One of my mentors once told me that our abundance comes down to our perception and our perception comes down to our integrity, our ability to keep promises.
Recently I challenged myself to make a List of Promises which I have made and not yet kept.
It made for a very uncomfortable read...
Not only was the list a lot longer than I expected but afterwards I began to realise how easily I add to this list every day. So often my mouth is not connected to my brain or my diary:
"Yeah I'll email that stuff to you."
"Cool, I'll give you a call and we'll get together."
Often these promises come from me genuinely wanting to help people or spend time with them but I now understand that both a firm commitment to honour each and every promise I make and some way of recording all of them is essential. This is the only way my Promises Made to Promises Kept ratio (shout out to Brian Johnson) will be 1:1.
Perhaps more importantly than this, my word to myself and to others must be sacred for me to live with integrity. As a result I'm making two changes:
1) I'm now keeping a written record of every promise I make
2) I am making less promises
I have to say though, working through this list feels really good...
Are you up-to-date on your promises?
"Of all your promises, the most important ones are the ones you make to yourself."Mark Hernacki
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