It is through keeping the promises we make for ourselves, that we bring discipline into our lives and we become the most valuable asset to ourselves and our team. Immersed in the previous 16 Habits, we won’t make any promise — to ourselves or others — lightly.

A further consequence of practicing these 16 Habits is that the promises we choose to fulfill will not be guided by our insecurities and greed or designed to enhance our egos. Instead, the outcome of those promises must deliver the highest value to our lives and the lives of the people with whom we associate.