Tag: Dishonesty

Always Have The Courage To Tell Yourself The Truth

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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‘To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.’- Eric Hoffer

You can do whatever you want with yourself, but not telling yourself the truth is not one of them.

Don’t lie to yourself. Don’t lie to other people. If you do not have anything to say to people, then don’t say anything.

It is better to stay quiet than to say what you do not mean. When you are dealing with other people, they want you to be truthful. They don’t want you to say what you do not mean. They want you to live your words. They want your words to mean something to you. And to them.

People want you to tell them what they need to hear, not what you want them to hear. If you can do that, you don’t chase people. You don’t chase opportunities. They will follow you. They will look for you.

Telling the truth is not easy, but it is better than lying to people. Don’t do it to yourself. Don’t do it to others.

If you are in a leadership position, always tell the truth. If your business is doing well, tell your people. If your business is not doing well, let them know what is going on. Don’t hide important things from your people.

When you are being honest with yourself, you can attract anyone into your life. Because people want to do things with people they can trust.

If want people to get to know you, to work with you, to love you, always tell the truth. Because people want to hear the truth.

Always Be Honest With Yourself

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning Report

‘Honesty is a practice you undertake as a lifelong pursuit of being, rather than an ad hoc criterion weighing on a certain decision.’

‘Dishonesty often works for a time, just as the wax-hewn wings of Icarus helped him soar close to the sun. But just as Icarus learned that the penalty for flying without the proper ingredients can be quite severe, so, too, can practicing dishonesty long term.’

‘Dishonesty is a sneaky threat; one step toward deception can hurt you just as much as the big, glaring lies from those deceitful examples.’

‘Compounded, these small, oft-hidden lies are just as dangerous as billion-dollar deceptions– not only because you might get caught but also because you lose the opportunity to find the truth and all the doors to innovation and advancement that the truth naturally opens.’

‘Time and time again, we followed the path of dishonest gains. And sometimes, instead of disapproving of our deceit, society allowed and even incentivized our dishonest natures- especially if a few influencial souls stood to make a profit.’

‘Someday soon, the window for using lies to get ahead will permanently close. That is approaching more quickly than some unscrupulous leaders would care to admit.’

‘Every challenge your business faces, in every department, is an opportunity in disguise, waiting for you to figure out the win-win-win solution.’

‘Honesty isn’t a cost; it’s an investment that will drive better products, experiences, sales, marketing, finance, culture, and more.’

‘Being honest about what you’re selling, how you’re selling it, and what buyers want out of the buying experience-will lay the foundation for an exceptional outcome every single time.’

‘We must obliterate our self-inflicted roadblocks by changing our behaviors and the behaviors of those around us, which takes either political savvy or brutal truth.’

‘You can’t hear what you’re trying to tell yourself unless you learn to block out the noise and home in on your true identity.’

Source:

Peter Kozodoy (2020). Honest to Greatness: How Today’s Greatest Leaders- Use Brutal Honesty- To Achieve Massive Success