144. Follow Through on Your Commitments – But Maybe Not Always
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The Bright Method Podcast: Realistic Time Management and Productivity for Working Women & Working Moms
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Why did we grow up believing we must finish every commitment?
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I'm Kelly Nolan, a former patent litigator who now works with women to set up the bright method in their lives. The Bright Method is a realistic time management system that helps you manage it all personally and professionally. Let's get you fallen asleep proud of what you got done today and calm about what's on tap tomorrow. Alright, let's dig in. Hey, hey, and welcome back. All right. Today we're gonna talk about something that sounds like it's for parents, but it's not just for parents. So if you don't have kids, stick with me because I think it has a real bearing more on how we were raised as kids and therefore how we act as adults. And so just stick with me. Okay, what I want to talk about today is that
There is just this saying, this approach, this philosophy that I think a lot of us inhaled as kids. And that we, at least I, like have continued to think as a parent is the, you know, right way, I guess, like the way it should be, the principled way to approach things. And that is that you follow through on your commitments. You start a sports season. You finish that season, even if you hate it. That is how I was raised. I was taught that there was value in that. And I assumed that I would teach that to my kids. You know, before I had kids, I was like, Yep, you start a season, finish it, and then we'll go from there. You know, that whole like I was the better parent before I had kids.
How does the “finish what you start” rule show up in parenting?
I had this idea that that was the right way. I didn't really question it.
But the more I have moved into parenting, and granted, my oldest is eight. That means, you know, I'm only an eight-year-old parent in the sense that I don't have a ton of experience here. But the more that I have moved through parenting, as with everything in parenting, the more I see nuance. What if, for example, the season is a whole school year long? Like some of these things you sign up for now, like gymnastics and some other things, are like whole school. year long seasons. What if in a season like that, in your kids final month, they say they don't want to continue that sport, that activity? It's not a team sport and that like no one else is relying on them. My daughter wasn't doing like, you know, competitive gymnastics.
It was just like a season of a sport. And they want to skip that whole last month. They don't want to go back. And I will add for context, they are showing enthusiasm and willingness to do other activities. And have a busy activity stretch coming up in the next season. Is it okay to bow out? Is it okay to skip that last month? On the flip side of it, what if it's this really long commitment? You're only like a month in, maybe a month and a half, and the kid has consistently resisted going the whole time and the kid wants to bow out. Do you force months of finishing it out or even like two or three more months of? Twice a week, three times a week, once a week even you're gonna battle to get the kid to go.
They're not happy, it's upset, upsetting, like they're just not happy. Are you really gonna force that whole period of time to keep going? I'll also throw out there, and I know this isn't every kid, because I have two very different kids. So I know all of this is, you know, depends on a lot of nuance. What if you have a kid who's still figuring out what they even like? And it's a kind of high cost to try out every new activity.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why did we grow up believing we must finish every commitment?
0:00–2:10
2
How does the “finish what you start” rule show up in parenting?
2:10–4:13
3
When is it okay for a child to quit a season early?
4:13–6:42
4
What financial pressures influence kids’ sports and activity commitments?
6:42–8:45
5
How can adults renegotiate or exit commitments that no longer serve them?
8:45–10:56
6
What does a respectful, “clean exit” look like for work or volunteer roles?
10:56–12:56
7
How did Kelly’s own career pivot illustrate the cost of staying too loyal?
12:56–14:47
8
What practical steps can listeners take to bow out with integrity and still protect relationships?
14:47–16:39
Speakers
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