Day 40 of 99 Days

“I attribute my success to this – I never gave or took any  excuse.”

― Florence Nightingale

Excuses are easy. Keeping your word is hard. But it’s the beginning, middle and end of everything. People will take you at your word, unless they realise they can’t and then their trust is hard to win back. This is true for you too. If you can’t trust yourself, if you keep saying you’ll do something then don’t, you will never lead the life you long for.

I admit, I never used to keep my word. I said “yes” to everyone (wanting to be liked) about everything then made excuses (often made up) at the last minute. I did the same with myself. Unsurprisingly, I didn’t lead a particularly successful or happy life. Then I learnt about the importance of keeping my word – with myself and others – and it transformed my life.

Your word is all you have. Make it mean something.

 

Pic: the late, great Florence Nightingale