A short motivational monologue (YouTube #shorts) by Nate Tilley about staying motivated through commitment to others. The speaker argues that when personal motivation wanes, remembering commitments to family and a partner reframes effort as responsibility to a unit larger than oneself.
When you're having a rough day, you don't feel like going to the gym, calling that prospect, dealing with that client, doing whatever it is that you need to do. You realize that it's not just for you. You've made a commitment to your family, to your partner, to that unit. Your lack of commitment is offensive to those people that rely on you. Then it becomes less about you being selfish and optimizing for you, but optimizing for your little unit, your family, your partnership, and what's best for you guys. You'll be willing to walk over hot coals, crawling over crushed glass to get to the promised land. Because it's a lot bigger than just yourself, and it's a commitment that you've made.
