Integrity?? Commitment??

What is integrity?

Integrity is simple - it means doing what you said you would. A lot of people put higher moral meanings to the word, but let's demystify it.

If you do not keep your promises - you are not acting with integrity.
If you keep your promises - you act with integrity.

Commitment is also a very controversial subject. There are many definitions of it but the main idea of commitment is, that one person is completely dedicating themselves to a certain thing, in this case, their mate.

To Quote Anon - The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'.

It get very irritating in life when people make a meal out for the simplest words - COMMITMENT. Be it weather for relationships, friendships or even work, it is a very important to practice and preach it as well.What do we mean by commitment. Here's the web cut at a working definition.

Summary: Commitment is an acceptance of personal responsibility to honor a measurable objective. This implies the following:

1: If you aren't free to reject the responsibility or the objective, it can't be a commitment.
2: If you aren't given authority commensurate with the responsibility, it can't be a commitment.
3: If the objective is not well-defined or the measures are ill-defined or the objective cannot be measured in any meaningful way, it can't be a commitment.
4: If any parties feel that another party will not act in good faith, they will not be willing to make a commitment.

I like no 3 & 4, why? Well in recent time I am faced with that, it irritates me when a simple commitment to an activity if lumped out of the way at the last minute. I dun judge the reasons (I dun like going there), but take the initiative and step up to the plate and dun let ur mates down.

Oh another fact I hate having to remind people to show up for something they have agreed upon!!!

Kawabunga