In a fictional high school on a television show, a candidate ran for Junior Class President, promising that the class trip would be to Hawaii. On that issue alone, she won the election, but, of course, no such trip materialized.
As we head into off-year elections for local races, I hear the equivalent of ‘Hawaii’ in actual campaign promises, but overpromising also occurs outside the political arena. Managers and coaches claim they will “win it all” this year. Salespeople boast that they will set new sales records. Construction workers promise that the work will be done in “two weeks,” when that deadline is laughable.
Going to Hawaii sounds wonderful, but believing it is nonsensical. Stick with those who promise something they can actually deliver.
