“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”
-- William Shakespeare

Times are difficult these days.

Ethical dilemmas surround us.

Leaders rise above

Because leaders are honest…

With others, and with themselves…

“Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.”
-- Walter Anderson

10 SECOND REALITY CHECK

How honest are you?

In business?
Socially?
With yourself?

“The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.”
-- Arthur C. Clarke

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.”
--Oprah Winfrey

Honesty is a virtue.

People admire honest people.

But sometimes it isn’t easy.

True honesty is internal.

Honesty takes strength.

“The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.” HL Mencken

SO WHAT WILL YOU DO DIFFERENTLY?

Before you can be honest with others, you must be honest with yourself.

(Readjust that bathroom scale!)

Then, as Mark Twain challenged us, “When in doubt, tell the truth.”

PARTING SHOT

“If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything”
-- Mark Twain

. . . That makes it sound easy!

Have a great week!

Marsha

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