Commitment

So let me tell you how I was minding my business and listening to an episode from The Redefining Wealth Podcast, and the 'edge snatcher' got me IN LINE! And how cruel would I be, not to relay the message to you? She mentioned three things that really had me stop to think about my slack behavior.

Are you committed or interested?

1. Commitment takes more than interest

2. Commitment is not dependent on how you feel

3. Commitment means completion

If you've listened to my latest IGTV video, you know that there are days when I want to 'take a vacation from blogging'. There are days when I have post topics lined up and written out and days when I am struggling to come up with a topic. But then I sit and think about if the people who inspired me didn't show up when I needed them most, I would be annoyed, and turned off. Have you ever really looked forward to something (ie. an event, product debut, vlog episode), and then 💥 the day comes and you get a notification/text/call/email that it won't happen because none of your damn business ... they got you and now you're pissed. Yea, I know how you feel. Let me tell you how the summer of 2019 I was to get faux locs. Homegirl kindly ignored my messages up until maybe an hour after she was supposed to be at my house, to then tell me that she woke up feeling out of sorts and didn't have the energy to make the appointment. 🤔 whet? Energy? Tuh!

Now, you're probably saying "wow Ash, maybe she was sick ...", but is it really my problem? I mean it was because my hair was freshly blown out and ready to be weft up so I didn't have to comb it! I digress. What I'm saying is 😅 that when you have an assignment, whether your purpose/calling/job, there are days that you will feel as though you do not want to do it, but understand that the people you serve, are dependent upon you. Go check out the blog post Obedience. We complain that we are too tired, that life x, y & z and allow our negative self-thoughts to overcome what we're supposed to do and then we drop the ball. Sistren, what if Jesus looked at God and said "Hey Father, I'm too tired to save the people from their sins today, maybe I'll get crucified next month". Now yes, maybe I'm being facetious, however this is what it sounds like when people are depending on your testimonies in order to survive, or for that extra push to keep going, yet you're complaining because you simply don't want to. Chile I'm outta breath and I'm typing!

Do you want to know the reason I latched on to purpose so heavily? Because I knew that just getting excited about something without much action wouldn't get me very far. I still get excited about things and back right out after a few weeks, because "it's too much work"; because I am not being consistent and committing myself to the process. There are soooo many things that I want to do with this brand; I have plans to expand and do so much more. Of course, at times I feel overwhelmed and other times I feel like I'm way over my head. BUT, I know that I don't have these visions to play around with. They're circling my head for a reason; someone somewhere needs what I have to offer.

Love, if you've really set a goal to accomplish something, don't just talk about it. BE ABOUT IT! Plan it out and set aside the time to get it done.