Discipline

How to keep your promises

Your word carries more weight when your actions support it.

Promising is easy when enthusiasm is high. The hard part is delivering later, when weariness, inconvenience, or the temptation to put it off sets in. Responsibility is built on those small things. Following through on what you say strengthens your character and allows others to trust you. Character shows in what is repeated: delivering, organizing, finishing, and beginning anew. Small things, when lived with purpose, leave a lasting impression.

Key idea

Credibility is built by delivering on what you say.

Your challenge for this idea

Fulfill something you promised today. Without excuses and without delaying it any further.