THE VALUE OF INTEGRITY

I want to share with you a true life story that touched my heart on the subject of Integrity.

In a race, athlete Abel Mutai representing Kenya, was just a few feet from the finish line, but he was confused by the signage and stopped, thinking he had completed the race.
The Spanish athlete, Ivan Fernandez was right behind him , and realizing what was happening, he shouted at the Kenyan and urged him to continue running; but Mutai didn't understand Spanish.
Then the Spanish pushed him to victory. A journalist asked Ivan, "Why did you do that?"
Ivan replied, "My dream is that someday we can have a kind of community life". The journalist insisted "But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Ivan replied, "I didn't let him win, he was going to win". The journalist insisted again, "But you could have won!" Ivan looked at him and replied, "But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honour of that medal?

What will people think of me?

This is integrity per excellence👌

Integrity is an important virtue which everyone is expected to build, work hard to protect and preserve. It can take years to build, but can be lost within seconds.

What is integrity?
It is completeness, moral innocence or perfection. It is a high standard of living based on a personal code of morality that does not succumb to the whim of the moment or the dictates of the majority.

Why is integrity that important?
It is who you are to others. It determines how you react in certain situations. When you are confronted with circumstances where you have choice to either do right or do wrong, your integrity or lack of it will determine what you do.

One of the laws of business success is integrity.
This law requires that you be impeccably honest with yourself and others.

Successful businessmen and women are completely reliable.
People can take them at their word and trust that they will do what they say. They make promises carefully, and then they always keep their word.

Let me give this piece of advice:

👉resolve to live in truth with yourself and with every person and situation in your life. Listen to your body and trust your intuition.

👉Identify the main stress point and people problems in your life and then ask yourself, " what is the right thing to do in this situation to resolve this problem and alleviate this stress?"

👉Ask yourself, "what kind of a company would my company be if everyone in it was just like me?"
"What personal habits or behaviors would you need to change to answer this question in the affirmative?"
Whatever they are, do something today toward becoming the very best person you can be.

According to Emerson, he said, " Guard your integrity as a sacred thing. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind."

The more you live according to the right values, the better and happier you feel about yourself, no matter what happens around you.

Do have a lovely week.

©️ Temi Alade-Mustapha.

Founder, Money mathematicians and investor’s network.