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What are you committed to? Do you need help sticking to your commitments?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tony Robbins provides three steps to making commitments in the context of personal finances. However, you can apply these principles to anything. His steps involve focus, whole-heartedness, and serendipity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn why making commitments plays an important role not only in your finances but in your overall success in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Making Commitments Is the Right Step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Money: Master the Game<\/em>, Tony Robbins explains that most people end up without enough money because they never make commitments or a plan. Afraid to look at their finances, they simply hope that things will work out and tell themselves that financial skills are too far above them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, this mentality leads to uncertain outcomes: If nobody steers the ship, there\u2019s no telling where you might end up. To ensure a positive outcome, make a plan and follow through with three key commitments<\/strong>: Focus relentlessly, commit completely, and embrace serendipity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commitment #1: Focus relentlessly.<\/strong> According to Robbins, your energy follows your focus\u2014concentrating tenaciously on a goal causes your subconscious mind<\/a> to direct all its power to achieving that goal. It does this by taking in<\/em> and processing<\/em> the information most relevant to reaching your goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n