Quotes about Commitment

Climbing to the higher levels of leadership isn't easy. It takes effort. It also requires sacrifices. You won't be able to win one level using the skills you used to win the last one. You'll have to give up some privileges and resources to move up. You'll have to give up doing some of the things you love that don't give a great enough return on your time. And some people you'd love to take with you to the top will refuse to go.

If everyone doesn't pay the price to win, then everyone will pay the price by losing.

Most people tend to underestimate the time it takes to achieve something of value, but to be successful, you have to be willing to pay your dues. James Watt spent twenty years laboring to perfect his steam engine. William Harvey labored night and day for eight years to prove how blood circulated in the human body. And it took another twenty-five years for the medical profession to acknowledge he was right.

Motivation helps people who know what commitment they should make,,, to make it! Motivation helps people who know what habit they should break... to break it! Motivation helps people who know what path they should take... to take it!

The world tries to talk us out of working hard.

If others work for you, give your own time only to those who are willing to learn and grow.

Moving uphill requires intentionality, energy, determination, hard work, and consistency.

The Unrealistic Expectation Trap For some reason, many people think everything in life should be easy, and when they find out that achievement takes effort, they give up. But success takes hard work.

I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline," said Vince Lombardi. "I firmly believe that any man's finest hour—this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear—is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle—victorious.

What do I really want? What will it cost? Am I willing to pay the price? When should I start paying the price?

THE LAW OF COUNTABILITY Teammates Must Be Able to Count on Each Other When It Counts.

THE LAW OF THE PRICE TAG The Team Fails to Reach Its Potential When It Fails to Pay the Price.