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A promise is your word that you will take action on
something. It says: “I guarantee this will be done.”
Promises need not be big. However, nomatter their
size, they are powerful. Keeping them moves you
forward and ever closer to your goals. Let’s look at
what happens when you make a promise, keep it,
and what happens when we don’t keep a promise.
When we make a promise we are compelled to
make good on it – to do what we said we would do
– it’s as simple as that. Making a promise produces
a gap that we are pulled forward to close. Here’s
what I mean by that.
When you don’t do what you said you would do,
you’re left with the tension of incompletion.
An
unfulfilled promise is a real energy drain
. You
expendmore energy worrying about it than resolving
it. You become physically, emotionally, and spiritually
tired. So, it makes it more difficult to move ahead.
It doesn’t matter with whom you made your
promise or how big or small it is: not keeping your
word is what creates the energy drain. Unfinished
business just weighs you down.
When you put your word out there, you create a
gap that can only be closed when you do what you
The Power of Your Promises
By Joan Washburn
SOAR TO SUCCESS
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2016
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Personal Growth Strategies