Restoring Honor!

Blog Post: Week 4 – Restoring Honor: The Power of Being True to Your Word

What if the strongest force in your life right now isn’t more time, more money, or more motivation... but simply keeping your word—to yourself and others?

Last week, we put real Focus behind our Attention and asked: Is what I’m doing right now truly important to me? I hope you saw some powerful shifts from that simple question.

This week, we turn to something even deeper: Honor. In Lifeonomics, we define it plainly—doing what we say we’ll do and being who we say we are.

Flashback to 1988. Rob was a 24-year-old financial advisor, single, newly in the big city, hungry for success. He hired a Life Coach (yes, even back then!). First assignment: List 3-5 things most important to me. Easy—Faith, Family, Career. Noble, right?

Second assignment: Track every 30 minutes of his life for a full week in his paper daytimer. No changes—just record. When he turned it in, his coach pulled out a calculator and tallied it up. The results hit hard. Almost zero time on faith. Barely any calls home or family time. And though he was “at work,” real career-building? Maybe 20 hours.

The real list? Drinking Beer, Watching Cable TV, and Dating Girls (or trying to). He was that guy. (Loud whisper—please don’t tell his Mom.)

Nothing wrong with those things in balance, but the misalignment? That was the killer. He was out of integrity. Rob said one thing mattered, but his life showed something else. He had no Honor.

Why It Matters

We’ve all been there in small ways—or big ones. We promise ourselves we’ll prioritize health, then skip the gym. We tell a friend we’ll call, then let weeks slip by. We commit to a goal, then quietly let it fade.

The cost? Eroded self-trust. Strained relationships. A quiet inner conflict that drains energy.

Recent insights remind us how vital this is: Trust (rooted in integrity) ranks as very important for successful relationships by 94% of Americans. Yet in workplaces, only about 36-40% of employees feel their organization consistently does what’s right—showing how rare lived Honor can be. And when leaders (or any of us) fail to keep commitments, effectiveness plummets.

But the flip side? When we restore Honor, something exponential happens. We start believing in ourselves again. Others start believing in us. Confidence compounds. Peace returns. We live aligned—Mind, Body, Spirit.

Challenge: The Honor Restoration 

This week’s challenge is bold but transformative: Focus on restoring Honor in all things, large and small, with everyone—friends, family, colleagues, even “foes.”

1. Review your word. Look back over the past month. Where have you said you’d do something (to yourself or others) but haven’t followed through? Make a short list—no judgment, just awareness.

2. Make it right. Pick 3-5 items (start small if needed). Reach out, apologize if fitting, and either complete the promise or renegotiate it honestly.

3. Daily check-in. Each evening, ask: “Today, did I do what I said I’d do? Was I who I said I am?” Note one win and one area to strengthen tomorrow.

4. Notice the shift. Watch how keeping your word—even in tiny ways—builds momentum and self-belief.

Do this for the full week. You’ll feel the difference.

We’re in this together—share in the comments: What’s one promise you’re restoring this week?

Ready to go deeper?

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