Be Couragous with Your Integrity - Be authentically You

The dictionary definition of integrity is:

“Concept of consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes.”

It’s a word that gets thrown around a lot, and it means so much. If you think integrity is this high lofty thing that you have to achieve, that you have to be “perfect”, you are mistaken

It’s about you being you, down to the core. It’s your core values and how you are sharing them with others. It’s you showing up as you 100% of the time and not straying from that. It’s being who you are, giving who you are honestly. With others it’s having the integrity to do what you say you are going to do, and that goes not only towards others but also towards yourself.

When you are thinking about integrity or any values that you hold dear, what is it that causes you to feel that way? How do you go forward with that? Integrity is one of my core values. It’s very important to me. If someone comes and does something dishonest, I’m going to think about that for a while when I’m looking to trust them again; before I trust them again. Therefore it’s important for me to be honest and have integrity with others.

However, it does not mean that I try to be perfect, I just work each day to be the best version of myself. Here are some tips and questions to ask yourself to help you not strive for perfection, but to have consistency in your values, actions etc.

• Don’t focus on being perfect, focus on being truly and authentically you.

• When you have a task or a project, is it aligned with who you are, your purpose and who you want to be?

• What other values are your core values?

• How do they show up in your daily life and activities?

John Maxwell (business leadership expert and author) said this quote: “Integrity is important in building relationships. And is the foundation upon which many other qualities for success are built, such as respect, dignity and trust.

Continuing that thought, integrity is the foundation for your success. If you are trying to grow, it’s so easy to try to copy what someone else you admire or aspire to be like does. Quite often it is encouraged to “just do what they do, and you’ll get the same results.”. It seems to make sense to do exactly what someone else does to achieve the same success that they have. However, it’s much better to look at someone and take certain things that they do, etc., but tweak them and make them your own.

Only YOU can be YOU! You are not exactly like them, so learn from them, get ideas and inspiration, but don’t stray from being who you authentically are. When you have the courage to be you, when you do that, you live and work with integrity and you will have success!

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