How much should I promise, how much can I deliver?

To promise less and deliver more

Is what I believed had be at the core

Of what I did because I was extremely averse

To disappointing anyone, or worse

Falling short of someone’s expectation

Where I had received a strong recommendation

I would start by stating goals modest

And then give each project my best

So it seemed I had achieved at the end

A target much higher than I did intend

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I was selling myself short, this I did not realize

Until much later, when it took me by surprise

Because of my modest goals I was perceived

As being less ambitious, it was believed

That thinking “big” was not my cup of tea

I had set limits on what was expected from me!

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I am learning to promise as much as I think I can achieve

And then deliver a bit more, I just have to believe

In my abilities, and not operate with the constant fear

Of letting people down, or having their support disappear