Keep my word

I feel like a let people down from time to time because I can’t follow through on plans that I make. I know that everyone trusts me, and knows that I do as much as I can, but I would like to be able to follow through on all my promises. I need to manage my time better.

This helps build up integrity.

Among my friends and social groups, I am notorious for flaking out on things. Everytime my friends and I plan to do something together they’re always like “Ugh, are you suuuuuuuuuuuuurre you’re gonna do this?” It really makes me feel like a bad person, like I’m not trustworthy or loyal. So I took my first steps toward betterment this week…I sent out emails I told my fellow newspaper staff members I would, and I had dinner last night with Gordy, Emily and her parents’ friends, because I said I would, and I did. I think that I’m worried about my parents hassling me all the time, but I guess I don’t really have to worry about that next year!

I don’t think this is the kind of goal that can ever be considered “done”. At least for me. But I’m marking it as done because I’m upgrading this goal to be part of my four agreements goal. That goal includes being impeccable with my word. Same goal as this, just all wrapped up in a package of 4 things I’d like myself to be. Good luck everybody!

In order to keep my word, I need to keep a record of what I am giving my word to.

I will start that tomorrow.

I’ve been doing pretty well with this, but seeing it on my list helps remind myself. Will probably need to keep it on here forever…..

....and its NOT THAT hard. Call when I say I’ll call. And don’t make excuses about it and wait until the last minute. Be honest and up front and don’t procrastinate. All ways that I want to live my life.

....I’ll say I’m going to “call you tonight” and then don’t do it until the following morning. I still call, but not when I said I would. Bad. I don’t know why I do that!!

sometimes its easy for me to blow off something that I haven’t committed to. Planning ahead makes it alot easier to keep a promise.

It would have been easy to blow off. I’m exhausted and would rather just go home and go to bed after my daughter’s hockey game…..but I said I’d do it, so I am. Will probably need coffee to get me through it, but I’m keeping my word.

Edited later: the show was great and the daughter was so glad to have friends come and watch her skate. I’m glad I went (usually the case when I feel this way before an event!)