Quotes About Commitment

If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets as Michelangelo painted or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, "Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well." —DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

leadership means taking personal responsibility for results. Leadership means you get things done. Leadership means you keep your promises.

The things that get scheduled are the things that get done.

The more value you create for others, the more your life will work. Commit yourself to doing good. To get more from life, you must give more to life.

And so I've made the decision to give nothing less than my very best at this job." "Great standard to hold yourself

If you improve your health or your relationships or your professional knowledge only 1% each day, after one month this will amount to a 30% increase. After one year this will amount to a 365% increase. By devoting yourself to continuous improvement and excellence in minor ways each day, your life really can transform.

one who sweats more in training bleeds less in war.' And I liked his line 'high victory is made in those early morning hours when no one's watching and while everyone else is sleeping.

Consistency really is the DNA of mastery.

leaders are those individuals who do the things that failures aren't willing to do—even though they might not like doing them either. They have the discipline to do what they know to be important—and right—versus what's easy and fun.

The way to annihilate the weakest impulses of your lower self and to free yourself of the cravings and temptations that are blocking your best is through ceaseless repetition of the new behavior you're working hard to install. The word that comes to mind here is steadfast. Be steadfast in your commitment to remaining a lifelong member of The 5 AM Club.

Cada instante que dedicáis a algo que sabéis que es lo más correcto, y no lo más fácil, favorece vuestra entrada en el Salón de la Fama de aquellos que alcanzan grandes logros.

We've encouraged a culture of soft, weak and delicate people who can't keep promises, who bail on commitments and who quit on their aspirations the moment the smallest obstacle shows up.

You become undefeatable in the world by what you do when no one's watching.

Give your best, and the best will come to you. Guaranteed.

The most meaningful things in your life should never be sacrificed to those that are the least meaningful.

or a Pelé or a Marcus Aurelius or a Copernicus over extended periods of training. The true geniuses all started out as ordinary people. But they practiced building up their strength so much and so often that showing up at world-class became automated. Here's another brain tattoo The Spellbinder taught me: Legendary performers practice being spectacular for so long that they no longer remember how to behave in non-spectacular ways.

the secret of happiness is simple: find out what you truly love to do and then direct all of your energy towards doing it.

An enthusiastic, dedicated person who is ridiculously good at what they do just cannot be denied. Seriously.

The 66 Day Minimum. Sixty-six days of training to make a new habit yours. So, don't quit after a few days, or a few weeks, or even after two months. As it relates to becoming a member of The 5 AM Club, stick with your self-promise for at least sixty-six days. No matter what. Do this one thing and the remainder of your life will be exponentially better. This I promise you from my heart

Splendid. So every day I recommend you write out your Daily 5. That will focus you beautifully on your core priorities. Goal setting and committing your intentions to paper so that they become vivid and real versus

all possibility requires hard work, regular reinvention and a dedication as deep as the sea to leaving our harbors of safety, daily.

He not only talked his talk he walked his walk.

Las ideas no valen nada si no van acompañadas por una puesta en práctica. El paso más pequeño para implementarlas tiene más valor que la mayor de las intenciones. Y si ser una persona maravillosa y tener una vida legendaria fuera fácil, todo el mundo lo conseguiría.

Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.