“Committed decisions show up in two places: your calendar and your bank account.”

I found the quote from Carole Hildebrand (featured in James Clear’s newsletter) thought-provoking.

And I indeed took a look at my calendar for the last year. What I found: I made space for things I value (for example, rowing regularly). But there are also so many things in there where I should and could have said “no” to but did not – for various reasons.

With my bank account, on the other hand, there are things I wished I would have said (even) more “yes” to – like dinners with friends, going to see a show with my man, or pampering myself a bit more.

What do your calendar and your bank account say about you? Do they reflect the person you want to be?

==============Full quote by Carole=============

“Most of us have weak decision-making muscles. We do not realize what it means to make a real decision. We fail to recognize the force of change that a truly congruent, committed decision makes.

The word “decision” comes from Latin roots, with de meaning “dotool wn” or “away from” and caedere meaning “to cut.” Therefore, a decision means cutting from any other possibility. A true decision means you are committed to achieving a result and cutting yourself off from any other possibility.

Committed decisions show up in two places: your calendar and your bank account. No matter what you say you value, or even think your priorities are, you have only to look at last year’s calendar and bank account to see the decisions you have made about what you truly value.

See how you have reserved your time. Look at your expenditures. Those are the trails to the decisions you have made.”