Being the type of person who does what they say they are going to do when they say they are going to do it, is a good type of person to be. It says that you are reliable and dependable. I like these type of people because I like reliable and dependable people. It seems for most people, it is not easy to do both… that is, to do what they say they are going to do, and do it when they say they are going to do it. They may do what they say they are going to do, but have problems doing it when they say they are going to do it. Or, they may do something when they said they were going to do it, but it may be completely different than what they said they were going to do in the first place.
Of course, there needs to be grace and flexibility and understanding as plans and people and circumstances change… of course. For this reason (and there are others), communication becomes very important. So, the person who said they were going to do something at a certain time, should communicate if circumstances change and they are not able to do what they said they were going to do at the time they said they were going to do it. If the person successfully communicates, then it is much easier to appreciate them as a person who still does what they say they are going to do when they say they are going to do it. If a person does not communicate, then everyone continues to view said person as someone who does not do what they say they are going to do when they say they are going to do it.
Being a person who does what they say they are going to do when they say they are going to do it raises the probability that other people will want to do business with you. I am not just talking about business business, but also non-business business. So, they will want to make transactions with you whether they are business transactions or non-business transactions. Why? Because you are reliable and dependable, of course. There are other things, of course, that raise your business transaction favorability ratio. Things like emotional stability and sometimes availability… although there are plenty of people who are not available and still are great people to do transactions with because when they are available they do what they say they are going to do when they say they are going to do it.
I would heartily recommend taking steps to improve your transaction favorability ratio by being someone who does what they say they are going to do when they say they are going to do it. Start by saying you are going to do something at a certain time and then, with all of your might, make sure you do it when you said you would do it. Baby steps.
You can see how complex your transaction favorability ratio can be.
“So Kramer, what are you going to do?”
“Do? Do? Hey, I’m doing what I do. You know, I’ve always done what I do. I’m doing what I do, way I’ve always done and the way I’ll always do it.”
