Category: Commitment

A Beginner’s Guide to Maintaining Focus

There’s a simple formula to predict how much progress you’ll make in achieving your objectives. Simply take the amount of time you dedicate to your goals, divide it by the number of goals you’re pursuing, and multiply by the length of time you stay focused. Progress = (Time Available ÷ Number of Goals) × Length of…


Be All In: Unlock Your Full Power

One of the things that really humbled me in recent years is the realization that I’m often only halfway in on anything I do. I’m rarely ever really all in. For example, I might join a coaching program with the idea of trying it out but be unsure if I can do it. Then, when…


LIVE 10 AM ET: Managing China-Related Proliferation Challenges: A Hudson Institute Discussion

How can China’s implementation of its nonproliferation commitments be improved? Can Chinese support for curbing horizontal nuclear proliferation regarding North Korea and Iran be enhanced? Hudson Institute Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis and Senior Fellow Richard Weitz, Japan Chair Fellow Komei Isozaki, Youngjun Kim of Korea National Defense University, Yeseul Woo of King’s…


Managing China-Related Proliferation Challenges: A Hudson Institute Discussion

How can China’s implementation of its nonproliferation commitments be improved? Can Chinese support for curbing horizontal nuclear proliferation regarding North Korea and Iran be enhanced? Hudson Institute Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis and Senior Fellow Richard Weitz, Japan Chair Fellow Komei Isozaki, Youngjun Kim of Korea National Defense University, Yeseul Woo of King’s…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: House GOP Retreat Day 2: Bilingual Press Conference on Delivering Commitment

On Day 2 of the House Republicans’ retreat, Republican lawmakers hold a bilingual press conference at 10:30 a.m. ET on March 20 to discuss delivering their commitment to the American people. …


House GOP Retreat Day 2: Bilingual Press Conference on Delivering Commitment

On Day 2 of the House Republicans’ retreat, Republican lawmakers hold a bilingual press conference at 10:30 a.m. ET on March 20 to discuss delivering their commitment to the American people. …


Consider What You Promise

My online dictionary offers two definitions of commitment: “the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.” and “an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action,” as in “I’m sorry I can’t make book club, but I have some family plans for that evening.” Toss these dual definitions into a blender,…


Skill and Dedication Will Make You a Winner

In “The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People,” Rick Bragg recounts a conversation he has with his brother Sam, who is battling cancer. Thinking of his possible death, Sam says with regret, “The one thing I hate is that I ain’t got no legacy. I mean, you’ve got the books, when you die.” Rick…


US Stands Firm Behind Commitment to Taiwan, Delegation Tells President Tsai Amid Ukraine Crisis

The United States assured that it “stands firm behind its commitments” to Taiwan in the backdrop of Russia’s aggression in Eastern Europe, as Washington sent its former senior defense and national security officials to the island early this week. The five-member delegation met Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on March 2, after arriving in Taipei the day…


US Stands Firm Behind Commitment to Taiwan, Delegation Tells Tsai Amid Ukraine Crisis

The United States has sent a group of former senior defense and national security officials to assure Taiwan that it “stands firm behind its commitments,” amid the backdrop of Russian aggression in Eastern Europe. The five-member delegation met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on March 2, after arriving in Taipei a day earlier. The surprise two-day…