Quick Ideas 30 to 32 These principles are based on Assignment your personal values. Your be- Take stock of your prin- haviors should, then, conform ciples again. Commit to consistently to those principles. acting according to those If your principles are clear, and principles. Reflect on your you act according to those prin- recent actions to ensure ciples consistently, then you that you are doing so. have integrity. The key here is consistency. Having integrity means behav- ing in predictable ways based on your principles. As others learn your principles by observing your actions, they will begin to ex- pect certain behaviors of you. That provides predictability and it also indicates to people that you have a clear set of principles on which you base all your actions. Epilogue People who act with integrity are respected, sought after, and successful. Build Trust Trust is essential to any good relationship. Trust is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as "assured reliance on the char- acter, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something," and "one in which confidence is placed." 32 49