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Undoubtedly there have been and will continue to be times when you agree to do something that you later regret. However, once you have agreed to do something, don’t back out or procrastinate. Don’t hope the other party will forget or wait for them to remind you. When you have given your word that you will do something, you must do it and do it when it is expected.
毫無疑問的是，你事先承諾事后反悔的次數屢見不鮮。然而，一旦你答應了別人，不要食言或者耽擱，也不要妄想別人會忘記這件事或是等別人提醒你。當你已經給出承諾時，你就必須要做到并且使其盡善完美。
After you have fulfilled your obligation (however painful), learn from the experience. Why was it so hard to follow through? Was it a matter of time, or were you ill-equipped in the first place? Whatever the reason, figure it out and know that it should factor into the next time you are asked to do something similar.
在你履行了自己的職責(卻是痛苦的)，你可以從中學到很多。為什么這么難堅持到底呢?是時間問題嗎?還是你自己無能為力?不管原因是什么，找到真正的原因并且避免下一次犯相同的錯誤。
Not only is living up to your commitments vital in building the trust and respect of others, but it is critical in building your own self-respect. Whether you realize it or not, when you fall back on your promises, it erodes your self-image and self-esteem. Think of the last commitment you failed to fulfill? How did this experience make you feel about yourself?
做出諾言讓別人對你產生信任和尊重是很開心的，但是并不利于自己自尊心的發展。你的食言會不利于你的形象和自尊，不知你是否意識到了這一點。回想你自己最后一次食言的時候，你會對自己怎么看?
Becoming a person whose word can be trusted and relied upon boils down to a few basic things.
成為一個說到做到的人是做人的基礎。
1. Think before you commit. With very few exceptions, you don’t have to immediately say yes or no to a request. Take an hour, an evening, or a day to think it through. Consider all that is involved and decide whether or not it’s something you are willing to commit your time and energy to. If not, politely decline.
1.做出承諾前仔細思考。因為期待越小，就不會貿然給出答案。花一個小時、一個晚上或者一天細細思考。考慮到所有因素看看你無時間和精力幫助別人再做決定，沒有就禮貌的拒絕。
2. Once you have given your word, don’t give yourself the option to back out.
2.一旦你話已出口，不要妄想收回承諾。
I have asked myself hundreds of times, “What was I thinking when I made that commitment?” When this happens, I muster everything I have to uphold my end of the bargain. I do that because I feel so strongly that honoring my word is essential to who I am. It’s one of my core values. As a result, I am very careful with the commitments I make.
我問過自己無數次：“我做出承諾的時候我在想什么?”當事情發生的時候我就會聚集一切能夠讓我守諾的所有事物，因為我覺得遵守承諾代表了我個人。這是我的核心價值，因此我非常注意我所給出的承諾。
Starting today, become a person who lives up to your word and does what you say you will even when circumstances change.
Uphold your word with a good attitude. Remember that it was you who said “yes” in the first place.
Take every opportunity to learn from your commitments so that you can make better decisions in the future.
Finally, do you have any unfulfilled commitments? Do them now. You will feel better.
Keeping your word is one of the most effective ways to earn the respect of others and build a solid reputation, both personally and professionally.
從今天開始，成為一個守諾的人也可以說是對當狀況改變的該說什么的挑戰。贊成自己的言語是一種好的態度。要記得是你自己在第一時間答應別人。抓住每一個從自己的諾言中學習的機會，你就可以在未來做出更好的決定。最后，你還有未兌現的承諾嗎?現在就兌現，你會感覺更好。一種最有效的方法之一是--言出必行，可以贏得別人尊重并獲得崇高的榮譽。
