A Courageous, Giving, Loving Man

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bably never happen; pick another word. It eventually happened, but it took a while and was worth the wait.</p><p id="bac0">After wrestling for a couple of hours, and I threw several words out there that he didn't accept, we came up with a good (at the time) threesome.</p><p id="e3b7">My first three-word contract was: <i>I am an Honest, Giving, Trusting man.</i> And that's who I became.</p><figure id="c2d9"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*MGYG4zV7pHAjFnjt"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@brett_jordan?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Brett Jordan</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="1a74">Eventually, "Loving" replaced "Trusting," and "Courageous" replaced "Honest." Trusting was no longer realistic for me. While it helped change who I was, I've learned not to trust everyone (anyone?) too fast, if at all. Honest became a given for me, so I replaced it with Courage.</p><p id="551d">So, now, the three words that make up my contract — <b>I am a Courageous, Giving, Loving Man.</b></p><p id="b3f2" type="7">I am a Courageous, Giving, Loving

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Man. — Mike Sansone</p><p id="4448">What would your three words be if you were to make such a contract with yourself? Ask your <a href="https://readmedium.com/are-you-a-foxhole-friend-cb9e8c07a74c">Foxhole Friends</a> if they see that in you. Remember, these are positive words to live up to in life. And make sure you don't break your contract.</p><p id="c61d">Thank you for reading. Feel free to put your three words in a response. And sign up to get an email whenever I publish something new (currently about once each day).</p><div id="0f02" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/@michaelsansone/subscribe"> <div> <div> <h2>Get an email whenever Mike Sansone publishes.</h2> <div><h3>Get an email whenever Mike Sansone publishes. By signing up, you will create a Medium account if you don't already have…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*-5cv3_f3Sd59U5eq)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

A Three-Word Contract as a compass for living

In my late twenties, a mentor challenged me to develop a three-word contract.

Three words that would describe the person I wanted to become. Positives only. I would want to live up to these words as I go about my way in life.

Until then, I would've described myself as an Angry, Selfish, Defensive man. He agreed! But he told me he saw positives within me, too. However, I had to be the one to choose the words. It was a contract with myself.

The rule was that if he also saw those traits as possible in me, that would become "my contract" with myself. I thought long and hard.

"Patient" was a word I came up with, but he said that would probably never happen; pick another word. It eventually happened, but it took a while and was worth the wait.

After wrestling for a couple of hours, and I threw several words out there that he didn't accept, we came up with a good (at the time) threesome.

My first three-word contract was: I am an Honest, Giving, Trusting man. And that's who I became.

Eventually, "Loving" replaced "Trusting," and "Courageous" replaced "Honest." Trusting was no longer realistic for me. While it helped change who I was, I've learned not to trust everyone (anyone?) too fast, if at all. Honest became a given for me, so I replaced it with Courage.

So, now, the three words that make up my contract — I am a Courageous, Giving, Loving Man.

I am a Courageous, Giving, Loving Man. — Mike Sansone

What would your three words be if you were to make such a contract with yourself? Ask your Foxhole Friends if they see that in you. Remember, these are positive words to live up to in life. And make sure you don't break your contract.

Thank you for reading. Feel free to put your three words in a response. And sign up to get an email whenever I publish something new (currently about once each day).