470. Notes & Timestamps for “What Is Integrity? - The Role Of Integrity In Life”

“Integrity: The choice between what’s convenient and what’s right.” —Tony Dungy

“Integrity: the state of being whole or undivided.” —Oxford dictionary

When people think about Integrity it’s often from a dogmatic, unhealthy Spiral Dynamics stage Blue perspective.  This makes people overlook its importance.

However, Integrity is way more important than you think.  It’s paramount for living a good life, for success, psychological health, ego development, spiritual work, and discovering truth and love.  You can’t get the benefits of truth, beauty, love and God while being a devil who lacks Integrity.

The self-actualizing person without Integrity is rather pathetic and broken.

Exercise:  Think of a person in your life with Low Integrity. (6:49)

• How do you feel about that person?
• What impact do they have on you?
• How well does their life run? How smoothly?
• How happy is this person?
• What kind of results does this person get in life?
• Are they highly successful? Spiritually developed? Loving?

Now, think of someone with High Integrity and ask the same questions…Notice a difference?

**-**If you only have integrity externally but not internally you really don't have integrity. That actually creates a schizophrenic reality between the face you show to others and your private inner world. (12:50)

**-**What is the opposite of integrity? A very dense, fearful, insecure ego that is trying to survive by any means possible. (aka: opportunism, corruption, devilry, hypocrisy)

**-**If you don’t understand integrity you won’t see how your lack of Integrity is responsible for many of your problems in life.

**-**Would you rather work with/marry/buy from/interact with someone with High Integrity or Low Integrity?

**-**Notice that low integrity leaders always crash and burn, even if they have short-lived success (22:00).  People don’t want to follow a devil in the longterm.