8 Surprising Habits That Secretly Damage Your Trustworthiness Without You Noticing
2) Overpromising and underdelivering
I used to think saying “yes” to everything made me seem reliable. A friend needed help moving? Of course, I’d be there. A coworker asked if I could finish a project early? No problem.
But then reality would hit—I couldn’t actually follow through on half the things I promised. I’d show up late, rush my work, or sometimes forget altogether. And even though I had good intentions, people started seeing me as flaky and unreliable.
That’s when I realized: it’s better to be honest about what you can handle than to make promises you can’t keep. If you constantly commit to things and then don’t deliver, people will start doubting your word—even if you mean well.
