Both of my sons want to do many activities and the one major request my husband and I make of them is that once they start an activity, they commit to it. When asked, both of my sons will say they are committed, but they don’t go the extra mile or always put in the work necessary to get a project done.
Then yesterday my husband asked my oldest son, William, if he knew what the difference was between being committed or just involved. When my son couldn’t give an answer my husband replied, “Imagine a breakfast of scrambled eggs and bacon. The chicken was involved with giving you that breakfast. The pig was committed.”
The Pig Was Committed!
That statement blew me away and got me thinking about opening my own wellness center. I’ve been “working on it” for over a year now. I thought I was committed to it. I would do research on businesses, create some fliers, do some marketing and bitch that I’m not able to get any clients or earn enough money to have a brick and mortar business. But in actuality I’m only involved in my vision. I see clearly now that I’m not fully committed to opening a wellness center.
Do you have a vision and goal that you haven’t been able to achieve? If so, my question to you is are you committed or just involved? Are you the chicken or the pig?
The Chicken Was Involved
