Commit and Move Forward!

It has been quite sometime since my last Blog posting, but like many of you, the year end, the holidays, and the start of the New Year has been at a fever pitch. After a personally tumultuous end to 2007, I wanted to start 2008 off with a blast of positive energy and commitment. And that is the basis for this post.

Since I woke up on the morning of January 1, 2008, things have been moving forward positively. I have had a great year so far...and I don't expect it to end anytime soon. Many would argue that it is or may be luck, or maybe coincidence. But I attribute the good things that have and will continue to happen this year to my positive thinking and my COMMITMENT. If for no other reason, to continue on. Resting on one's laurels never proved to advance ones life, health, or career.

"There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either in or out. There's no such thing as a life in-between. "
-- Pat Riley, basketball coach

I made a commitment to continue to work hard, live good, and remain goal oriented. I told myself over-and-over, time and again, that I could not stop moving forward. If anything, I would push even harder than I had in the past. The business model I built for my environmental consulting firm was proving to be worthy of a Harvard MBA's approval, and I was on a mission to continue riding the wave of "near" success I had created.

Commitment is one of the single-most rewarding things you can provide for yourself in YOUR life. By definition, commitment means to engage, pledge, or promise. Therefore, when I made a commitment to myself to strive to be the best and succeed this year, the motivating factor is ME. After all, if you live for yourself, all you associate with will be positively affected.

My challenge to you? Make a commitment to yourself and MOVE FORWARD.

Josh Brody is the President and CEO of Corporate Guidance Solutions, an environmental consulting firm that specializes in creative environmental solutions derived from sound business practices.

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