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Most of this document is a direct excerpt from The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership.

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COMMITMENT SIX

Practicing Integrity

Above the Line: I commit to the masterful practice of integrity, including acknowledging all authentic feelings, expressing the unarguable truth, keeping my agreements, and taking 100% responsibility.

Below the Line: I commit to living in completion by withholding my truth, denying my feelings, not keeping my agreements, and not taking 100% responsibility.

Keys

• Integrity means “wholeness” (root word is integer; whole number).

• Integrity is the combination of three elements: energy management, congruence, and alignment.

  • Energy Management: an integrity breach is anything that blocks the flow of energy. One dead Xmas light on a string can cause all the lights to go out!
  • Congruence: Re: Dalio; matching what is on the inside to what is on the outside; consistency of thought and action.
  • Alignment: with life purpose and directionality.

• Four Pillars of Integrity

  1. Take 100% responsibility (Commitment One: Taking Radical Responsibility )
  2. Speak authentically
  3. Feeling feelings through to completion
  4. Impeccable Agreements

• Impeccable Agreements

  • A commitment is a general direction of your life’s orientation and is made between an individual and the universe.
  • An agreement is made between two people and includes who will do what and by when.
  • Four Practices You Must Master:
    1. Making clear agreements: (1) Be precise about who will do what by when and (2) gaining full commitment from everyone involved. Whole body yes (mind, emotions, will, and body).
    2. Keeping agreements: Impeccable = keeping 90% of your agreements. Do what you say you will when you say you will.
    3. Renegotiating agreements: As soon as you realize you can’t keep an agreement, communicate directly and renegotiate. Renegotiating can include: (1) deciding not to do it at all, (2) changing the scope of the “what” it is, (3) changing the “by when.” Impeccable = renegotiating less than 10% of agreements.
    4. Cleaning up broken agreements: “I did not keep my agreement, I know that could damage trust with you, and I want to know if there is anything I can do to repair that.” Avoid making excuses or explaining why you broke the agreement.“I didn’t do it; I take 100% responsibility for not doing it.”