describe a situation when you could / could not keep up your promise or commitment and the reason for doing/ not doing so
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I promised my friend that I would come to his birthday party but my exams were coming near so I couldn't attend it...
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I was busy studying
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I believe most problems in relationships stem from communication where people make promises they can’t keep.
Some people have a really tough time having direct conversations, and often find it hard to be open and direct with their limitations.
Sometimes we feel that people that are super direct are scary, but yet, we appreciate when people are direct because you don’t have to try and guess what’s on their minds. It’s better to say what you mean, and mean what you say.
I have friends that struggle with saying no to a customer, or no to people in general. They don’t want to disappoint someone, so they agree to things they have no way of fulfilling.
A lot of people like to say yes to everything because they want to help people.
They genuinely care, but the problem is they’re people pleasers and by making promises they can’t keep, end up hurting themselves in the long run.
Your words become hollow.
It starts becoming like “the boy who cried wolf.”
If you tell me you’re going to do something and then don’t do it because something comes up, it’s not the end of the world. This stuff happens to everyone, but this should be an exception.
But if you not keeping your word becomes a perpetual issue, then your words don’t mean anything but empty promises and lip service.
I don’t think it’s intentional for a lot of people, but if you tell a customer you’re going to do something and you don’t, they will not have any confidence in you going forward.
Again, things do occasionally come up where you can’t meet a commitment or keep your word. Sometimes emergencies occur and you can’t deliver on a service or quote you promised a client. Not a big deal, reach out and explain the situation, most people are reasonable. You then just work to make it right.
But if you start failing to meet expectations and promises you set from the beginning, then your clients will have no faith in you, no trust in you, no confidence in you, and you’ll kill your reputation (this is also called a lack of integrity).
Your words should mean something.
For me, I’ve always wanted to be someone that will deliver on what I promise.
I want to be relied upon, which is also why I’m always a little hesitant to commit to things I’m not sure about.
Sometimes my wife gets frustrated that I’m slow to commit to plans.
It’s not because I’m afraid of commitment, I just don’t want to make a promise until I’m sure I can fulfill that promise. I want to set the proper expectation, because if I say it’s going to happen, it’s going to happen. I want anyone and everyone to have confidence in me if I say I’m going to do something, they know Brady is going to make it happen. No question.
I think that’s a huge aspect of leadership. If I’m saying this is what we’re going to do, I want people to fully believe it.
This even applies in marriage or in parenting a child. False promises with no follow through are not good for any relationship. You’re only hurting yourself, as well as others, by making false promises to be at your kids sports events, music recitals, academic performances if you aren’t able to be there.
I learned this when it comes to disciplining my children. If I tell them not do something (ex. Hit their sibling, throw something) or they’ll have to go to time out, or won’t get to watch netflix, and then they go and hit one another, I have to deliver on the punishment I have already set in place. If I don’t, they lose fear/respect for me and it only gets worse, because I would be a softy and they would know they can get away with whatever they want.
The other side of the coin is those who never commit to anything because they’re afraid of not being able to keep their commitments. That’s just as annoying. These are the people you could invite a year in advance so they have nothing on the calendar and they’ll never say yes. They just don’t want to lock down the date because something might come up…. These are the people that never really commit, they just might show up the day of, you just never know. I have some good friends that I love dearly that have this tendency and it’s extremely frustrating. Just don’t be one of these people.
In business and personal relationships, you want to be someone that’s accountable and willing to commit or say no.
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