Never promise more than you can perform.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Making promises you cannot keep leads to a loss of reputation.
- In plain terms
- Do not promise things you cannot do.
- What can you take from it?
- Only promise what you can deliver.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Have you ever broken a promise?
- How do you recover trust?
Another view
Sometimes you must try to keep a promise even if it is hard.
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