“It’s on my list, and when it’s on my list, that shit gets done.”An accomplished entrepreneur and leader doing me a favor this week did me a second one by illustrating the foundational difference between struggle and sustainable success.Every consistently successful person I know (success being defined as attainment of one’s goals, whatever they may be) has a formal system to manage their integrity with themselves. This founder, he wouldn’t put anything on his list until it reached a certain threshold of importance, but once it passed the test and got on the list, you could actually see him lock in. The task, no matter how insurmountable, was toast.Integrity, or doing what one said one would do, is not limited to the things you tell other people. In fact from my perspective your commitments to yourself are arguably even more important. Getting good at keeping my word to myself changed my life.My integrity system is verbal. When I give my word, verbally commit to something, it’s as good as done. I think things all the time and don’t take those too seriously (since I’ve long since learned I don’t control my thoughts). I even put things on my to-do list which never get done. But once I say, out loud, that I’m going to do something, it’s on my list. That’s my system.Everyone’s system is different, but every consistently successful person I know has an integrity system. The integrity system is the foundational tool you need to start a business, build a culture, a relationship. Anything.Armed with an iron-clad relationship with your word, you need only speak your dreams and watch your life change.Anyone have their own example of an integrity system?—Originally published on Second Mountain Startup see hubwealthy.com/wealthy
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