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As 2025 gets rolling, I've been thinking, what are the essential tenants I live by as a coach? Over the 15 years of my training and work as a coach, I've learned and changed a lot (for the better, I hope)!
For the next few weeks, I'll share one principle I live by every day. Here's today's:
Your integrity matters. In fact, it's the only thing that matters. At work and in life, you make compromises. Your thoughts and opinions about things change as you mature so there's room for your definition of integrity to change, and each day, in every interaction, behave with integrity.
If you believe in kindness, then you must operate with kindness…in traffic, at the coffee shop, and with annoying family members. It's always about YOUR kindness, not THEIR behavior.
Many things try to seduce you away from your integrity…other people, money, opportunity, power, fear. Know where you get tempted and build strategies to support yourself in the face of challenges. Here are some possibilities:
- Pay attention to how you feel in your interactions. You know when you are out of integrity.
- Write notes to remind yourself of what you stand for and what matters.
- Talk to friends when you wonder if you've compromised yourself.
- Clean up your messes when you screw up.
Next week is for all you perfectionists!
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