How to Keep a Promise

It is so easy to justify breaking a promise when you are faced with the steps required to keep it. Being trustworthy is a consistent process of decisions choosing someone else's interests over your own. Dividing your promise into smaller steps will help you keep your promise and gain someone else's trust.

Instructions

1. Take time to consider if keeping the promise in question is feasible. Being realistic and not going too much above and beyond what you are capable of will help you keep your promise successfully.

2. Note the steps required to keep your promise. These could be steps like calling the real estate agent, which are obvious and necessary, or steps such as reminding yourself to bring fruit to work so you can supplement healthy food for nicotine when you are trying to quit smoking.

3. Keep a record of your progress. You are more likely to keep your promise when you write it down.

4. Make notes about your progress. If parts of the plan aren't working, then make alterations.

5. Communicate any problems you have. This way you can get help, if necessary.

Tips & Warnings

• There are many moments when you must decide between something you want to do and something that leads toward keeping your promise. Remember the reason or reasons why you made the promise, what you hope to gain from the promise and the consequences of failure.

• Communication is very important when gaining someone else's trust. Understand why you are asked to keep the promise, and allow the other person to understand your behaviors.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish