We all live in a fast-paced and, in many ways, unpredictable world. Demands are often placed upon our lives, and in an instant, we often feel the need to pivot, adjust, and recalibrate what we had planned.
Such can be dangerous, where the next step is to rationalize the need to break promises that are made, promising as we both apologize, and double-down by saying, “I know I said I’d be there, or I’d do what you’ve asked, but I can’t, and I’m sorry – but next time I’ll make it up to you – I promise!”
Yet, no matter how we might rationalize or spin, we have, in an instant, broken a promise and diminished trust.
Read the whole article here: Issue 57
