Are you ready for a challenge that could be tougher than it sounds?
Go twenty-four hours without telling any lies.
That's right, go with the truth 100%. It's radical. It's dangerous. It's hard to do.
Why is it so hard to do? Because we tell little lies all day for a hundred different reasons, some good reasons and some just lazy reasons. We lie to save someone's self-respect by telling them they look great when we can tell that's not true. We lie about what we eat. We lie about what we're thinking when we catch a glimpse of an attractive person while we're standing right next to our spouse. We lie.
We lie to protect ourselves. We lie to protect others. We lie so much that often we don't even realize we are lying. That's a weird way to live. We can do better.
I'm not talking about speaking so radically that we hurt people's feelings. Whatever we say we should also choose words with respect and usefulness. And as we do, why not pick true ones, too?
Go with the truth. Try it for twenty-four hours. If you catch yourself lying, don't get angry simply re-direct yourself back to the truth. I'm going to try it. How about you?
-- Doug Smith
Front Range Leadership: Training Supervisors for Success
doug smith training: how to achieve your goals
Go twenty-four hours without telling any lies.
That's right, go with the truth 100%. It's radical. It's dangerous. It's hard to do.
Why is it so hard to do? Because we tell little lies all day for a hundred different reasons, some good reasons and some just lazy reasons. We lie to save someone's self-respect by telling them they look great when we can tell that's not true. We lie about what we eat. We lie about what we're thinking when we catch a glimpse of an attractive person while we're standing right next to our spouse. We lie.
We lie to protect ourselves. We lie to protect others. We lie so much that often we don't even realize we are lying. That's a weird way to live. We can do better.
I'm not talking about speaking so radically that we hurt people's feelings. Whatever we say we should also choose words with respect and usefulness. And as we do, why not pick true ones, too?
Go with the truth. Try it for twenty-four hours. If you catch yourself lying, don't get angry simply re-direct yourself back to the truth. I'm going to try it. How about you?
-- Doug Smith
Front Range Leadership: Training Supervisors for Success
doug smith training: how to achieve your goals
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