On this episode of The Wednesday Call podcast, your host Andy Albright comes to you live from his home in Treasure Island, Fla. to discuss the four behaviors of integrity and how they can help you.
"One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised." --Chinua Achebe
Moral: Integrity is about not yielding to temptations when they come. Doing the right thing when no one is looking may not be enough. You might have to do the right thing when everyone is looking in order to be a person of integrity.
The 4 Behaviors of Integrity:
1. Keep Your Word
2. Guard Your Reputation
3. Make Fair Decisions
4. Establish Authenticity
1. Keep Your Word Quote:
"The value of a promise is the cost to you of keeping your word." --Brian Tracy
Moral: A promise made is a debt unpaid until you keep your word.
1. Keep Your Word
Requires Two Things:
Naked Truth (complete and unembellished version of the facts). Most people violate the naked truth quite often by dressing the truth in a lie's clothing of language.
Selfless Intentions (comes from what your original motives are). Knowing later that you did a good thing is an unintended consequence and doesn't define the selflessness of the deed.
2. Guard Your Reputation Quote:
"Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character."
Moral: Protect your reputation with good character. Good character is not realized by trying to convince others that you have it. But rather it is achieved by setting your course to an established, ethical set of principles that require your full attention and unwavering commitment.
2. Guard Your Reputation
Requires Three Things:
Duplication (Copy from those who have earned your enthusiasm).
Association (Walk with those who have earned your trust).
4. Establish Authenticity Quote:
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." --E.E. Cummings
Moral: Authentic people do not allow their fears to prevent them from being themselves. If you are focused on being true to yourself in every moment, you are less concerned about the potential for rejection from others. Nothing is more liberating than being yourself as fully as you know how (realizing no one owes you anything).
4. Establish Authenticity
Requires Two Things:
Expression of Being (Authenticity is a quality of being). This is why we say "being authentic" and not "doing authentic." It must be expressed directly from the source (through the soul) in order for a person to be believable (to have presence).
Embracing your Image (Authenticity is a quality of accepting). This is the moment a person decides to be fearless enough to share their true self with the world like they have nothing to hide (warts and all).
Edification (Invest in those who have earned your respect).
3. Make Fair Decisions Quote:
"The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Moral: If you treat a person's effort with a consistent viewfinder (established expectations), then you will get consistent effort (predictable results) from said person.
3. Make Fair Decisions
Requires Two Things:
Sameness (fairness shows no bias or favoritism). The Alliance believes we are all equals when trying to make our dreams come true. Hard work is the greatest equalizer in our culture.
Deservedness (fairness does not mean equal). It is a fact that life is not always fair, nor is it supposed to be. The Alliance provides reward for all that pursue success through our proven system. In this notion of fairness, you get what you deserve.
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