Do You Commit or Do You Try?

I was having a conversation the other day and someone (my coach) asked me to do something and the first response out of my mouth was "I'll try". "Let's start over" he said and as he repeated the same request I knew he was looking for a commitment...
Which I gave him. So now I was stuck because I had to come through. If I had been allowed to slide by with "I'll try" I would have had a wonderful trapdoor just ready to escape through if the going got to tough.
Being the great coach he is, he knew that and what he wanted me to commit to was ultimately for my benefit. He also knew enough to understand that for me a commitment means I have to follow through.
I started thinking back on how often I use "I'll try" as a way of leaving me an out. More often than I want to admit and perhaps that's why I'm not always getting the results I want.
I always hated it when our parents would say "we'll see" to almost every request we made. That was their trapdoor, their way out if they didn't want to follow through. From a child's perspective it is one of the most dreaded responses because you know it's code for "no".
Trying may get something accomplished but a greater success rate will be achieved if we just commit to whatever we are stuck on at this minute. If it's a bad habit ...."I'm trying to quit smoking" or a response to someone making a request in a relationship.."Do you think you might make it home a little earlier tonight?" or even at work "Are you able to get me the paperwork I asked you for?" Trying just doesn't seem to inspire any confidence.
Commit to edging out the word try as you approach things and see if there is a positive result. I know that is my new intention.