Quotes About Integrity

Choosing what's right over what's easy has become my mantra.

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody but yourself means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting." "Staying real" is one of the most courageous battles that we'll ever fight.

La voluntad de dar la cara nos hace cambiar; nos hace un poco más valientes cada vez.

Heroics is important and we certainly need heroes, but I think we've lost touch with the idea that speaking honestly and openly about who we are, about what we're feeling, and about our experiences (good and bad) is the definition of courage.

living BIG [Boundaries Integrity Generosity] saved us that morning. Had either one of us assumed the worst, defaulted to the easy route, or gone into self-protection or attack mode, it would be a different, albeit familiar, story.

Courage originally meant "To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart." Over time, this definition has changed, and, today, courage is more synonymous with being heroic.

Se eu tivesse que escolher uma forma de traição que tenha aparecido com muita frequência em minha pesquisa e que tenha se mostrado a mais perigosa em termos de corrosão do elo de confiança em um relacionamento, eu mencionaria o descompromisso.

Fess up to experiencing shame or admit that you're a sociopath. Quick note: This is the only time that shame seems like a good option.

elements of trust emerged from our data, and we use the acronym BRAVING: Boundaries: You respect my boundaries, and when you're not clear about what's okay and not okay, you ask. You're willing to say no. Reliability: You do what you say you'll do. At work, this means staying aware of your competencies and limitations

In terms of teaching our children to dare greatly in the "never enough" culture, the question isn't so much "Are you parenting the right way?" as it is: "Are you the adult that you want your child to grow up to be?

Sometimes choosing being real over being liked is all about playing it unsafe.

When we charge headlong into big decisions, it may be because we don't want to know the answers that will emerge from doing due diligence. We know that fact-finding might lead us away from what we think we want.

Understanding that commitment to care and connection is the minimum threshold, we need real courage to recognize when we can't fully serve the people we lead.

Dare to Lead: I'm here to get it right, not to be right.

B—Did I respect my own boundaries? Was I clear about what's okay and what's not okay? R—Was I reliable? Did I do what I said I was going to do? A—Did I hold myself accountable? V—Did I respect the vault and share appropriately? I—Did I act from my integrity? N—Did I ask for what I needed? Was I nonjudgmental about needing help? G—Was I generous toward myself?

Betrayal is an important word with this guidepost. When we value being cool and in control over granting ourselves the freedom to unleash the passionate, goofy, heartfelt, and soulful expressions of who we are, we betray ourselves. When we consistently betray ourselves, we can expect to do the same to the people we love.

Who we are matters immeasurably more than what we know or who we want to be.

We disengage to protect ourselves from vulnerability, shame, and feeling lost and without purpose. We also disengage when we feel like the people who are leading us--our boss, our teachers, or principal, our clergy, our parents, our politicians--aren't living up to their end of the social contract.

What we are teaches the child more than what we say, so we must be what we want our children to become.

we just can't fill a self-worth gap by leading and using power over people,

Wouldn't it be better if we could be kinder, but firmer?

We can't get to our brave new ending if we start from an inauthentic place.

Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy; and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them. Living

Cultivating authenticity: letting go of