How to Keep a Promise

Full Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLALQuK1NDrgCvqIpmKk…
-
-
Watch more How to Improve Your Communication Skills videos: howcast.com/videos/343176-How-to-Keep-a-Promise

Keeping a promise offers many rewards. Highlight your impressive moral character by following through on a promise you made to yourself or to someone else.

Step 1: Write down promises
Write down promises you have made to yourself and to others on a piece of paper.

Tip
Break down big promises into smaller steps.

Step 2: Organize
Organize your schedule in order to keep promises.

Step 3: Track your promises
Track the progress of your promises in a journal.

Step 4: Look at consequences
Examine the consequences you will encounter if you break a promise.

Step 5: Make a promise
Make promises that you can keep.

Step 6: Do not make excuses
Do not make up excuses that will deter you from fulfilling your promises.

Step 7: Recommit
Recommit yourself if you break a promise. Apologize to others if you let them down, and then get back on track.

Did You Know?
In 2008, there were 2,162,000 marriages in the United States.