The Small Promises: How Keeping Your Word to Yourself Changes Everything

How many times today have you said you'd do something — and quietly let yourself off the hook? This episode is for anyone who finds it easier to keep promises to others than to keep them to themselves. In this episode of Midlife Unfiltered, Margit and Clarkie turn their attention inward — to the small, often invisible agreements we make with ourselves every single day. The ones we break before breakfast. The ones we dress up in excuses. The conversation begins with a deceptively simple idea from the book The Four Agreements — be impeccable with your word — and quickly moves somewhere more personal. Because it's one thing to show up reliably for others. It's quite another to show up reliably for yourself. What unfolds is an honest, warm and at times uncomfortably relatable conversation about the difference between big dreams and small actions. About how the gap between what we say and what we do quietly chips away at our confidence — and how closing that gap, even slightly, changes the way we feel about ourselves in midlife. This isn't about perfection or productivity. It's about learning to trust yourself again, one small commitment at a time.  In this episode, we explore:Why breaking promises to yourself might cost more than you realiseThe quiet relationship between self-trust and confidence in midlifeWhat being a "gunna" is really doing to your sense of selfWhy smaller, honest commitments can carry more power than grand resolutionsThe difference between starting something and finishing it — and why both matterHow the way we speak to ourselves shapes what we believe we're capable of3:29 – When you let yourself down vs. letting someone else down are they really that different?5:04 – What happens when we distrust ourselves8:40 – What smokers, lawn mowing and television have in common the power of the small step10:30 – From self-sabotage to self-respect: how trust in yourself is actually built11:40 – The invitation: start noticing where you're not being impeccable with yourself   Margit Cruice is a midlife and leadership coach who believes this chapter of life can be one of the most expansive and liberating we’ll ever live. Drawing on decades of experience, sport, travel and deep personal inquiry, she creates spaces for honest conversations about identity, ageing and becoming. Connect with Margit:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/margitcruice/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margitcruiceLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margitcruice/Website: https://www.margitcruice.com/ For all enquiries:Email: [email protected] Join The Joy Rebellion: https://ecc3-margit.systeme.io/joyrebel