COMMITMENT

THE OBLIGATION OR PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT SOME ACTION OR TO SUPPORT SOME POLICY OR PERSON

THE UNTANGLE GAME

SET UP:

• Get in groups of 6 - 10.
• Stand in a circle.
• Put your arms in.
• Grab the hands of two different people.

PLAY:

• Do not let go!
• Untangle so that everyone ends up in a circle, still holding hands.

WHAT HAPPENED?

• Was your group successful?

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• Did anyone give up and let go?

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• Did you notice someone who took charge?

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• Did you get frustrated?

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• What does this have to do with commitment?

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WHAT HELPS �YOU STAY COMMITTED?

*WATCH THE FLORENCE CHADWICK STORY

Was she committed?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zJkrDqmYmE

WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE IN HER TWO ATTEMPTS?

WHEN IS IT IMPORTANT TO STAY COMMITTED?

• At home?
• At school?
• With friends?
• In life?

HOW DO THESE WORDS RELATE TO COMMITMENT?

• Dedication

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• Loyalty

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• Motivation

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• Leadership

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“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

~Martin Luther King, Jr.

EXPLAIN……

COMMITMENT IS ABOUT DOING WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THE JOB DONE.

• What if when we committed to do something, we always came through?
• How great would that feel?
• Would others respect us?

STAYING COMMITTED TAKES DETERMINATION, PERSISTENCE, AND MOTIVATION.

• Have you ever set a goal and NOT accomplished it?
• Why did you give up?
• Did you ever try again?
• Have you ever been scared to set a goal because you might not achieve it?

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Broken

Commitment

• Describe a time that someone told you that they’d do something, then didn’t.

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• What happened?

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• How did you feel about them?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXghcI8hcWU