HEY YOU, KEEP YOUR COMMITMENTS!Are you dependable? Do you keep your word? When you say you’ll do something, do the people around you scoff and roll their eyes, or do they quietly nod, knowing your word is iron-clad?
Having integrity and keeping your commitments matters on two different levels.
You want to be the teammate that can be counted on. That will be there when training is toughest, that will work hard to represent for the team during championship season. Set the bar high and set a good example for teammates and the impressionable youngsters who, believe it or not, look up to you.
But having integrity is more than just being dependable in order to be a solid teammate.
If you say that you are going to do something, do you believe it?
Fulfilling the promises you lay out does a few powerful things. It reinforces whatever thoughts you have about your ability to perform. Either you keep your word, or you flake (“As usual,” you will tell yourself), rendering your commitments hollow.
Keep your commitments and get into the habit of finishing. Not only will you be more likely to get things done (bonus!), but you’ll grow to trust that you are capable.