Knowing
What does this capacity mean or involve?
Being
What sensibilities, characteristics, and priorities are cultivated?
Doing
What actions are called for? What would this look like in practice?
The passion, energy, creativity, and follow-through one brings to ideas, pursuits, and collective goals.
Willing involvement
Awareness of one's personal limitations and that commitment can be difficult
Adaptability
Perseverance
Responsibility to self and others
Resources
The Janssen Sports Leadership Center develops professional, college, and high school athletes and coaches into world-class leaders who are committed to a lifetime of service, success, and significance. Janssen seeks to help move people to the right on the Commitment Continuum (Resistant, Reluctant, Existent, Compliant, Committed, Compelled) and addresses why someone may be where they are on the continuum.
Jon Gordon's best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous Fortune 500 companies, professional and college sports teams, school districts, hospitals, and nonprofits. He is the author of 20 books including 8 best-sellers: The Energy Bus, The Carpenter, Training Camp, You Win in the Locker Room First, The Power of Positive Leadership, The Power of a Positive Team, The Coffee Bean and his latest Stay Positive.
The Community Tool Box is a service of the Center for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas. The Community Tool Box is a free, online resource for those working to build healthier communities and bring about social change. It offers thousands of pages of tips and tools for taking action in communities.
“Commitment goes beyond “merely being interested” in something. To commit to something means blocking out other possible alternatives while focusing all your attention and efforts on one definitive objective. This is important because this ‘focus of attention’ provides a sense of certainty that specific outcomes will be realized.”
Center for Purposeful Work, Marianne Cowan (Workshop Topics: Values Inventory; Vision Statements)
Purposeful Work at Bates is about helping students discover the joy and power that arise from aligning who they are with what they do. It helps students identify and cultivate their interests and strengths and provides opportunities for them to acquire the knowledge, experiences, and relationships necessary to pursue their aspirations with imagination and integrity.
Angela Duckworth's Grit Scale/Grit Quiz
Carol Dweck "Developing a Growth Mindset" (video)