Standing Out

Recently I had a frank discussion with my sister about the goings-on in my life, and I was complaining about the fact that I never seem to get anything accomplished - at least not what I set out to do. Things always come up that throw me off.

She responded with something so simple that it’s almost impossible to do, because we are highly complex beings that expect things to be more difficult than they are.

She said, ‘Bind yourself to your word.’ Essentially, when you say you’re going to do something - force yourself to go through with it. Don’t lie to yourself. Keep the promises you make to yourself.

Seems easy, right? Wrong. We keep promises to others because of our reputation with them…

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