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What is personal integrity?<\/h3>\r\nLet's start by defining integrity.\u00a0 According to Merriam Webster it means:\r\n
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  1. Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Devotion to telling the truth<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Faithfulness to high moral standards<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nLet's now consider personal integrity.\u00a0\u00a0Personal integrity<\/a>\u00a0is the quality of being truthful and honest with yourself and others, of intentionally aligning your personal behaviors and actions to be aligned with your own values, principles, and ethics. To have personal integrity, you have to have self-awareness and have really explored your value system.\u00a0 In essence, you need to \"know thyself\" and your actions need to be consistent with your beliefs.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\nWatch the following video and reflect on the messages delivered by the various individuals.\u00a0What are your thoughts on the sentiments shared in this video?\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_ums7gbrcPc\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","rendered":"
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    What is personal integrity?<\/h3>\n

    Let’s start by defining integrity.\u00a0 According to Merriam Webster it means:<\/p>\n

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    1. Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong<\/li>\n
    2. Devotion to telling the truth<\/li>\n
    3. Faithfulness to high moral standards<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Let’s now consider personal integrity.\u00a0\u00a0Personal integrity<\/a>\u00a0is the quality of being truthful and honest with yourself and others, of intentionally aligning your personal behaviors and actions to be aligned with your own values, principles, and ethics. To have personal integrity, you have to have self-awareness and have really explored your value system.\u00a0 In essence, you need to “know thyself” and your actions need to be consistent with your beliefs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Watch the following video and reflect on the messages delivered by the various individuals.\u00a0What are your thoughts on the sentiments shared in this video?<\/p>\n