Committed Choice
A Committed Choice is a personal choice that involves a firm commitment to pursue a specific course of action.
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- It can (typically) involve a clear, deliberate decision-making process.
- It can (often) reflect the individual's Personal Values and Personal Passions.
- It can be influenced by an individual's environment, culture, personal experiences, and education.
- It can lead to a Personal Ambition or goal that the individual is determined to achieve.
- It can require a significant amount of Personal Motivation and Personal Inspiration to sustain.
- It can involve setting specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART criteria) objectives.
- It can necessitate the allocation of resources such as time, energy, and sometimes financial investment.
- It can involve overcoming challenges and obstacles, requiring resilience and perseverance.
- It can have a profound impact on the individual's life trajectory and personal growth.
- It can be a turning point, marking a significant change in direction or focus in an individual's life.
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- Example(s):
- Choosing to pursue higher education in a field of passion, despite financial or social obstacles.
- Committing to a career change to follow a more fulfilling path aligned with personal values.
- Deciding to start a family, recognizing the responsibilities and changes it will bring to one's life.
- Embarking on a journey of personal transformation, such as a significant lifestyle change for health reasons.
- Launching a new business venture, fully committing to the entrepreneurial journey despite risks and uncertainties.
- Making a lifelong commitment to a partner, through marriage or another form of partnership agreement.
- Committing to a personal cause or mission, such as environmental conservation, and actively working towards it.
- Choosing to move to a new country to pursue personal growth or professional growth opportunities.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- An indecisive or tentative decision that lacks a clear commitment.
- A spontaneous or impulsive choice made without thorough consideration of its long-term implications.
- A New Year's Resolution that is made without a genuine commitment to follow through.
- See: Decision Making Process, Goal Setting, Life Plan, Personal Development.