“I will be in touch.”
“Let’s catch up for coffee sometime.”
“Thank you so much for the gift. I will read that book this weekend.”
“Great idea. I’ll think about it and get back to you.”
If we are in the habit of regularly giving empty promises to others, can you imagine how many of these we give ourselves?
The choice we have is to either follow up and do what we say or be honest and not make these empty promises.
Sure, honesty is painful. But, at least it’s honest.
(PS: There is possibly one exception to this rule – your spouse/partner/special friend. “Do I look fat?” is always followed by “Noooo” and “How do I look?” is always followed by “Gorgeous.” ;-))
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