

Make a commitment to read this entire list everyday for the next 21 days. That's the period of time that it takes for the subconscious and the rest of your mind and body to get the message. Then notice how your life unfolds from this day onward. Caution, lookout for miracles in your life.

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Given what you have learned about the awesome power of commitment, my next post will be about how you apply these same principles to bring this awesome power to your relationships.

Stay committed my friends!!!