No Commitment?

Seems like the rage these days is “no commitment” deals. Seems like every kind of business these days has some kind of offer out there that requires “no commitment”.

And while this might surprise you, I get it.

It appeals to something in all of us, kind of a “get out of jail free” card. I’ll give it a whirl and if it doesn’t work then I’m out.

Don’t tie me down, don’t lock me in.

Now I am all for letting someone try your product or service and make sure it is something they want or like.

At Get Fit NH we offer a free two-week tryout, but there is a difference.

We give you two weeks to make sure.

Make sure of what?

That you can and will be committed to your training with us.

It’s why we go to the lengths we do to make sure you are here and training when you said you would be. To educate and give you the tools you need to reach your goals. To give you every chance to succeed.

Because I have been there.

I don’t use this word often, but I am going to use it here, because it’s true.

I have failed many times in my life.

It used to frustrate my parents from the time I was 11 or 12. I would never follow through and see something to the end.

It could be a model airplane that I left half done. Or a club that I belonged to that I just didn’t “feel like” doing anymore. Or not getting as good of grades as I could have because I didn’t want to put the work in.

From the time I got out of the service until I was in my early thirties I never stayed at a job more than 3 years, for this reason or that. I left of my own free will, but that’s not really the point. The point is I didn’t stick with it.

As I look back over the years it occurs to me that for whatever reason I was never really afraid of failing. Heck I was too cocky to think I could fail at anything, even when I was in the middle of a free fall.

What I was afraid of…

was Success.

If you look inside I suspect you may have had similar fears at one time or another in your life.

Because succeeding can be really scary.

Your whole life can change.

And while we may think we know what we want, the closer we get to actually realizing the goal the more we are afraid of what is going to happen if we actually get there.

As in “What’s Next?”

Think about it.

Sometimes we have “goals” that drive us our whole lives, and we are so consumed with them they become our whole Raison d’être.

And sometimes it is harder to let go of the goal than to actually achieve it.

But it doesn’t really matter what is holding you back, what matters is that we learn to ignore it, to persevere, to find a way to keep pushing forward.

It may be a hard truth.

But life requires commitment.

There isn’t much worth achieving that doesn’t require a little sucking it up, getting over not feeling like it, and sometimes just slogging through.

It’s not all that popular a concept these days. But there is very little in life that gets handed to you.

I am glad I finally figured that out, and am grateful for the patience and support of my wife Nancy through quite a few wasted years.

And believe me, I don’t have it all figured out.

But I do know that when I stay the course, when I am committed, it makes a huge difference on my outlook, even when reaching the goal takes longer than I want.

The great wartime leader Winston Churchill knew of which he spoke when he said

“Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, give up. Never give up. Never give up. Never give up.”

Make It Happen!

Coach Dean