Brian Tracy argues personal integrity is your most valuable asset for leadership and success. He points to George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Winston Churchill as role models, then identifies three areas where it matters most: family relationships, how you handle money, and keeping work commitments.
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George Washington; Abraham Lincoln; Winston Churchill; Florence Nightingale; Susan B. Anthony
One of the most important decisions you make is to live your life with complete integrity. Now we know that leaders are made, not born. They create and develop themselves by becoming men and women of fine character and integrity. Earl Nightingale once wrote, if honesty did not exist, it would have to be invented, as it is the surest way of getting rich. A study at Harvard University concluded that the most valuable asset that a company has is how it is known to its customers, its reputation, especially for honesty and quality. A key to developing integrity and character.
In yourself is to study men and.
Women of great character. Study the lives and stories of people like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Florence Nightingale, and Susan B. Anthony. Study the people whose strength of character enabled them to change their worlds. You can do the same thing they would do. Select someone that you very much admire for their qualities of courage, tenacity, honesty, or wisdom.
You'll find yourself receiving guidance that enables you to be the very best person that you can possibly be.
When.
When you think about how these people would behave in a similar situation to.
The situation that you are in. There are three areas of your life where acting with integrity is crucial. These are the three areas of greatest temptation for forsaking your integrity, as well as the areas of greatest opportunity for building your character and the first area of integrity has to do with your relationships with your family and your friends, the people closest to you. Being true to yourself means living in.
Truth with each person in your life.
It means refusing to say or do something that you don't believe is right. Living in truth with other people means that you refuse to stay in any situation where you're unhappy with the behavior of another person. You refuse to tolerate it. You refuse to compromise your integrity for any reason. The second area of integrity has to do with your attitude and behavior toward money. Casualness toward money brings casualties in your financial life.
You must be fastidious about your treatment.
Of money, especially other people's money. You must guard your credit rating the same way you would guard your honor. You must pay your bills punctually or even early. You must keep your promises with regard to your financial commitments. The third area of integrity has to do with your commitments to others, especially in your business and your work and your sales activities. Always keep your word. Be a man or a woman of honor. If you say that you will do something, do it. If you make a promise, keep it.
If you make a commitment, fulfill it. Be known as the kind of person that can be trusted absolutely and no.
Matter what the circumstances. Your integrity is manifested in your willingness to adhere to the values you hold most dear. It's easy to make promises and hard to keep them. But if you do, every single act of integrity will make your character a little stronger. Thank you for viewing this video on the importance of integrity in personal leadership. If you enjoyed this video, please press the like button below and click on the link on the screen to subscribe to my channel.
