| Do you follow through with what you tell people | | | | assuming no work conflict( that was his chance to |
| you will do? When you say " I'll call you next | | | | get out). |
| week", do you? When you say "Let's get | | | | Three weeks go by. Time to get the hotel |
| together soon", do you mean it or are you just | | | | reservations and golf tee times. I call the cousin |
| saying it to be CORDIAL? In business, when you | | | | for a final confirmation. He advises he can t go...... |
| tell a salesperson "Let's do some business down | | | | he 's going to a baseball game that weekend. |
| the road", are you sincere. Perhaps is it an easy | | | | What?? Doesn't sound work related to me. |
| blow off to get the salesperson out of your hair? | | | | So my question is .. what exactly does 90% "in" |
| If you say "Let's go out Friday night", do you | | | | mean? Where is people's word these days? Does |
| follow through or is it all fluff? | | | | it matter what they tell others? While others |
| A few weeks back I had a discussion with a | | | | spend money, make plans and commitments, are |
| related cousin who I knew, but not overly well. | | | | they free to just change their mind, without even |
| The discussion was about if he wanted to go on a | | | | a care? |
| golf trip with the boys. | | | | For my cousin, he may not think twice about it, |
| Now , I've run my share of golf trips over the | | | | For myself, I learned a wee bit more about his |
| years. How it usually goes is that everyone wants | | | | character. I also learned about his word...... and |
| in the night of drinks and discussion. When it's time | | | | what is BEHIND IT. |
| to put up the deposit money, most are nowhere | | | | My parents raised me so that if I said I was going |
| to be found. | | | | to do something, I better darn well do it. |
| Why is this? Do people not want to say no? Is it | | | | Remember the days of business deals being done |
| the drinks talking? Do they just want to sound | | | | on a handshake. No contracts. Just two people |
| cool and say they will go? Do peoples word mean | | | | giving each other their word of honor. |
| anything these days? | | | | My word equals my character, my reputation. |
| Well, this time , I figure I'll capitalize on my past | | | | There is a famous quote that states that is takes |
| experiences. At the first meeting my cousin | | | | years to build a good reputation, and a day to ruin |
| states that he is 90% "in", as long as he doesn't | | | | it. When you think about it, your word is really all |
| have a prior work commitment. Fair enough. The | | | | you have, so it should be used with caution, and |
| next day, I call him to confirm the previous nights | | | | taken very seriously. |
| conversation, now that the beer cobwebs are all | | | | What about you? How good is Y O U R word?? |
| gone. He confirms that he is serious about going , | | | | |