Why do people make promises they know they
can't deliver?
Here's how one infamous - and often in trouble
- 'over-promiser' tells it:
"Well," he explained in a remarkably composed
voice, "when I first start out I do know that I can't deliver."
He smiled in a self-deprecating way as he
continued explaining.
"I just want to please my audience - you
know the other guy. Or maybe it's that I
want to feel like a big shot, like I can do it all…"
"But actually he went on, "within
minutes, the person I've conned is - ME!"
"I seem to forget that I'm not made of
money or can't be in two places at once…
Really I start believing my line…"
And what happens when he gets caught? When the whole story falls apart?
"Well," he went on somewhat
abashedly, "first I get really angry at the other person - as if it's all their
fault… and then, well, let's face it, at some point the whole thing crumbles and
I feel like a real loser!"
What do ya say?
Does this guy sound familiar?
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