The small promise I keep to myself

Each morning, I make myself one small promise. Not a goal, not a plan — just a promise, kept at the size of something I can actually do. Yesterday it was drinking a full glass of water before coffee. Today it's stepping outside for five minutes, no phone, no purpose.

There was a time when I set big, impressive promises and broke all of them by noon, then felt terrible. The small ones changed that. They're almost too easy, which is the point. When I keep them, I end the day feeling like someone who follows through.

If you'd like to try it, keep the promise embarrassingly small. What would yours be today?