Keeping Promises

“We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot” - Abraham Lincoln

Never promise more than you can perform. For every promise, there is price to pay. Just like eggs, oaths are easily broken. Promise only what you can deliver. Then deliver more than you promise.

"The man who promises everything is sure to fulfill nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition." - Carl Jung

"The best way to keep one's word is not to give it." - Napoleon Bonaparte

The Bible tells us in Matthew 5:37,

"But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.' For whatever is more than these is from the evil one."

Great friendships are focused relationships where promises are made and kept. However, most of the time, more is promised than delivered; more is said than done; more is pledged than completed; more is committed than accomplished.

Let's be slow in making promises but always keep them. Do you agree?

Related posts:

• Living with Integrity
• A need for determination and commitment
• Winners vs Losers

Living with Integrity

“Integrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do” - Don Galer

Below is a conversation between a store owner with his new employee:

"My boy," said the store owner to his new employee, "Wisdom and Integrity are essential to the retail business.

By 'Integrity' I mean if you promise a customer something, you have got to keep that promise even if it means we lose money."

"And what," asked the teenager, "is Wisdom?"
"That," answered the boss, "is not making any stupid promises."

Source: Internet Author: Unknown

“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.” - W. Clement Stone

“Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching. A person is not given integrity. It results from the never-ending pursuit of honesty at all times.”

“If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.” - Alan K. Simpson

Do you agree? What does integrity means to you?

Photo by nonrev taken from this source

Related posts:

• Look for and don't lose your integrity
• How to choose good friends?
• Dare to be different for good!
  

Let no one deceive you

It would be nice to think that the Internet was a safe place all the time, but that would be foolishness. Don't simply reply to emails when asked for personal information - especially financial or other sensitive information and got yourself into trouble.

You should always check the source and make sure it's trustworthy. Let's not be another online victim.

Besides, there are many reported cases that PEOPLE LIE ONLINE. There is a lot of gender-switching in Cyberspace. Why? Well, could it be because many can hide behind the safety of their computer screens thinking that they can draw more attention to themselves?

Below are good quotes that can make one wise.

"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it." - Buddha

"True friends are like diamonds, precious and rare. False friends are like leaves, found everywhere."

Do you feel a bit uneasy visiting blogs or sites that don't have the author name or photos?

Photo by XŤЯΣΛМ i taken from this source

Related posts:

• Know who you are with
• Choose Wisely
• How to choose good friends?

What are you telling yourself and others?

"The casual, instantaneous nature of email and SMS has heightened the potential for misdirected communication and offenders can now achieve worldwide infamy at breakneck speed." - Source

I remembered reading a true story that happened during one of the Valentine's Day. It was about a lady that happened to read an SMS that was sent wrongly to her husband when he was taking his bath.

Well, anybody can get messed up in their lives, if they continue to take actions based on invalid assumptions. We must always avoid jumping to assumptions!

“Assumptions are the termites of relationships.” - Henry Winkler

“Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come in.” - Alan Alda

“Don't Make Assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.” - Don Miguel Ruiz

"The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives." - Tony Robbins

Stephen R. Covey says, “We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be. And our attitudes and behaviors grow out of these assumptions.”

So let's remind ourselves that we mustn't assume anything seen or heard is the final truth. It is always better to validate and find out more first! What do you think?

Photo by kevandem taken from this source

Related posts:

• Elephant's mentality
• Pay attention to your thinking
• Condition your mind for success
• Is it really impossible?

Look for and don't lose your Integrity

"In looking for people to hire, look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other two will kill you." - Warren Buffet

"Integrity is not a 90 percent thing, not a 95 percent thing; either you have it or you don't." - Peter Scotese

"The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions."

"You cannot expect your employees to be honest if you cheat your customers."

“A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity” - Baltasar Gracian

”Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.” - Oprah Winfrey

”The glue that holds all relationships together - including the relationship between the leader and the led is trust, and trust is based on integrity.” - Brian Tracy

“Winning is nice if you don't lose your integrity in the process.” - Arnold Horshak

"Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you." - H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Photo by benclark taken from this source

Related posts:

• Develop Good Qualities
• Resist Temptation
• Develop Good Character
• Be watchful

Know who you are with

"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down." - Oprah Winfrey

Do not be deceived: "Evil company corrupts good habits." - 1 Corinthians 15:33 (NKJV)

"How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four; calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg." - Abraham Lincoln

"Always tell the truth. That way, you don't have to remember what you said." - Mark Twain

The Bible in Luke 6:43-45 (NKJV) tells us that we could distinguish the good and bad ...

"For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Photo by faraliza taken from this source

Related posts:

• Good Friend
• Choose Wisely
• Classes of people

Build A Good Relationship

"People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges." - Joseph F. Newton Men

"Problems in relationship occur because each person is concentrating on what is missing in the other person." – Wayne Dyer.

"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed." - Carl Jung

"It's okay to send flowers, but don't let the flowers do all the talking. Flowers have a limited vocabulary. About the best flowers can say is that you remembered." - Jim Rohn

We better tolerate imperfect friends. Perfect ones wouldn't tolerate us.

“Hot heads and cold hearts never solved anything” - Billy Graham

“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”

Photo by Onechis1 taken from this source

Related posts:

• A successful marriage
• Forgives one another
• Stop Taking Things for Granted
• Be a Good Friend
• Good Friend
• Be kind to one another

Do you know the Truth?

Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it

"A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure." - Segal's Law

"Many people scramble frantically to climb the ladder of success, only to find that it is leaning against the wrong building." - Brian Tracy

The bible tells us in John 14:6 (NKJV) that Jesus said ..., "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Photo by pulpolux taken from this source

Do you trust yourself and others?

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyone else. Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Trust is like a thin thread. Once you break it, it is almost impossible to put it together again.

"Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody." - Agatha Christie

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all the people all of the time. - Abraham Lincoln

Photo by JarkkoS taken from this source