Some of you already know what you want to do with your lives. If you are particularly fortunate, you may even feel that you have a calling that drives you towards service and provides direction to your studies, your work, and your life beyond work. For you fortunate few, commitment is easy. Others will have to look harder for commitment. But look for it, for without commitment your life will never have meaning.
Commitment means tenacity.
It is what Horton the elephant meant when he said that an elephant is faithful, one hundred percent. It is what the little engine that could demonstrated when she pulled the heavy train up the mountain. It is the inner spirit that keeps you optimistic and focused and won t let you quit until you ve achieved your goals, both professional and personal. In a competitive world those who demonstrate commitment surge ahead of those who do not. Curiosity is the quality that drives you to want to learn, to analyze, to imagine, to think, to explore beyond what is the minimally expected performance in your job.