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No. 394

Have some integrity.

What you say matters. Your words are only as powerful as the action they precede. When you don't follow through, you rob them of any value.

Don't tell people what they want to hear. Don't live in the sad, artificial world of unfulfilled commitment. Don't create an illusion of your intent, fulfill it through accomplishing goals and accepting consequences. Your responsibilities won't go away. When you choose to avoid them, you bar yourself from ever enjoying the area of your life that they occupy.

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