“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.” –W. Clement Stone
People go through difficult choices everyday. Whether or not it is a choice they want to say no to, often people end up saying yes just so the person asking the question would feel good.
The quote basically means that there are sometimes hard situations or choices people have to go through. Throughout the choices, sometimes people might get hurt along the way. However doing the right thing by saying no can help live your life with integrity.
I chose this quote because I thought it really reflects on my personality. Sometimes when people ask me questions that I don’t feel comfortable saying yes, to be nice I still say, “Yes”. I feel like if I say no, the person would get mad at me and dislike me. It takes up a lot of courage for me to say no, because I’m generally a shy person, who tend to say yes to almost everything. However reflecting back to all the times where I could have benefited myself with just that one simple “No” I would probably have less regrets. Thinking of my future in front of me, despite the fact that it takes a lot of courage saying, “No” I believe I could always turn it in the other way around and say “No”.
Living with integrity is essential as honesty is something we cannot gain easily.
"My boy," said the store owner to his new employee, "Integrity are essential to the retail business.
By 'Integrity' I mean if you promise a customer something, you have got to keep that promise even if it means we lose money."
