Achievement Takes Commitment.
Color Commentary for Monday, August 7, 2017
By E. R. Haas

"My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others. That is nice but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success." ~ Helen HayesLast week we discussed how to turn ever-present opportunities into tangible results.
This week we are going to discuss achieving greater results—in every area of your life. From now until the end of the year we will be focusing on increasing your POWER to SET and ACHIEVE tremendously BRILLIANT goals for yourself—both personally and professionally.
Between now and New Years Eve 2017, we will be talking about some really BIG words, with HUGE implications to your success: Commitment... Promises... Achievement... Excellence... Vision... Intentionality... Clarity... Power... and a whole slew of other "ten gallon" words!
Achievement takes Power...
The simple fact of the matter is that it takes real POWER to achieve your dreams and goals. Goals do not achieve themselves. They require the sustained power over time to make them real.
Remember, even small goals take a small amount of POWER to realize. World-changing goals take wold-changing POWER.
If you wonder why many of your dreams, goals and aspirations fall through the cracks, the answer is simple: You lack the raw, results-producing personal POWER to achieve them.
Sadly, there is no "other", other explanation!
Again, to get everyone on the "same page," let's quickly run through your 10 Colors to see what power level your will need to actually ACHIEVE the results you desire.
This quick exercise will help you focus on where you are NOW, and what you will need to DO differently to get where you want to GO. Remember, each color-coded area of your performance is a link to the Quick TQ Test for that Color.
It is always a good idea to take a few minutes on Monday to spot check your strengths and weaknesses. (It's better to START the week off RIGHT rather than wondering where the time went Friday afternoon!)
How do you define ACHIEVEMENT?
So that we are all on the same page, here's how American Heritage defines ACHIEVEMENT (n):
- The act of accomplishing or finishing; A great or heroic deed: feat, exploit, stunt, masterstroke.
- Something accomplished successfully, especially by means of exertion, skill, practice, or perseverance.
- See ACCOMPLISH (verb): Achieve or complete successfully: the planes accomplished their mission.
If you don't agree with American Heritage, how would YOU define Achievement:
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Exertion, Skill, Practice or Perseverance...
This is precisely what it takes to achieve your dreams, goals and aspirations... to COMPLETE what you have started successfully! Now, let's see how your EXPECTATIONS match up to your personal POWER.
#1 Personal Goal ____________________ Achieved by 12/31/2017
#1 Career Goal _____________________ Achieved by 12/31/2017
#1 Family Goal _____________________ Achieved by 12/31/2017
My Power of TQ...
- Do you have the physical and mental ENERGY level to achieve these top 3 goals in the next 90 days? Absolutely Yes ___ Not at this time ___
- Do you have the sense of purpose and MISSION to achieve these top 3 goals? Are they directly aligned with what you value most? Absolutely Yes ___ Not at this time ___
- Do you have the positive and proactive ATTITUDE necessary to achieve these top 3 goals given everything else going on in your life? Absolutely Yes ___ Not at this time ___
- Do you have the ability to turn these GOALS into clear milestones and objectives? Absolutely Yes ___ Not at this time ___
- Do you have the PLANNING skills required to achieve these top 3 goals? Absolutely Yes ___ Not at this time ___
- Do you have the unrelenting FOCUS needed to achieve these top 3 goals, or do you frequently get sucked into the urgencies of life? Absolutely Yes ___ Not at this time ___
- Do you have the team-building SYNERGY to achieve these top 3 goals between now and the end of the year? Absolutely Yes ___ Not at this time ___
- Do you have the ORGANIZATIONAL skills necessary to to achieve these top 3 goals? Absolutely Yes ___ Not at this time ___
- Do you have the TIME MANAGEMENT skills required to achieve these top 3 goals? Absolutely Yes ___ Not at this time ___
- Do you have the ACTION-ORIENTED mindset necessary to achieve these top 3 goals? Absolutely Yes ___ Not at this time ___
Tally your YES responses: ____ Now DIVIDE by 10 and MULTIPLY by 100 (i.e. 4/10 * 100 = 40%.) This is the probability that your top 3 goals will be achieved in the next 90 days: ____%
The Clock Is Ticking...
There are just 4 short months remaining for you to actually ACHIEVE your top 3 goals this year. Subtract about 2 weeks of holidays, and there are, maybe, 90 solid days left.
In truth, you have several options...
You can just TALK about your top 3 aspirations... you can move them from this year to SOMEDAY... you can REDUCE the size of your goals... you can ELIMINATE them... or you can simply POWER UP your performance and COMMIT to their achievement.
Achievement Takes Commitment... Commitment takes Power.
My advice is to look at each of your top 3 goals... determine if you have the POWER to make them real... and if not make the commitment to improving your Power of TQ.
When you stop to think about it, there is no other "other" way!
-- E.R. Haas, CEO
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I did the quick test and I need to do more to push my probability factor up - because I will achieve my top 3 goals THIS YEAR!
Y E S THAT IS FOR SURE SURE SURE
GET IT ? thansk for being patient with me - love this site just love it - it is the way to start the day ___
catch up on your friends and doing the things that need to be done - why not - just enjoy each second minute and moment this new day presents to all of us - that is all we have - the seconds minutes and moments of each new day. good luck everbody - good luck - best John R
What's this big but? You have given your maximum effort. You have even over-stepped your target, but for completion, action of a second or third party is required. This party is the senior partner, infact your supervisor. It's difficult to say indolence is his nature. He sleeps on the action on which your next step rests. You have done everything motivation theory informs. He cannot change his nature - indolence. you are stuck. What would you do?
HE SAID - jOHN - i NEVER WAS IN IT FOR THE ACCOLADES OR THE TROPHIES ! I just loved to play = love that man - Take the win coach and build - good luck and congrats _ Best--- John R ( a former coach of football _ what a great game Huh ?? where you play ball ?
me!!! I was in maine at the university with Head Coach Walter Abbott after I came back from Vietnam - had a lot of fun -- best again
Great read!
Late start in the morning,,I spent a few minutes praying & casting out demons in the name of Jesus. By the end of December I plan to be clear headed & master my anger towards those who have played the devils advocate in my children's life & mine. It's a mysterious world.
Peace!
best to all - John R
The Marine saying I remember went something like, "Espirt... ah..somethign, refresh my memory , because the words have escape me! :)
Personally I am a real Army bratt & young Army veteran, & I was out before dessert storm by 2 days; a big blessing. A lot of my Ft Campbell buddies came back missed-up.
This is a good site and we can help each oter make it thru the day.. I need this help sometimes ( a lot ) so thanks evrybody. Love John R
Get back to me _ -- Love John R
self confidence = you gotta believe in yourself -
y o u r s e l f = believe in yourself and all things are possible= do not take yourself down - redemption and re-conciliation are very possible - very very very possible
politics is so complicatde and you do not want it John
it is sooooooooooooooooooooooooo complictade
I've finished the last chapter of a novel and will be posting it online as soon as my first readers get back with their critiques.
I've completed the last rewrite of a scene from my interactive Regency text game, and will be beating it over the head into HTML at my regular Monday We're All Going To Be Rich meeting. (note: need to talk to Paypal about the donation page).
And I'm doing a little bit of waffling around before starting the _next_ novel.
"Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding." ~Proverbs 4:7
I want to understand who I am, what it is I dream of achieving. Last week I thought my mission was & is my daughters & my Mother. Yet 3 days of unresolved anger, stress with not financially supporting my oldest daughter's needs nor agreeing on this or that was disruptive & depressing, 3 days of rain. Three days of walking backwards & lacking purpose.
My dreams are real true relationships, speical events, celebrations, festivities, birthdays, weddings, graduations & anniverssaries to attend; holidays spent with a table of warms faces, real bbq picnics by the river, & a nice soouthern family reunion. I dream of sharing a warm summer night with my daughters in a southern bed & breakfast & showing them a field of fire flies. I dream of being part of a mission that supports an orphanage somewhere in Africa or Hatti. & I dream of owning a home that's always open to my daughters, family & friends. I want to be free, free of the thoughts & personalities that cage me in. I have lived under the roof of alcoholic men all my life, & I want to be empowered & free.
You are always right on target. I supose I have been feeling so under the radar. I haven't felt all alive. Certainly, everything implies I have life all around, but really it has been a very controled environment. I re- dedicate my day to God. He was within David when he took on his giants; & Daniel's entire being was a mighty force in the lion's den. I have come a long ways to get to today! & I am so blessed! I am looking forwarded to having all of me... It's a process at work.
Blessings John!
ole Mairne corps thoughts - "run to the sound of the guns !!" up on the mountain top early in the morning - " STINGER " !!!!!!!
OLE ARTILLERY CHANT _ i WORKED OUT WITH A SERGEANT MAJOR YESTERDAY _ IMPRESSIVE GUY _ mARINE cORPS RESERVE SRG MAJOR _ IMPRESSIV - THNAKS SRGEANT MAJOR
With much prayer and sites like TQ to help me along, I WILL SUCCEED in achieving my biggest dreams!! Keep pressing on - never giving up - and it will happen!
and support - thanks a lot === I do love this life -
wow - it is amazing that I am alive and well - with a family and a house and a tractor to move dirt - the kids are around here all the time= I got my books and a fireplace to burn wood for winter.
Carol is a great worker- my mother still cooks a home cooked meal for me . wow this is sooooooooooo good
thank you all again america thank you all
Love John R
sure I have the power BUT the question is : do I really want
to use what Power I have left to do bull*&^% sthings (sic) -
damn - at 62 the salient question is : do I really want
I just don't know - I just don't know - John R
When we finally realize that there is a larger part of life that we do not control, then we start tasting the ABSOLUTE Power. To make things HAPPEN, we must acknowledge God's Power to influence things and the Power others have to steer it, for no man is an island.
Cheers,
Alex Nosa Ihama
www.TheExhortation.com
Thank you God for this awesome sunny day! Thank you for 2 fabulous sunny days! Let your light shine!
Blessings!
hell - I just want to get to the next 5 days ( and that is a reach )
wow = 5 years ?! *&^ well - that will require some thought and contemplation - for sure - I would just like to achieve a ceratin level of tranquility - yeah - that is good enuf for me - I plan to just enjoy the next few seconds minutes and moments as they come my way = I plan on just being in the moment and seizing each one as it comes my way - no big plans or ambitions = been there done that= I just want to slow down and enjoy right here right now ! Yeah - I love it here and now - got my health - can play raquetball when I want - can walk and run ( slow ) but can doit right here right now - thanks a lot everybody - I appreciate you all being there for me _ thanks a lot=== I love you all - John R
There are several things I will need in order to realize these dreams. First, Faith is the most important value because it will be needed when the pace is slow and it seems like my dreams are a long ways off. Second, discipline is required to master specifc skills and abilities in preparation for potential opportunities (i.e; financial mngmt, Crtcl Thkng, Plnng, and cmmtn). Finally, when you sum up all of the parts to the equation, action is the distinguishing factor which separates dreams from reality. Honestly speaking,the ability/inability to realize my dreams is much to do with the actions I take from this day forward.
He said he heard the word of god _ " HAVE FAITH " and he walked on the invisible bridge. Gosh I love Speilberg Movies - thanks for being there this morning TQ _ I appreciate it _ love john - get back to me cuz love to hear form all of you - Brandon _ nancy - tammie _ Clarissa _ I read all of your anecdotes - Love em = and you guys
see you all in a few minutes - if someone is on line - drop me a note and let me know I am not alone in the world - - John R
2. stay within myself 3. meaning - I refuse to let others define me - 4. that is soooooooooo personal and powerful 5. just be the best I can be today - TODAY - that is enuf to increase my personal power - behave as thou I am confident and composed - pretend that you are unafraid and - as ted Roosevelt said _ you will gradually become unafraid - that is a revelation - it is good to feel as thou you are unafraid - wow
that feels so good - be unafraid of what you do not know about - I am constantly amazed at the simplicity of life - I am constantly
amazed at the new revelations that I can embrace to make my life better = also : Other people cannot read your mind - SO make up your mind to feel good about yourself _ OK ? that is enuf for the day - so - Good morning everybody and you too nancy _ _ John R
if I have the power to help _ I WILL!!!!!!!!!! good luck and god speed---
see you in the morning - Bye + John R
just be in the moment this second -this minute ---this moment !!!!!!!!!! that is all you have to do _ be in the moment - right here right now - thanks evrybody for listening and letting me pontificate and proseltize my personal philosophy of life - listen up !! it is my life and my philosophy and the way I see it I have to be my own navigator - wow !! thanks a lot for this life I have and I plan to take adnantage of every moment that i have available to me - TODAY
BE THERE RIGHT NOW bOYS _ RIGHT NOW " GOSH I MISS THOSE DAYS AND THOSE GUYS _ DAMN _ I WISH I HAD TOLD THEM DURING THE LIVING YEARS. well anyway _ it is great to start right now right here anyway - thanks to all and good morning - be the best you can be today - right here right now - not yesterday - not tomorow BUT right now - Signing out till the next time we meet = Love John - and do not forget - " semper Fi " to all you Marines
2. Pay-off my debt.
3. Increase my 401K.
4. Take up a new career.
5. Retire from my current employer.
to keep my BODY and MY MIND IN SHAPE - that is it
for today - spirit mind and body in shape and moving hard
thank you all - thank you all for this site _ I love it
thanks again -- wow I cannot stop saying thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!
and I mean it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! get back to me ??%$#@!!!!! thanks
A steady focus surely will bring about something!
1. Take care of myself
2. Turn up the volume, joy... joy... joy!
3. Welcome the LOVE!
and i am even not a 10% of what i wish to be
My very best - John R
to live.
help get this business going.
what is in it for me?
"Commitment is doing what I said I would; even long after the mood I was in when I said it has passed."
Why is it people who don't trust themselves can trust their self doubt?
committed to living a life of abundance and power! I have what it takes... I will just live one moment at a time and do my best by staying focused on the moment. Thanks to TQ for breaking down the steps to success!
Power is the result of confidence, and without confidence, there is no commitment. -Sab
Faith, small Goals, a strong purpose, vision, and plan, detailed, rehearsed, and followed through.
yes. Achievement Demands Commitment. Without carrying out a task, result is unattainable.
But before you can reach commitment, you must have conviction.
And before you can have conviction, you must achieve clarity.
Achievement requires all 4 C's of the winners mindset: Clarity... Conviction... Commitment and the Courage to take bold action.
I know this because it's the reason I wrote Success On Purpose!
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The converse is also true. If I desire success in some area of my life, but I'm not deeply committed to it, that thing falls by the wayside, starving to death for lack of attention.
This being said, I see I need to take a good, hard look at the things that are receiving the majority of my energy and attention versus the things that are not. How do they line up with what I say is my priority? Where do those things fall in relations to my own personal values? A good assessment will help me to realign my priorities appropriately.
That is my goal this week...taking a good, hard look at my priorities and seeing if the level of committment I've given each of them is commensurate with the value I place on them. Is my committment level where it needs to be for me to achieve success?
They think they know where they are going, but yet, never seem to get there, constantly running in circles.
Authentic direction can easily be triangulated by a clear review of your Values, Visions and Roles... the process found in Success On Purpose.
Yes, I truly know the direction my life is heading and it is a powerful feeling!
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So I've taken several steps in the right direction and I already like the results I'm beginning to see. I know if I continue on in this veign, I'll be able to achieve a great deal more as I get better, sharper, more focused, more goal-oriented and value-driven. It's a really good feeling.
I've begun to focus on doing the things that make me feel good. Procrastination always leads me to feeling bad and I hear a lot of negative self-talk. But when I tackle things, I feel the pleasure that comes with accomplishment - no matter how small. And I want to build on that.
Now I encourage myself to make myself feel better by doing the things that are good for me...the things I know are right to do for me, my family, my friends, colleagues, my fellow human beings. My positive progress is kind-of like a snowball rolling down hill...it's picking up speed and getting bigger and better as it goes.
I simply must stay the course and do not give up
Actually, that's not quite right.
I am using tremendous power and force to pull them in... reign them in... to keep them constantly in view.
At 65 I can tell you this. Dreams are no easier to corral now than when I was 25, 35, 45 or even 10 years ago at 55.
The size of my dreams have increased exponentially and so has my power.
So yes, I am moving in the direction of my dreams... ever faster... and even hope to achieve the biggest of them in the next year or so!
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On Tuesday, August 16, 2011, I passed the state exam, I am in training at an insurance company and by the end of 2011 I will open my office and start my new career.
I have used TQ when I was depressed, to pull me up out of that. And each time something new happens in my life. With this new venture I will be using TQ everyday. Thank you for giving TQ to us.
As easy as this sounds, seems to be harder these days, what with growing older and the economy.
All I need is $40-50 million and everything's gonna b alright!
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Remaining positive in this field of negativity is very hard.
I know too much to be naive. We are facing economic times that will be worse than the Great Depression of the 30's -- as bad as the silver depression of 1892.
People are being wiped out and the life we have all been accustomed to is vanishing before our eyes.
I am never wrong about these trends. So, remaining positive for the next 10 years will be a very big hurdle for me to overcome.
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Less clutter - My room looks like a teenage girl lives here, I'm 40 time to live like a grown up.
When I wrote Success On Purpose, it became clear that by triangulating my Values, Visions and Roles into Authentic Direction and Natural Mission, a powerful force from within was realized.
My advice is if you feel directionless, passionless, aimless -- do this important work sooner rather than later.
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I realise my dream to start my coaching school and I can help people to achieve their own goals.
We are moving at rocket-speed to deliver to the world a whole new way to achieve greater success faster.
Hang on to your shorts!
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But...
Without a doubt, I could have... would have.. should have taken advantage of many many more had I performed better.
I love my life, but sometimes wonder where I would be had I banked more of what was laid at my feet.
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Now? Finishing the Q/A for MyBelieversGuide.com
Next? Reconciling 2,000 years of theology to reflect Christ as either an ACTIVE presence in our life... or a PASSIVE presence where He is there, but not directly interfacing with our problems, opportunities and work here on Earth!
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What a great question!
Yes, I am destined to change the world from inside out.
I have assembled a rag tag team of super-achievers who will get the job done.
Imagine a world where people are on the escalator to Continuous Personal Improvement -- better today than yesterday -- but still not quite as much as tomorrow.
Yes, the objective is to help people become all they are meant to be by releasing their full potential.
Starting right now with me!
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How many MORE would you have SEIZED if you would have had more POWER?
There is no question that the number of opportunities I have lost far outweigh the number seized -- and yes -- had I more power, more would be in the win column vs the loss column.
I am very successful, but had I increased my ENERGY Color and kept my ATTITUDE just a bit more positive -- WOW!
No regrets, but still lots of room for improvement.
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Next? Hitting the road and living the dream!
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My destiny is to accelerate personal improvement, making it easy for people to release their full potential.
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To be focused and organized.
To be happy.
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