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Honoring commitments to oneself

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Christopher Jolma
Nov 06, 2023
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I heard something recently that continues to ricochet around my skull every day: 

“Honor your commitments to yourself.”

That hit me last Wednesday morning as the last of the grains of sand in the hourglass fell through the little aperture and I ran out of time to publish. I hadn’t honored a commitment I made to myself: to publish something at least every Wednesday. I have a similar goal for the business blog (a Friday deadline), but I once I had thoroughly demoralized myself, I didn’t hit my Friday publication goal either.

Why? 

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