THIS DAY IN YOUR LIFE… POINT #1: Do you promise to do things that will keep the other person happy? When you promise what you think someone else wants, instead of what you are capable of delivering, you are setting them up for disappointment. You over promise because you are scared that what you CAN deliver isn’t good enough. POINT #2: Whatever you promise that is what the other person will expect. Even if people think what you are promising is unlikely to occur they still have the expectation it will happen. This happens because YOU TOLD THEM IT WOULD POINT #3: This is the classic “Boy who cried wolf” scenario. When you often over promise and under deliver, your word ends up worth little. You will overshadow any great results you deliver because of the unrealistic expectation you have set up.. QUESTION: Where do you over promise in your life? With your partner? With your children? In your career? To yourself in your fitness? ACTION: Identify WHY you do this… Here are some examples of common reasons. You want people to like you You don’t want to disappoint others. Your fear of looking like you are incapable of delivering. Your fear of being thought of as a failure. The post EP 23 Do you Overpromise and Under Deliver? appeared first on The Strong Life Project.

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