Positive Leadership Tip | Ep 23: The Cost of Not Commiting
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Jon Gordon
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🗓️ 22 October 2025
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Summary
In this episode of Positive Leadership Tip Wednesday, I talk about the true cost of commitment and what happens when we hold back. I share why investing your time, energy, and sacrifice into your team not only builds strong relationships, but also leads to a powerful return of commitment and engagement. You’ll hear my thoughts on how choosing not to commit creates disconnect, regret, and missed impact. If this message inspires you, share the episode and encourage others to lead with commitment and positivity.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is John Gordon with your positive leadership tip of the week. |
| 0:06.6 | You know, commitment will cost you. |
| 0:09.3 | Commitment will cost you time, energy, money, effort. |
| 0:15.0 | It takes a lot of work to be a great leader. |
| 0:16.9 | You're going to have to be committed to your team to sacrifice. |
| 0:20.3 | And in that sacrifice of commitment, you so often get commitment back. |
| 0:25.4 | And so there's a cost of commitment, but you also get the reward when a team member or your |
| 0:30.5 | team commits back to you. |
| 0:32.7 | But there's also a cost of not committing. |
| 0:35.7 | When you don't commit, you don't get committed back. You don't make an impact. |
| 0:41.3 | You don't leave a legacy. You don't have people who want to follow you, who will work harder for you. |
| 0:48.2 | You get a lack of engagement. You get a team that is disconnected and divided. as a result disengaged and they underperform |
| 0:56.5 | so there's a cost of not committing as well so make sure that the cost of commitment in your life |
| 1:02.8 | is greater by giving more but then you get a greater return from all the commitment that you give |
| 1:09.2 | and don't ever live a life where you regret not committing |
| 1:13.8 | because that cost when you look back on your life is greatest. All right. Have a great day, |
| 1:19.6 | a great week. Lead positive. |
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