| Copyright (c) 2007 Stan the Mann | | | | key. |
| The world admires and benefits those that have | | | | I explained my problem to the manager and he |
| high integrity. If you are a person of integrity, a | | | | was understanding and gave me his address and I |
| person of quality, a person of excellence, the | | | | fully intended to mail him a check the very next |
| world will reward you. This is an important key to | | | | day I got home. Well, I was surprised how I |
| being a winner in life and business. | | | | hesitated writing that check. I have to admit that |
| People will be attracted to you, be persuaded by | | | | I thought to myself, oh gees, he's miles away, I |
| you and willing to help you toward your ends, to | | | | will never see him again, I could use that extra |
| do the things that you want them to do. | | | | money. |
| To be a person of high integrity go the extra | | | | It took me about an hour of arguing with myself |
| mile, do more than you have promised. If you an | | | | before I finally wrote the check and sent it to |
| appointment, you are early for your appointment. | | | | him. I soon felt good and felt proud, I know I will |
| You respect the other person's time, you do not | | | | never see him again, but I realize that whatever |
| come late. That communicates your time is more | | | | you are doing, someone is watching. Someone is |
| important than theirs. Which brings me to the | | | | watching, I am not talking about God, although |
| other issue, some people might say, "But, if I | | | | that might be true, but there is someone that we |
| have high esteem, I'm proud and really like | | | | know is always watching everything you do -- |
| myself, won't I be arrogant? | | | | that person is you. You have an observing part |
| That's not true, unless you think you are better | | | | that evaluates and judges you. And you know, |
| than somebody else; that is what arrogance | | | | you know deep in your heart when you are doing |
| means. Arrogance says "I am better than you." | | | | the right thing. When you do the right thing, how |
| True high self esteem means that you are | | | | proud you feel of yourself. And you know when |
| excellent and the other person is excellent. You | | | | you do the wrong thing, you might forget it and |
| regard them as highly as you regard yourself. It is | | | | think that although you did something that was |
| a win-the win situation. | | | | not quite right, you will get away with it. But I |
| We have been talking about going the extra mile, | | | | knew that if I did not pay that bill, that knowledge |
| doing more than promised, being on time for | | | | would be down in my brain, lurking, just beneath |
| appointments, respecting the other person's time, | | | | my conscious mind and I would not be feeling |
| making promises that you keep. If you really | | | | proud and good about myself. |
| want to go the extra mile, what you should really | | | | You want to be able to hold your head up high, |
| do is under-promise and over-deliver. That is, | | | | look people in the eye and you will communicate |
| promise less but give more than the person | | | | something to them on an unconscious basis |
| expects. That will amaze them, they will feel good | | | | perhaps, but they will know you are a person of |
| about you and you will feel good about yourself. | | | | integrity and quality. They will respect you, trust |
| You can feel good about yourself even when | | | | you, do business with you and you will accomplish |
| other people do not feel good about you, but it | | | | more than you ever dreamed that you could. |
| certainly helps and makes it easier when other | | | | Let me sum up. To have ultimate happiness, you |
| people feel good about you too. | | | | must give yourself unconditional high self regard. |
| The person of integrity is always honest, which | | | | Accept yourself no matter how many |
| can be a challenge. I remember sometime ago I | | | | imperfections you have, no matter how many |
| took my family on vacation to Travis City and on | | | | mistakes you make. In order to accept yourself |
| the way back we stopped at a nice restaurant. | | | | totally, you have to do things that are not always |
| So we ordered a meal. When it came time to pay | | | | easy, but things of which you can be proud. Let |
| the bill, I discovered that I did not have my wallet. | | | | me end by challenging you to always be a person |
| I realized I had locked it in the trunk, along with | | | | of high integrity. |
| the key to the trunk. In those days there were | | | | This is an important key to being a winner in life |
| two keys to the cars, an ignition key and a trunk | | | | and business. |