Integrity
in·teg·ri·ty
What does Integrity mean?
Being the same person in every room. Integrity is when what you value and what you do are in one piece.
Another way of seeing Integrity
Integrity shares a root with ‘integer’ — a whole number, undivided. Every time we act against our values, we split a little: one self for the meeting, another for the car park. Keeping up that split is exhausting. That's the surprising gift of integrity: it's not only the right way to live, it's the restful one. There's nothing to keep track of.
Integrity in relationships
People relax around someone with integrity, because there's no hidden version to worry about. Trust is simply integrity, observed over time.
Integrity in everyday life
Find one small gap today between what you say you value and what you actually do. Close it by an inch.
Carry this with you
Be the same person in every room.
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