INTEGRITY! The small word packs a punch that to have people ask you if you have it will leave most people shaking in their shoes. No matter how you have lived your life up to the moment that you are asked you will have to stop and think about it.
It is those people that say "YES!" and do so without batting an eye that I worry about. To me, they have sold themselves on the idea that YES is the right thing to say. They say it almost as a defensive reaction and not something they have said after reflecting on the question. Sure, some people will say if you have to stop and think about it you don't have an ounce of integrity in you. I say that you have to constantly evaluate yourself.
So take your time in answer and answer truthfully. My answer is "For the most part yes. I try to live an honest life based on good moral principles that I have acquired and hone over the course of my life."
Then again, your perception of what integrity is and isn't is subjective. It is subjective as everyone's view will vary.
Remember, the ONLY perception that truly matters is yours!
(definition courtesy of Google.com)
Thank you,
Dave Guerra
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