Each of us has made and subsequently broken promises to ourselves about all kinds of habits, behaviors and thoughts. Exercise, diet, relationships and money are among the key areas where we humans have promised to do or not to do something – and we have found ourselves making excuses and breaking our promises.
It’s been difficult for we humans to hold ourselves individually accountable to ourselves, so there have tended to be little to no consequence for broken promises beyond guilt and regret.
How good have you been at keeping promises you have made to yourself? Have you made New Year’s resolutions? How well have you kept them? What can be done to improve your ability to keep your promises to yourself?