Most likely, you want to be around people with integrity. But what does it actually mean to develop integrity yourself?<\/p>\n
\u201cTo have integrity is to have pride, respect, and acceptance of yourself for who you are,\u201d says marriage and family therapist Carrie Krawiec, LMFT<\/a>. \u201cIt is knowing your worth and your morals.\u201d<\/p>\n Here are a few ways to practice more integrity in your daily life, according to therapists.<\/p>\n Keep your promises Resist peer pressure Figure out what your values are Practice what you preach Speak up for what is right<\/strong> xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"Most likely, you want to be around people with integrity. But what does it actually ...","author":1564113,"featured_media":154496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[260],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/08145647\/integrity.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/08145647\/integrity-386x200.jpg","formated_date":"June 8, 2020","category_name":"Life","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113832\/entertainment.svg","author_name":"","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#ff1ea1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151392"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1564113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Integrity means being true to your word, says psychotherapist Mollie Eliasof, LCSW<\/a>. \u201cShowing up when you\u2019ve promised to, producing what you say you will, or presenting yourself as you describe yourself\u201d are all part of this, she says. \u201cBasically, being consistent [with] your word and committing to the value of showing up that way every time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Often, maintaining your integrity means resisting pressure to do things that don\u2019t feel right to you. \u201cEven if you feel fearful of confrontation or upsetting others, you soon see that it is worth holding frustration from others when you choose to live with intentional integrity,\u201d says marriage and family therapist Lauren Cook, MMFT<\/a>. \u201cYou also see that others begin to respect you more, which is a much more enduring view than how likable you may be (which can be quite fickle).\u201d<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>In order to live in a way that\u2019s consistent with your values, you need to do some self-reflection and figure out what they are. \u201cThese can be small or large values,\u201d says Krawiec. \u201cIf you think daily workouts are important or if you believe parents should limit screen time, these are your particular values or beliefs that are important to you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>If you have a general belief about how others should behave, make sure you\u2019re behaving that way as well. For example, if you think doing your civic duty is important, you should go out and vote yourself, says Krawiec.<\/p>\n
\nStanding up for your morals can be intimidating, so Krawiec suggests rehearsing how to argue for them. \u201cBegin by practicing getting comfortable with norms or values you feel are acceptable or debatable, and practice explaining how you feel on a topic to others or yourself,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n