| Integrity is: Doing the right thing because it is the | | | | Andrew Carnegie: he was honest about hard work. |
| right thing to do.Integrity is NOT: simply standing by | | | | He was once interviewed and asked if he had ever |
| your own ideals just to be rigid.The dictionary defines | | | | had a clue his life would turn out the way that it had. |
| integrity as: Adherence to a strict moral or ethical | | | | His response was something to the effect that had |
| code.Adherence to strict moral and ethical reasoning | | | | he known all that lay before him -- he might never |
| is different than sticking by something you just | | | | have been able to get up on any given day. BUT you |
| believe in solidly or choose for you desires. Moral and | | | | see-- he did get up. And he did what was before him |
| ethical codes have within them a sense that these | | | | each and everyday, for the right reasons and to the |
| ideal transcend individualized agendas and instead are | | | | best of his ability.Again, integrity means doing the |
| codes which apply to a wider group than just | | | | right thing simply because it is the right thing to |
| yourself.Why do I bring up integrity ? Because all to | | | | do.Some quotes I'd like to share with you on integrity |
| often we get so focused on our own agenda, our | | | | follow:** The most important persuasion tool you |
| own goals that we forget to take time to verify if | | | | have in your entire arsenal is integrity. ~ Zig Ziglar** |
| we are doing "what is right" along the way.Becoming | | | | We do not act rightly because we have virtue or |
| wealthy can be quite a noble venture-- especially | | | | excellence. But they hesitate, waiting for the other |
| when the one becoming wealthy plans on using that | | | | fellow to make the first move--and he, in turn, waits |
| wealth to assist others. But, gaining wealth my | | | | for you. ~ Aristotle** Integrity is not something that |
| dishonesty, or any other means of compromising | | | | grownups have and adolescents can aspire to. |
| ones character, does not justify the end result.An | | | | Integrity is something that all of us, at all ages, are |
| example of living on target for integrity's sake is : | | | | constantly striving for. ~ Harold KushnerWhat are |
| Andrew Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie became | | | | your dreams? How are you going about their |
| America's richest immigrated citizen after years and | | | | achievement? When you come up to the choices and |
| years of hard work. At age 65 he sold his company | | | | the challenges-- be sure to take the path of integrity. |
| and devoted his remaining years to giving away his | | | | You may get there faster by an alternate route; |
| wealth. He funded the building of over 2,000 libraries | | | | however, if you take the path of integrity you will |
| within the English speaking world. And gave away | | | | like yourself enough to enjoy your dreams once they |
| somewhere close to $350 million total to those | | | | come true. |
| needing various forms of assistance.One reason I like | | | | |