Gratitude!
Every time we accomplish one of our goals or a “promise to self”. I think it’s important to express gratitude,...to say “thank you!” to someone, or some thing.
Many of us go through life with many promises to “self”. (eg. “one day, I’m going to learn to speak french”, or “learn to play piano” or “take a trip to Singapore”). If these are really promises to self, we need to be serious about what we think! And then be like a Jedi master, “Don’t think...DO”! It doesn’t necessarily mean “do it all,...today”.
Try the “swiss cheese” time-management technique, by putting small holes in a big task, until it is broken down into a manageable thing. Look in the phone book for that piano teacher or travel agent. Then,...paste the phone number somewhere you will see it. Make a call, ask questions, get a brochure. Do some part of that goal or promise at least once a week! Review your progress. Visualize it’s completion !! SEE YOURSELF DOING THE GOAL!!!
If we don’t make some progress on “promises to self”, they become “lies to self”. These are the worst kind of lies!! Remember what William Shakespeare said; “To thine own self be true!”.