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COMMITMENT
TO IMPORTANT MATTERS
Written
by Melanie Silos
Smashwords Edition
Copyright ©2005, 2011 Melanie Silos, New Moon Publishing & Consulting
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4581-7660-8
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COMMITMENT TO IMPORTANT MATTERS:
Activating
TOP Strengths for Achievement
Written
by Melanie Silos (Songwriter/Editor, Rock for Learning)
On the valued aims of life & learning, Oasis' chief songwriter Noel Gallagher encourages Rock for Learning with reinforcement and declares, "Never stop." Be it a cause, a person, relationship, or other planned activity, such are the commitments that make all the difference in the world when we are true to uphold and follow-through with our valued aims. And so, under the forces of opposition and adversity, I made this commitment to myself to never stop living and learning, learning whatever it takes to live, achieve my most valued aims, and keep making the world a little better, little by little no matter how challenging life may get.
Commitment:
Something that takes up time or energy, to do with:
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Loyalty, devotion, or dedication, e.g. to a cause, person, or
relationship.
* Previously planned engagement, a planned
arrangement or activity that cannot be avoided.
Creating valued aims and overcoming the forces of opposition that adds to the oppression of any such matters of life as, fulfillment, community, well-being, vitality and the follow-through of valued aims is a great challenge in the world for achievement. In his commencement address at Harvard University, U2's
Bono urges the importance of follow through on important matters, "We've got to follow-through on our ideals or betray something at the heart of who we are..." What does it take to uphold and follow through with valued aims beyond the most challenging of opposition? Here's where top strengths need to be activated, the strengths to create powerful results on overcoming adversity, opposition, complacency, and indifference in the world about important matters, such that ANY effort will help to support the follow through of our valued aims. The top strengths to be activated are the qualities of character to:
* Be decisive, sticking firmly to a valued decision, plan, or opinion without changing or doubting it to the point of undying patience and persistence to uphold, maintain and protect the interests of important matters and valued aims in focus.
* Be passionate and focused with an idea or feeling that completely occupies the mind to the point of having a passionate unwavering focus or sense of purpose for achievement.
* Be responsible for actions and discernment to the point of owning responsibility of any matters, efforts, actions, decisions, and their effects.
These are the top qualities of strength most necessary for the ability to overcome the forces of such opposition that oppress or deter any such matters of life as, fulfillment, community, well-being, vitality and the follow-through of valued aims.
How will we strengthen and activate TOP qualities in ourselves under such conditions that allow us to be careless of responsibility without aim or purpose or indecisive and unfocused on valued aims? As The Music’s vocalist, Robert Harvey, encourages, "Motivate yourself; it's the hardest thing to do for young people today." Simply put:
1) Make
the decision
2) Create the aims, purpose and focus
3) Take
responsibility for action. It's easy peasy!
Make the decision and be tenacious about what's important:
With award winning music achievements and international reinforcement of “Make Trade Fair”, Coldplay has proven results with their focus on important matters: Regarding his focus of importance, Chris Martin declares, "Music is everything." The first effort towards achievement is to make the decision on what is important: Acknowledge and create the need, the will, desire and interest to establish and identify our own and our shared matters of importance and aims of value.