How to Be a Man of Integrity

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Joe Cuenco with Family Resources. Today we're going to be talking about how to become a better person. Specifically, how to become a man of integrity. Well just how do we become a man of integrity? Well, realistically, if you aren't one already, it's really tough to become one. But, from the fundamentals perspective, this is really something that emanates from your soul. Is really who you are, how you've grown up, how you've become this entity, this person of integrity. It's really something that is developed and established over time. But it can be learned, but there are certain behaviors that are really essential to the person of integrity. First of all, your word. Are you good for your word? Is what you say honest? Can people take you at your word? Are you dependable? You know, if you say that you're going to be somewhere at three o'clock, you show up at four or five or don't show up at all. You know, these are things that are very irritating to a lot of people. Is your behavior predictable? Meaning that, if you were put into a certain situation, where people would expect you to have a certain outcome, you know, can they depend on you to have that--to do the right thing. Are you trustworthy? In a situation where maybe the cashier gives you an extra twenty, do you give the money back or do you keep it? Lastly, are you an honest person? Can you be trusted to do the right thing all the time? So, when you add up all these dimensions and talk about how they make up the fiber of an individual's being, you really become this person or are this person of integrity. This person of integrity will be helpful to others. Will volunteer, participate in charitable efforts. Or if that person on the street needs five dollars because they're hungry, a person of integrity will help that person. Help on a small scale, and help on a large scale if they can do these things. In essence, if a person looks at you and says this person is a good person, than most likely you are a man of integrity. And hopefully with that understanding, you can understand how to become a man of integrity. I'm Joe Cuenco, with Family Resources. Relationships for life."