Integrity is an important quality in navigating all aspects of life, be it workplace, business, leadership, relationships. It inspires trust, reliability, respect.
Even more so in relation to mastery and inner work. How so?
Integrity is the foundation of mastery because it is the act of doing what you say you will do, and it is a key component of self-mastery. There is a commitment to authenticity and consistency in one’s values, actions, and words. People with integrity are more likely to perform at their best, build strong relationships and recover from mistakes quickly. That is how they achieve the best version of themselves.
Inner work is a process of taking responsibility for yourself, to live out your authentic self by aligning your actions with your values, of which integrity is a core component. It is the commitment to do the right thing, even when no one is watching.
What is integrity and how can one show up in their life with integrity?
The word integrity evolved from the Latin adjective integer, which means whole or "complete". It is defined as ‘an undivided or unbroken completeness’, or ‘a state of being complete or whole’.
Integrity is a noun that describes a state of being complete or whole, or the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
What breaks or divides this wholeness or completeness?
When we do not do what we say we will do, when we do not honour the agreements we make to ourselves and others. We cross our own boundaries and the boundaries of others, and allow others to do the same to us. Overtime we lose energy.
Our brokenness often creates behaviors that either perpetuates the brokenness or attempts to compensate for the brokenness. Either is not ideal. It distracts us from our true purpose, our calling, our destiny, which gets in our way of experiencing the joy and fulfilment we desire in our lives.
What happens when integrity is sustained?
You experience strong energies, good vibes, attract positivity and others who are of integrity as well.
What happens when integrity goes off?
You make excuses, compromises, promises not kept, things are not completed as agreed, and you start to attract similar situations where your boundaries are crossed.
To fix your integrity or show up powerfully in your integrity, consider with openness:
How honest have you been with yourself and others
Whether you are living out your authentic self
Whether you keep to your word and agreements
Whether your boundaries have been crossed, or you have crossed the boundaries of others
With this awareness, you begin to see where you can fix the brokenness to become whole and complete once more.
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