Your integrity is your destiny - it is the light that guides your way." - Heraclitus
Integrity: Consistency of values, actions, and principles.
Predictable: Happens in a regular, reliable way.
Principled: Acting in accordance with a clear set of beliefs or standards.
Practice: Regularly performed behaviors that reinforce values and principles.
Integrity is a consistency of values, actions, and principles. The true measure of integrity is not always evident in outward actions. It is revealed in the invisible moments—when no one is watching, when there is no immediate reward, and when choices bear no external consequences. While public displays of integrity may enhance one’s reputation, genuine integrity is not about perception; it is about truth of intent and the self-respect that comes from doing what is right, even when no one will ever know.
Integrity In Action
Self Honesty
Integrity begins with self-honesty. Habits which prevent self-deception are the path to truth.
Leading with Good Intent
Acting with integrity requires consideration and acknowledgment of intent in all choices.
Karma
Intent, choices, and actions orchestrate the direction and type of energy.
Self-Respect Yields Inner Peace
Remaining true and forthright, especially when inconvenient or unnoticed, establishes and builds a deep sense of self-respect and inner peace.
Reputation
Truly integrity lives in the unseen moments.
"Integrity is built by thousands of acts and easily lost by a single one." - Unknown
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