There is no free lunch, nor is there free commitment.
Commitment isn’t free.
Saying yes may feel “freeing,” but with each one comes with responsibility. Those obligations take time. Each represents a promise to someone.
Each commitment you make uses your honor as collateral. As they say in hip-hop, “word is bond.” More than money or any other tangible resource, a person’s “word” gets them access to many things.
Taking a bet on committing and coming through is a surefire way to build this type of capital.
Be careful. It takes a lifetime to build your honor and only a moment to destroy it.
Honor is a sacred thing. Treat it that way.
From the desk of Adam Thomas 