Perhaps you have heard it said that everyone has a price. Some people will lie, cheat, and steal for money. Some will only take what is not theirs if they think they can escape being seen or caught. Others will justify unscrupulous behavior by saying, “it didn’t hurt anyone,” or offer any number of common excuses for the lack of integrity. I believe all of us would like to be wealthy, have more than enough to meet our needs, or at the very least be completely out of debt. What would you be willing to do for money? If offered a large sum of money to do something unethical but not illegal, would you take it? If you thought to yourself, “well it depends on how much money is being offered,” then you have a price for which you would sell your integrity. True integrity is never compromised and never goes on sale.
Money is not the only currency which can threaten our integrity, but fear, popularity, fame, praise, pleasure, pain, poverty, and more, can cause us to say yes to things which go against our conscience. The test of integrity is whether you can resist anything which attempts to purchase or compromise our honesty and integrity. If you have already sold your integrity, it is time to buy it back.
To be truly disciplined for success, is to have a “Not For Sale” sign on your integrity. Just know, however, if cannot be bought, the price you pay to maintain your integrity could be very high. Your character and integrity are not valued in terms of a price you would take for them, but in what you are willing to endure, if you refuse to sell them.