Without integrity, nothing else matters

BY REX SIKES

If you’d like to make significant changes and achieve more progress in your personal and business life, there’s one important habit that you need to acquire: take full responsibility for all your actions. Apply this principle, and you can become more successful.

When you accept responsibility and are accountable, others will understand you to be a person of honesty and integrity. Why? Because you are one, and your actions match your talk. You keep your word. The buck stops with you. You don’t blame or make excuses. You’re accountable. You’re reliable. They know they can trust you.

You demonstrate integrity. If you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters. At times it’s difficult to do the right thing and take responsibility for what happens. Even for those things that appear outside your control. But it’s the right thing to do!

A good leader takes responsibility for the actions of the staff, is accountable for what the staff does, and does not shift the blame. Choose the higher road. Be responsible for all. Integrity means doing the right thing when no one is watching.

There are harmful people, events, and circumstances. Some are willing to cheat, say or do anything to crush others or the competition. Some don’t care about the harm it causes. Don’t be one of them.

Make sure you never intentionally harm or deceive another person. When we behave negatively, we perpetuate the negative. Stop holding grudges or speaking to harm. End gossip. Speak only to bless, heal, prosper, inspire, educate, and transform. Seek to uplift!

Weed your mental garden. Plant positive seeds. Be a role model. Walk your talk. Live an exemplary life. Clean up your words and actions. Be optimistic. Think kindly about others. Operate with compassion and generosity.

Add value and be willing to go the extra mile for others in your service to them. They’ll appreciate it. Don’t you? When you create more positivity, vibe high, and feel good, so will others. There may be a holdout or two, but mostly you will find yourself surrounded by a better quality of people, events, and circumstances. It works this way!

Love and be peaceful. People with integrity always do. They live by their word because their word is the law. True leaders don’t blame others. They walk their talk. They accept the consequences of their actions. They keep their promises. Integrity means having a high level of honesty.

When someone takes responsibility for their actions, you know they’re honest. How do you know that? Because it’s not always easy to take responsibility, but it’s the right thing to do. People with integrity choose to do the right thing even when it’s hard.

Choose to do the right thing! As you become known for keeping your word, accepting responsibility, and not making excuses, you develop a reputation for honesty and integrity. You are best served by getting known as someone who keeps their word. People value those who walk their talk. Do this, and your world will positively change for the better!

About the author:

Rex Sikes is a Master Trainer of NLP & DHE, A Master Hypnotherapist and Master Hypnotist, an Educator in Whole Brain and Accelerated Learning and the Law of Attraction, as well as the founder of IDEA Seminars. He is also an actor, filmmaker, and consultant to the entertainment industry, as well as a coach for actors, directors, performers, and other speakers.

At the same time, Rex is a professional speaker, coach, business consultant, educator, and author. As a speaker, he presents in seminars, public and corporate programs, full workshops, and training events, coaching professionals and newcomers in their fields. He has programs on productivity, diversity, and other topics for business. Rex writes a blog called Daily Inspiration And Gratitude.