Due to the word “PROMISE”, I am often asked if this is a religious concept first and foremost.   Full disclosure: I believe there are SPIRITUAL undertones in everything we do; in business, in community, in social settings, and is the basis of our leadership. The Promise has become a foundational expression of my existence. And so, when I am called out for “not living The Promise”, that one stings, especially when true. Case in point ~ Recently I was in a very important meeting, working to collaborate with a client as we would go to the next level of success together. As it seemed we were moving forward, suddenly things took a stark turn with one ill placed question that resulted in the client calling me out in a group setting for not having kept The Promise as much as I should have, suggesting that “the guy living The Promise should have done things differently”…and it was painfully true.   As I tried to salvage any part of the relationship, due to my lack of commitment that was clearly called out in my being under-prepared, I stumbled over a few words as the meeting ended, but had to hold back a