Integrity Matters

Webster defines integrity as, "an unreleased or unbroken completeness or totality; moral soundness."

I would like to simply put it as being honest and trustworthy.

If we're going to be a person of integrity, it's essential to do what we say we're going to do, and believe in what we say we believe in.

Assume we meet someone who tells us they will do one thing, then they either never do it, or they do something else. We not only lose respect for that person, but more than likely, we will not trust that person again either. Guess what? This same rule of honesty applies to us.

Integrity means not only being honest with others, but also with yourself. If we can't be honest with ourselves, then it's nearly impossible to be honest with others.

The positive result of being a person with integrity is that over time, you will be rewarded with a great sense of self respect and trust not only from yourself, but also from others.

"Our character...is an omen of our destiny, and the more integrity we have and keep, the simpler and nobler that destiny is likely to be." George Santayana