How to Keep a Secret

Keeping a secret is not always easy. Maybe you have caught yourself revealing too much about yourself or others to people who do not need to know. It's important at times to weigh your words and think about consequences of saying too much, and especially when and if a friend has shared a secret with you in confidence. Read on for a few tips about how to keep a secret.

Instructions

1. Think about the silly situations and trouble we put ourselves in by saying too much. No one really needs to know our salary, or what we did over the weekend, or our secret winning chess move.

2. Be the guardian, the keeper of secrets. Not bad secrets about someone's wrong doing, not things you share in camaraderie with close friends. But keep the secrets you've been told in confidence, the personal things that no one needs to know about.

3. Think about your future. Care about other people. Have a little integrity. Be a pillar of strength among friends. If you don't want to be talked about behind another's back, don't give away private information about others either. That's their call.

4. Be the trusted friend to others and to yourself. See what trouble the girl in "Can You Keep a Secret?" by Sophie Kinsella got into by telling too much. See the link in the Resource section on this page.

5. Keep your trusted, treasured and confidential information safe. Guard your finances, your Social Security number, your passwords and pin numbers (See Resources section for another tip.)

6. Raise your standards and your sense of self worth. Keep a secret close to your heart and you will find the friends that won't part.

Resources

• Official web site for the author of
• Software to make it easier to keep passwords and pins secret