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I was taught at an early age that if you commit to doing something with others, this remains your commitment. Even if a better offer came along after, we were not allowed to cancel our first offer. I took this \u201crule\u201d as law, and maintained this throughout my life. My husband\u2019s upbringing was similar in this regard, and we see that it is infused into my daughter\u2019s mindset.<\/p>\n
As I was growing up, I realized that this \u201crule\u201d was not always taught to my friends. I would invite them to play, get an affirmation, and sometimes they would cancel if another friend invited them over after we had made plans. My disappointment was evident, and my mom would simply state \u201cLife is not fair\u201d.<\/p>\n
The lesson that I learned pretty quickly was that since I didn\u2019t like how it felt to be the recipient of a broken commitment, I would try my best to not break my commitments.<\/p>\n
Fast forward to today. I am proud to say that I still remain true to my commitments. It\u2019s been refreshing that I have earned the trust of my business relationships (suppliers, clients, and employees), my family, and my friends. It has also taught me to manage my time better as to not overcommit. I feel people would rather have a timely decline than to wait it out or not RSVP.<\/p>\n
I bring it up as this is a critical time for my 14 year old. She has much more freedom and decision making empowerment than I did at her age. But the \u201crule\u201d still stands with keeping your commitment. I watch her struggle with determining her fun time schedule especially during the weekends. She has done a great job of keeping her commitments, and balancing her invitations by offering alternative plans. I have concluded that at this young age, she understands the basis of the rule, continues to follow it, and this is one aspect that she is queued up for success in this crazy world.<\/p>\n
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