Becoming A Person of Integrity in telecomms

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1. VI.Becoming a Person of Integrity
A. Integrity is a value, like persistence,
courage and industriousness. Even
more than that, it is the value that
guarantees all the other values. You
are a good person to the degree to which
you live your life consistent with the
highest values that you espouse.
Integrity is the quality that locks in
your values and causes you to live
consistent with them.

2. B. Integrity is the foundation of character.
Working on your character means
disciplining yourself to do more and more of
those things that a thoroughly honest
person would do, under all
circumstances.
1 Chronicles 4:9 (KJV)
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And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren:

3. Only a person who is living consistent with
his or her highest values and virtues is
really living a life of integrity. And when
you commit to living this kind of life, you
will find yourself continually raising your
own standards, continually refining your
definition of integrity and honesty.

4. C. You can tell how high your level of
integrity is by simply looking at the
things you do in your day-to-day life.
You can look at your reactions and
responses to the inevitable ups and
downs of life. You can observe the
behaviors you typically engage in and
you will then know the person you are.

5. D. The external manifestation of high
integrity is high-quality work. A
person who is totally honest with
himself or herself will be someone
who does, or strives to do, excellent
work on every occasion.

6. Proverbs 22:29 (KJV)
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Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall
stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

7. E. When you start a little earlier,
work a little harder, stay a little
later and concentrate on every
detail, you are practicing
integrity in your work.

8. The Holy Bible, King James Version
Proverbs 4:23 (KJV)
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Keep thy heart with all diligence; for
out of it are the issues of life.
F. All of life is lived from the inside out.
At the very core of your personality lie
your values about yourself and life in
general. Your values determine the kind
of person you really are. What you
believe has defined your character and
your personality. It is what you stand
for, and what you won’t stand for, that
tells you and the world the kind of person
you have become.

9. The Holy Bible, King James Version
Luke 12:34 (KJV)
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For where your treasure is, there will
your heart be also.
G. Ask yourself this question: What are
your five most important values in life?
Your answer will reveal an enormous amount
about you. What would you pay for,
sacrifice for, suffer for and even die for?
What would you stand up for, or refuse to
lie down for? What are the values that
you hold most dear? Think these
questions through carefully and, when
you get a chance, write down your answers.

10. The Holy Bible, King James Version
Psalm 37:37 (KJV)
37
Mark the perfect man, and behold the
upright: for the end of that man is peace.
1.Here’s another way of asking that
question. What men and women, living or
dead, do you most admire?
2.The answers to these questions form the
foundation of your character and your
personality.
3.Once you have determined your five
major values, you should now organize
them in order of importance.

11. VII.Ralph Waldo Emerson said:
“Guard your integrity as a sacred thing.” In
study after study, the quality of integrity, or
a person’s adherence to values, ranks as
the number one quality sought in every
field. When it comes to determining whom
they will do business with, customers rank
the honesty of a salesperson as the most
important single quality.

12. A. Likewise, integrity is the number one
quality of leadership. Integrity in
leadership is expressed in terms of
constancy and consistency. It is
manifested in an absolute devotion to
keeping one’s word. The glue that
holds all relationships together--
including the relationship between the
leader and the led--is trust, and trust is
based on integrity.
1 Corinthians 11:1 (KJV)
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Be ye followers of me, even as I also
am of Christ.

13. B. Integrity is so important that
functioning in our society would be
impossible without it. The most
successful individuals and companies in
America are those with reputations of high
integrity among everyone they deal with.
This level of integrity builds the confidence
that others have in them and enables
them to do more business than their
competitors whose ethics may be a little
shaky.

14. Proverbs 28:20 (NKJV)
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A faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who hastens to be rich will not go
unpunished.
C. Earl Nightingale once wrote, “If
honesty did not exist, it would
have to be invented as it is the
surest way of getting rich.”

15. Proverbs 22:1 (KJV)
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A good name is rather to be chosen than great
riches, and loving favour rather than silver and
gold.
D. It is your personal reputation for
keeping your word and fulfilling your
commitments. Your integrity
precedes you and affects all of your
interactions with other people.

16. Proverbs 28:21 (NKJV)
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To show partiality is not good, Because for a
piece of bread a man will transgress.
E. A value combined with a definition
becomes an organizing principle, a
statement that you can use to help
you make better decisions. It is a measure
and standard which enables you to
know how closely you are adhering to
your innermost beliefs and
convictions.

17. VIII.The second step of developing
character in yourself is:
To study men and women of great
character.

18. A. Study people whose strength of
character enabled them to
change their world.

19. Proverbs 24:6 (NKJV)
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For by wise counsel you will wage your own
war,And in a multitude of counselors there is
safety.
B. Napoleon Hill, in his book, The Master
Key to Riches, tells about how he
created an imaginary board of personal
advisors made up of great figures of
history. Whenever he had to make a
decision, he would relax deeply and then
imagine that the members of his
advisory council were sitting at a large
table in front of him. He would then ask
them what he should do to deal
effectivelywith a particular situation.

20. 1.Select someone that you very much
admire for their qualities of courage,
tenacity, honesty, or wisdom.
2.The third and most important step in
building your integrity has to do with
formulating your approach based on the
psychology of human behavior.

21. Job 22:28 (NKJV)
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You will also declare a thing,
And it will be established for you;
So light will shine on your ways.
3.But we also know that you don’t always
start off feeling the way you want to.
However, because of the Law of
Reversibility, if you act as if you had a
particular feeling, the action will generate
the feeling consistent with it. You can, in
effect, act your way into feeling. You can
“fake it until you make it.”

22. IX.There are three primary areas
of your life where acting with
integrity is crucial.
A. The first area of integrity has to
do with your relationship with your
family and your friends.
Psychologists have determined
that most stress and negativity
comes from attempting to live in
a way that is not congruent with
your highest values.

23. B. The second area of integrity has
to do with your attitude and
behavior toward money.

24. C. Third area of integrity has to do
with your commitments to others,
especially in your business, your
work and your sales activities.