Quick Tips to Build the 3 Important Elements of Commitment, Courage, and Trust
Commitment and courage go hand in hand, don���t they? You can���t really have one without the other. And when they���re done consistently, trust is inevitably the outcome on this third leg of this stool. But how have other people done this well?
Commitment in the POW Camps
In the POW camp, we were all committed to our country and our military mission. But for clarity, it was a blessing that we had been required to memorize the Military Code of Conduct–six articles that emphasized our loyalty to our country, our leaders, and our team. We would resist the enemy���s efforts to exploit us for their purposes. But once the torture started, it was courage that enabled us to suffer to keep our commitments. It provided the critical consistency and unity that we needed to stay committed.
Commitment at Home
Back home, most of our wives and families stayed committed to us and that often meant that they had to resist the policy of ���Keep Quiet��� of our own government until they could convince our leaders to go public.
Can you imagine the humble ladies that adapted to courageously confront the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense and their agencies to convince them to ���Speak Up��� about our bad treatment? How inspiring!
Balancing the Scale of Trust
Keeping your commitments is essential to be a person of character in all situations because without it, people will lose their trust in you. And as we all know, trust is the anchor for all good relationships. Also, it was very clear in the stories told in the new book ���Captured by Love��� that commitment and courage were the foundation requirements for POWs and wives to learn to adapt their behaviors to succeed in difficult situations.
What���s Your Commitment Story? Please share it below, and remember at home and at work, commitment is essential but can only be kept through courage. Also, read this entire post at tinyurl.com/Jun23Coaching
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