There is one famous saying that has been very popular in the cinema industry for decades, above all during the classic Hollywood era: "You're only as good as your last film".
Back then, it meant that your personal history, your name, and your knowledge as a professional were not relevant if your assets were not backed by some solid proof that you were still bankable, and reliable.
Over the years, this idea has been used in many other industries and areas: you could be just as good as your last success, as your last deal, as your last win, as your last idea, as your last project, as your last...
As short-sided and biased as this vision can be, it could be also used in a more positive way. What if you would just be as good as the last promise you kept?
Go along with the crowd to get ahead.
That doesn't build trust. It simply makes you easy to overlook.
We build trust when we make promises and then keep them.
If trust and kept promises would be the currency your work and your reputation are build upon, the last promise you kept would be indeed very relevant, both for you and for others.
Coaching question of the day:
"Which promise are you going to keep today?"
Back then, it meant that your personal history, your name, and your knowledge as a professional were not relevant if your assets were not backed by some solid proof that you were still bankable, and reliable.
Over the years, this idea has been used in many other industries and areas: you could be just as good as your last success, as your last deal, as your last win, as your last idea, as your last project, as your last...
[Keeping a promise is an act of respect,
not only towards others, but also towards yourself]
As short-sided and biased as this vision can be, it could be also used in a more positive way. What if you would just be as good as the last promise you kept?
Go along with the crowd to get ahead.
That doesn't build trust. It simply makes you easy to overlook.
We build trust when we make promises and then keep them.
Seth Godin, Fitting in all the way
If trust and kept promises would be the currency your work and your reputation are build upon, the last promise you kept would be indeed very relevant, both for you and for others.
Coaching question of the day:
"Which promise are you going to keep today?"
Tags: Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Keeping a promise, Quotes, Old sayings, Classic Hollywood, Building trust
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