b"COMMIT TO SUCCESS CHAPTER 6COMMIT TO SUCCESS Generally, when we talk about commitment, we refer to a strong sense, of will and focus in order to fulfill a promise, an obligation, a responsibility, a contract. In a context of commitment to success, the commitment to succeed must be accompanied by a declaration of intent or an action plan.Very often we use this word about the statements we can make about the seriousness of our relationships.For example,I'm in a committed relationshiporI'm totally committed to this relationship. We take it for granted that the word or phrase has the same meaning for all of us. However, this is not always the case, because often people, according to the principles of morality, does not always respect their commitments for all sorts of valid and invalid reasons.With respect to relational commitments, they are usually statements regarding proposed behavior or outcomes.For example,I'm committed to yousuggests that maybe I'm not looking for another relationship or that I'm going to be monogamous.The institution of marriage is most identified with the pledge of commitment. It is a commitment of legal and social moral vows to justify our commitment to fidelity and an enduring love.However,statisticsrevealthatevenwhenweformalizeourcommitments through marriage, there is as much chance of failure as of success. After all, more than half of marriages experience infidelity and we all know the divorce rate.So, if our most honored commitments are not kept, we should try to understand why this is so. The problem is that we make promises about behaviors and results, but ignore the process needed to achieve those goals.Imagine a student committing to earningA'swithout devoting himself to his studies.Thecommitmentsimplybecomesalipservicewithoutthesincere devotion to fulfillment.In relationships, the outcome people refer to, are things like continued love, happiness, and faithfulness. It is foolish to think of achieving such results ifGermain Decelles183"