You increase self-confidence, build trust, jopeco level rises and hope reigns when you keep your promises to yourself. This all works to give you the quality of life you desire, a healthy style of living.

confidence

Think about it for a minute: you say “I am confident that Pam will show up because Pam is reliable and always arrives early when she promises she will be there“.

Thus, when you keep promises that you made to yourself, you start to build your confidence. You begin to believe in you and depend on you because you see you are reliable, you “keep your word“. Confidence plays a big role when you want to effect healthy changes in your lifestyle.

trust

Almost the same as confidence, but it is a tad deeper. When Pam gives her word, you believe without a doubt that she will keep it. You trust her because she has proven to be reliable over time, she consistently keeps her promises.

So, you see, when you strive to always keep the promises you make to yourself, you start to trust you. Trust goes a long way to erase doubt and fear. The next time you think of not following through on the promise you made to eat less highly processed carbohydrates, realize that you are destroying your trust in your ability to do what you say/promise.

jopeco level = JOY, PEACE & CONTENTMENT

I realized that one of the driving forces in my life was feeling joy, peace, and contentment. I decided to call it my jopeco level, like you would say your energy level. When my jopeco level is high, I am at peace, content and fully engaged in what I am doing. I came to realize that protecting your jopeco level was important for your health.

Think about this for a second, “When your energy level is low, how do you feel? What seems to drain your energy daily?” Your energy is drained when people don’t keep their promises, when expectations are not met.

Prevent depression, discouragement, and destructive behaviors by making sure that you are aware of what drains your jopeco level and avoid or replace those things or people. If you cannot replace, decrease your contact or involvement with those things or people. More important, keep the promises that you make to yourself.

hope

You lose hope when you feel like there is no one who you can trust or depend on. When you feel like you are on your own, it is easy to lose hope when things don’t go as planned. Without hope, you have a tendency to think, feel and act with total disregard for the consequences. You throw in the towel and eat whatever you want.

When you do not keep the promises that you make to yourself, you lose hope in the one person that you rely on the most (yourself). When that hope in self is lost, it gets harder and harder to align your values with healthy actions.

KEEP THE PROMISES YOU MAKE TO YOURSELF, YOUR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS DEPENDS ON YOU