There is absolutely nothing you can do that will increase your confidence, self-trust and efficiency than that of making and keeping commitments to yourself. There is no way that you will be able to make and keep commitments to others if you cannot first learn to make and keep commitments to yourself.

We all have made those resolutions beginning of the year, month or week and not been able to live up to them. We have all made commitments that get pushed to tomorrow or day after. In the moment these may not seem significant but as you break or postpone each commitment you reduce your confidence and self-trust towards every other commitment.
By incorporating and executing these 3 tips, you will find it much easier to live upto every self-commitment and thereby increase self-trust

Don’t make too many commitments
The first mistake most of us make when it comes to making commitments is over committing. This is literally your very first step to failure. Surpass your commitments but do not break them. Surpassing them will only create a stronger foundation but breaking will lead to back to the bottom. Differentiate between a goal, a direction, a focus and an actual commitment. When you make a commitment do it with a clear understanding that you are pledging your integrity against it.

Treat a commitment you make to yourself with as much respect as you would a commitment you make to someone else
A commitment that you make to yourself maybe in terms of time, energy or focus give it as much respect as you would any other commitment. It may be a commitment to exercise,sleep, spend quality time with family and friends or read give it priority. Treating a commitment to yourself with respect increases the foundation of self-trust.

Don’t make commitments impulsively
New year’s resolutions on average get broken within the first month itself. The reason backing this is that most resolutions are taken impulsively. Resolutions like “I will exercise 7 days a week.” “I will give up all junk food” “I will stop all sodas” are all impulsive commitments. They are given up the fastest because they are made with pride not humility. Don’t get caught up in the moment think things through, weigh the practicality and only then commit. The harder you are on yourself the harder it will be to fulfill the commitment but the more you work in sync the higher are the chances of living up to the commitment.

At the end of the day when facing a commitment, you are left with only one of two choices, either you change your behavior to match your commitment or lower your values to match your behavior. One choice will increase and strengthen your self-trust the other will diminish it and erode your confidence.