How commitment can change your life. Today.

Easy to say, hard to do.

It is one thing to start a venture, it is another to stay with it, especially if the going gets rough. This is what commitment is about: the pledge you make, the silent vow you take is there to give you the inner strength, the courage, the patience to persist.

This is called staying power.

In all areas of life, it's not the brightest student, employee or business owner who is in the lead; it is usually the committed one.

Here are 7 steps you can take today to develop commitment:

1. See the good.

Find ways to love the career you're in. Jobs aren't perfect and some aspects of them you aren't going to enjoy. Therefore, focus on bending your personality to fit your work situation.

Make the mental commitment to focus on solutions not problems. Allow no space in your mind for thoughts about lack or negativity.

2. Risk failure.

Commit to letting fear be your motivator but don't let it become your captor when you approach career goals. If you give into fear, it will seduce you into shrinking from your dreams.

Encountering a fear can make it easy to quickly rationalize walking away from a great idea. To be successful, take a risk and be willing to see what the consequences of your decisions are.

3. Work hard (but don't overdo it).

Make the choice to first measure your success by your work ethic. If your pursuit of success is solely about profit, be aware that wanting money focuses the mind on the lack of it and needing more.

Worry blocks opportunity and keeps you focused on how much you don't have. Money is less likely to materialize under this mental and emotional dynamic.

Commit to trusting that your hard work will generate profit. What you feverishly chase may elude you. For that reason, focus on the goals that this day or moment requires and get them done. It is from this mindset that the money will come.

4. Expand.

Make the commitment to thinking big and never being satisfied with the goals you have achieved. Be grateful for what you have accomplished but not satisfied. Set higher goals.

Understand that to be highly successful after you have achieved a certain level of accomplishment, know that you're not done. You are just beginning.

5. Be consistent.

Working consistently, taking steps toward your business goals. It is through consistent and diligent work, coupled with patience and flexibility, that you can climb the ladder of success.

And pledge to continue to work even when you're not yet reaping the benefits.

6. Maintain self-respect.

When you have self-respect, you take pride in yourself and exude an aura of knowledgeable confidence. Choose to demonstrate self-respect in how you run your business and treat those you work with.

Take daily steps to refine who you are in an effort to be ready for all decisions that need integrity and forethought.

7. Keep things in balance.

You cannot get where you want to go alone. Decide to delegate. To know when and what to delegate, be aware of your strengths and weaknesses.

Choose to delegate tasks to others who are more skilled in your weaker areas or turn to people who have the time to do what you can't. The minute you think you can do it all on your own is when you open yourself up to failure.

Claire Moffat is an exceptional Life and Executive Coach for individuals who want to succeed in life as well as business. If you would like to learn more about Claire and her programs, message her here to set up a time for a chat.