Commitment**

“To die for the revolution is a one-shot deal; to live for the revolution means taking on the more difficult commitment of changing our day-to-day life patterns.” Frances M. Beal

Close your eyes for a moment. Imagine a shiny, almost see-able, floating disk hovering on three glowing pillars sitting in the center of your chest. Written on the disk is the word “commitment”. Commitment is what is central to transformation. This commitment to yourself means that no matter what is occurring in your life, YOUR PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION IS THE CORE VALUE YOU HOLD DEAREST. It is your reality and your salvation.

Transformation means changing or discovering yourself. Changing yourself will take work– and commitment. Commitment means even when you don’t want to do the work because it’s hard or you’re tired or you’re busy or it’s uncomfortable . . . or . . . or, you’ll do it anyway. How does that happen? How do you get yourself to do it anyway? How do I get myself to stick to my boring, limited and health-producing eating program? I do it because I am totally committed to loving myself on all levels.

REMEMBER TO LOVE YOURSELF

“Don’t forget to love yourself.” Soren Kierkegaard

THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS (A) JOURNEY OF TRANSFORMATION IS TO BE THE PERSON YOU WERE BORN TO BE.

WILLINGNESS, COMMITMENT AND SELF-LOVE STRIDE HAND AND HAND TOGETHER. TRANSFORMATION WILL NOT OCCUR, ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER.

Back to Commitment

OK. Stop reading right now. Do not go any further in the program until you write down your reasons for wanting to transform your life. If you just read ahead, you will have some new information and you will take the big chance of never experiencing any change in your life and never transforming or uncovering the Real You –

STOP THIS VERY MINUTE. WRITE EVERY SINGLE REASON WHY YOUR LIFE IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT IT TO BE. WRITE EVERY SINGLE WAY YOU ARE NOT WHO YOU WANT TO BE.

**Excerpt from You University: Coaching Program to Learn to Live Your Real Self © by Maia Berens