Wicked Success is Inside Every Woman

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INTEGRITY

Practice Uncompromising Integrity for Authentic Success

Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.

FAITH BALDWIN

Integrity is fragile. If you compromise, even in a small way, you become broken.

VICKIE L. MILAZZO

The most trusted profession is dominated by women. According to Gallup, that profession—for 11 years in a row—is nursing, which is 94 percent women. One of the least trusted professions, car sales, is less than 7 percent women.

Women make up 9 percent of the prison population, which tells us that, on the whole, women can be trusted to abide by laws and do the right thing. I cannot believe these powerful facts are accidental.

A Chinese proverb says, “If you stand straight, do not fear a crooked shadow.” Perhaps women stand straighter than men because we're more emotionally analytical. The emotional “why” tugs at us, and, based on our interpretation of cause and effect, we form opinions about how to act. Our interpretations feed our integrity.

As you pursue your passionate vision and reach higher, more complex levels of accomplishment—especially in your career, but also in your personal life—your integrity will be continuously tested ...