Zaidy’s word is immeasurable
Zaidy’s word is immeasurable. Zaidy teaches us that honesty, integrity, and consistency are key. Zaidy is reliable and committed to follow through with anything he says. This is a value he deeply ingrained in us.
— from True North (Ethics, Integrity, Truth, Values) · GB writing
In the book
At its heart, integrity is simply the making and keeping of commitments — the promises you make to others and to yourself — and that is the clearest evidence that a person is running their own life rather than reacting to it. Your grandfather's word, I hope you will say of me, was immeasurable — that I was reliable, that I followed through on anything I said, that honesty and consistency were not negotiable. There is a simple formula for it: when you tell the truth, people trust you; when you do what you said you would, people respect you; when you make others feel valued, people like you. […] Trust the instrument over the feeling. When fear, greed, or the crowd say down is up, hold your heading and do the right thing because it's right. Keep your word. Integrity is making and keeping commitments; let your word be immeasurable. Calibrate to truth. Avoiding the truth steers you by illusion; confront the brutal facts and examine your own beliefs honestly. […] Guard the people you let close, especially when you are young; I chose my children's friends carefully, and I would never have let a school or a crowd decide what my children's or my grandchildren's values were going to be — that job is yours, and it does not transfer. Make your word immeasurable, so that the people who deal with you never have to wonder; be the one who follows through. I have always believed you can read the sincerity of a person by looking them in the white of the eyes — learn to look, and learn to be worth looking at. — True North (Ethics, Integrity, Truth, Values)