How am I going to live today in order to create the tomorrow I’m committed to? Tony Robbins
As I write this post I am aware that today is special in more than one way…today will never come again and the 29th of Feb won’t come again for at least another 4 years. So for me writing this post today is important for I won’t write another one on a 29th of Feb till possibly 2016. This simple realization propelled me to quickly shake of my lethargy, shun the numerous excuses that swirled around in my mind and plonk in front of the computer to begin writing my blog. Choosing the quote to write on was relatively easy since the awareness that today is so special was uppermost in the mind.
It is interesting to note that one has to have a commitment to tomorrow in order to ensure that today is spent fruitfully and meaningfully. For many of us visualizing that commitment is a near impossible task partly because we are blissfully ignorant of the opportunities that abound but largely because it involves a painful realization of reality. Here are 3 springboards to jump off from in order to draw up your commitment to tomorrow. You will have to go in the same order in order to be successful in identifying your commitments.
Dream big. All of us have grandiose ideas, dreams, hopes, aspirations and secret desires. List them all out. Don’t let anything stop you from being imaginative, lavish, ostentatious or extravagant in your imagination taking wings. Own the most luxurious yachts or the dream villa or the idyllic island in the pacific. Soar high in your mind, feel the exhilaration of your day dreams and luxuriate in the vividness of your imagination.
Be pragmatic. Having tasted the finest albeit imaginatively, at least you have set your standards pretty high. There is no plausible reason for you not to enjoy all your dreams but one cannot sidestep reality. So get down to rolling up your sleeves and chalking out the route map to reach each of your wildly imaginative destinations. Harsh reality may trip you into believing that you are on a hopelessly lost mission in life but by chalking out every step will reinforce your belief that while the passage is rocky there is still a pathway that leads somewhere.
Write down your goals. Once the pathway is inked out, put markers in the form of goals along the way that you have just discovered. This will ensure that you go surely and certainly in the direction of your dreams. You will be setting your own pace and progress is certain. If you pause to rest, to relax and chill you will still enjoy the journey but you may not necessarily reach the destination. The journey though would never be in vain.
Now that the commitment to tomorrow is made here are 3 steps to making the most of today.
Begin Now. If I didn’t believe in this you wouldn’t be reading this. You don’t need further proof. Do you?
Continue with faith. Each day brings new challenges, new obstacles and more tricky excuses to weigh you down. While it may not be possible to immediately overcome these impediments, the commitment to tomorrow should motivate, inspire, empower and spur you on for as they say ‘faith can move mountains’. Bet you won’t have to wait too long for the next post.
Enjoy the progress. It is the joy in what one does that ensures a job well done. No matter what the task or whatever the circumstances, when one has a song on the lips and a prayer in the heart the progress will be enjoyable, fun and more importantly today would always be the best day before tomorrow.
Remember: The future starts today, not tomorrow. Pope John Paul II
Try this:
- For the next one week consciously avoid using the hand that you regularly use to write with. This means if you are a right handed person you will for the next week use only the left hand for all activities that you have to do. Now with this self imposed limitation also attempt the following
- Play a couple of games of caroms / table tennis / badminton with another friend
- Write one foolscap page everyday
- How tough was the initial attempt? Did you notice any progress? Was the progress made worth it? Did you learn anything new in the process?
- Following the 3 spring boards and the 3 paths enumerated above write down your commitment to tomorrow and chalk out your path for today assuming
- You are the prime minister of the country
- You are the head of your current organization
- You are completely involved in your pet social service project
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Hey its really interesting and amazing path way method… i like ur post, feeling bit motivated too….
thanks for such a nice post…
Hi Jyotsana,
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hey , i will try that. thanx for the post Jacob. have a nice day.
Hi…do let me know the outcome of the activities you tried….thanks for your feedback
Hi, I am Bastian from Indonesian, I love to read your articles, it is so much helpful to improve the quality of my life…salam from Indonesia
Salam Bastian,
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I start loving your thoughts infact it helps me in igniting my thought process chain now!! I really thankfull of u! I start using pathways suggested by you & it like reborn of my new identity!! Thanks
Hi MOhit,
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