Hello and welcome back to the Miss Amanda Chen Show. If you’ve been following this podcast, I started a project about 6 months ago to interview 100 men all around the world anonymously to get a better understanding of what life is like for them in today’s modern world. And I’ve past the halfway point with over 50 interviews! You’d think, now there’s no turning back, right? 

Even though I’m getting more listens, more people are sending me messages about how much they enjoy the show, more men are being referred to me to be interviewed, I’m constantly wanting to just drop the mic (literally) and quit.

What I don’t talk about is the fact that the wire on my mic cuts in and out, the zoom calls drop often with the inconsistent wifi in Mexico, and a bunch of guys I've personally reached out to refused to be interviewed for the show and in general, after speaking to more than 50 guys I still don’t think I can talk to men. For every positive there is a negative. It’s up to you to choose which to focus on.

Today I want to talk about keeping a commitment to yourself. Commitment is not something we just throw around, we do this out of loyalty and respect. We are so quick to make commitments for work or for others, always telling ourselves we'll get to ourselves at the end when everyone else is covered. If a commitment reflects loyalty and respect, why do we choose to break commitments to the one person that matters most? Keeping a commitment to yourself is the highest form of self love.