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The Source of Integrity

Posted on 22. Apr, 2012 by .

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Last week, we blogged about Why Were You Not?  
 
We made the discovery that integrity was the anchor of our heart; the commitment of being who we are deep in your soul.  
 
So many of you have written to me, saying it was a very difficult and deep.  
 
And I agree.  
 
Exploring your anchor is difficult.  
 
Remembering and rediscovering of who you are is not easy.  
 
But to do so, we must go to the source.  
 
The source of integrity. 
 
Integrity- English  
 
Having integrity is being honest and having strong moral conviction.  
 
A person with integrity is honest, with strong moral principles and uprightness.  
 
Integrity - Latin  
 
Integrity comes from the Latin “integer,” whole.  
Integrity means our word is full, whole and complete.   
 
A person with integrity is one who is whole and complete. A person with integrity lives their word completely, one hundred percent of the time. 
 
A person with integrity lives all the way, never part way, never a fraction, but all the time, every single time.  
 
Integrity - French  
 
Integrity indicates something intact, integrated, integral. The whole is working well, undivided, integrated, intact, and uncorrupted. 
 
A person with integrity is a whole person, an integrated person, with all parts working well and delivering the functions that they were designed to deliver. 
 
Integrity - Hebrew  
 
In Hebrew the closest word to integrity is translated as “virtue.” If you trace its origins and meanings, one of the meanings is “a force.”  
 
A person of virtue is a force to be reckon with and they always leave a result.  
As you can see:  
 
Integrity is not a goal to be achieve as much as it is a life to be pursued. 
 
Integrity is allowing our life to unfold because of who we are.  
 
If you are looking for your true self,  your authentic leadership, your genuine life.  
 
Then you will have to let your actions be an expression of who you are on the inside.  
 

Integrity is an inside job.

 
You will know you are living with integrity when you live your convictions.  
 
You will know you are living with integrity when you are a force to be reckoned with.  
 
Our lives are expressed through our instincts, instructions, intuition, inspiration, our influence and our impact. 
  • What are your intentions?
  • What do you pay attention to?
  • How do you represent yourself?
  We have integrity when we are able to connect authentically ourselves and engage in life.  
 
When we have integrity, we will allow who we are to guide our decisions and give us hope during our suffering. 
 

Live the source. 
Be the Force

Connect with the depth of who you are and allow that to enrich everything and anything that you do.  
 
Lead From Within: Be the person who has virtue, who is a force, a force that is unstoppable. Stand firm and make your grip strong. Be a force against the pain, the suffering, the stress, and the roadblocks that life sends your way.  

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Truth Seekers

Posted on 11. Apr, 2011 by .

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Most of us seek truth through our words but it is not the only way our lives speak, our lives speak through our actions and reactions, our intuitions and instincts, and our feelings. Perhaps these qualities are more profound than our words themselves.  
 
People who are truth seekers are searching for their realities. They have a deep seated desire to know, to understand and reflect and feel what is accurate.  
 
Many of us are in denial when our truth are revealed. We resist it. We become passive. We avoid it-but avoiding it doesn't stop the truth from being true.  
 
The kind of truth seekers we are speaking here about- are people who go after truth as if their life depended on it. They have to find it. It is not something that they seek once in awhile. No, for them it is a way of life -it is a constant searching. They are always tuning in, self reflecting, rediscovering  their realities because they know they will never find themselves until they face their truth.  
 
Shakespeare stated and I quote,"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be the fool" the natural tendency of humans is not to face themselves and not to see who they really are- but knowing who you are gives you the strength to manage your weakness.  
 
People who lead from within are successful because they know themselves inside and out.  Their darkness and light, their strength and weaknesses and they build from that knowledge because they have the courage to face whatever they find.  
 
How you seek truth is worth exploring. How you gather and listen to information about yourself is the utmost important.  Surround yourself with truth tellers and be honest with yourself- Ask instead of tell. Learn instead of teach. Listen instead of speak.  
 
Lead From Within: Truth seekers make better leaders, parents, presidents, partners.  because as seekers they have the desire to see truth even if it is going to be uncomfortable or make them deal with some "out of the comfort zone" things. If you are a truth seeker you make truth your compass in life.

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Measuring Progress

Posted on 29. Mar, 2011 by .

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If there is no momentum in our lives, we feel discouraged. If there is no forward motion, we just want to move on.  
 
We must measure progress so we don't give up and we do that by staying motivated.  
 
We know progress requires change.  We see progress calls for courage. And we understand that nothing wants to stay the same.  
 
How we work, how we play, how we live and love – all must evolve over time into something different.  
 
Because it wants to become bigger, better - defined and refined- strategic and satisfying.  
 
However, measuring progress only happens when we have the courage. If we resist change - if we lack courage - all will end up staying in the status quo. As a person who leads from within, you must challenge what has always been, so you can change and grow.  
 
I know you are seeking stability. I know you are seeking to belong. I know you are seeking to be heard. I know you are afraid of being wrong.  
 
I want you to look at your life, work and relationships, and have a keen awareness of the transformation that needs to be made in order to progress. Then I want you to take the action needed to move forward.  
 
As a person who leads from within, you have to be someone who has the courage to do what most people only whisper about.  
 
It is not your insights that set you apart from the crowd.  It is your courage to do, to see, and to act.  
 
Lead From Within: Simply knowing that you will show up and speak up will transform you from being a stagnant individual into being a person who has influence.

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