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Promise keeping means making worthwhile promises that you are able
to keep, and then actually
following through on those promises.
We frequently find ourselves making
promises, but for various reasons we cannot or do not keep those
promises. To be a great person you
must fully understand the importance of promise keeping and must
realize those situations where making
a promise is appropriate.
There are many types of promises that
people make on a daily basis. We make silly promises, bad promises,
good promises, and promises about
situations that are beyond our control. If we understand the differences
among the above types of promises,
then we can improve our ability to keep promises.
Telling someone that you will give him
or her $1,000,000 for something when you really do not have that
much money to give is an example of a
silly promise. Bad promises include such things as making a promise
to lie for a friend to keep him or her
out of trouble, or helping someone cheat on a test. Good promises
are those that you can follow-through
on and that have an honorable or worthwhile objective, such as completing
your chores when asked or paying back
someone from whom you borrowed money. Promises about
things that are beyond your control
include such things as promising someone that it will not rain next
week, or that you will catch a home
run ball for them. As you can see, we have all made promises that
were good, silly, beyond our control,
and sometimes bad.
It is important to practice promise keeping with common sense. You may find yourself
making
promises that you know are silly, bad,
or beyond your control but you make them anyway. If you pay attention
to the different types of promises
that you make and reduce the number of silly, bad, and beyond your
control promises until you have
totally eliminated these types, then you will begin to master the act of good
promise keeping.
The first step to good promise keeping
is to have the desire to follow through on every single promise that
you make. This is not always an easy
goal to achieve right away. To get started, make a list of all of the
good promises that you have made
recently, but haven’t kept. Then, try to follow through on those promises.
From there, begin to make only good
promises, and make sure you follow through on them. Before you
know it, you’ll become a master at
promise keeping and you’ll notice that your friends and family have
greater respect for you and your actions.
If you would like more info
on this topic or to find out how you can build your child's confidence feel
free to contact us @ sidekickskarate@gmail.com.
Side Kicks Family Karate,
Sensei Brian Seetge
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