As you become more successful, your profile rises. 

As your profile rises, you get more invitations. More opportunities.

And suddenly you’re in dilemmas where you’ve committed to one thing, but a better thing has come along and you don’t know what to do.

There’s only one thing to do.

Keep your first promise. 

You

You’ve booked lunch with your mom-in-law for Saturday, and then suddenly you get an invite to meet Desmond Tutu on the same slot. 

If you don’t have a hard rule, you’ll drop your mom-in-law and chase the more “interesting” invitation.

That is a slippery road.

That way lies upset people and stress.

Just stick to a hard rule.

Keep your first promise.