Wednesday Integrity

Good morning Makers I never run out of things to talk about so today I thought I would talk about Integrity and why it is so important in business especially when your a maker.

in·teg·ri·ty

inˈteɡrədē/

noun

1. 1.

   the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

   "he is known to be a man of integrity"

   synonyms:

   honesty, probity, rectitude, honor, good character, principle(s), ethics, morals,righteousness, morality, virtue, decency, fairness, scrupulousness, sincerity,truthfulness, trustworthiness "I never doubted his integrity"
2. 2.

   the state of being whole and undivided.

   "upholding territorial integrity and national sovereignty"

   
   

   synonyms:

   unity, unification, coherence, cohesion, togetherness, solidarity "the integrity of the federation"

I thought I would put the meaning of this word here! Read it carefully understand it and be it.
Integrity is something you do everyday whether it's in your business or personal life, it's not something you need to say;  you have to remember Actions Speak Louder Then Words!

When your a maker and you state that you make your entire piece you must truly mean that honesty is one thing you can't afford NOT to be in this business or any business, because there are way to many out there that aren't so honest and this puts a large weight on the shoulders of us who are. Earning trust is key in a makers world.  So when I say I make everything I better be making everything no of course I hope my customers know I don't make the metal glue etc but I do make the piece by hand all of it. I believe that this word Integrity is used so often by those who really don't have any so those of us who do have to work twice as hard.

If you lose Integrity along the way I think you lose a lot more then clients trust in your product, I think everything about you and around you changes. I am not an expert by any means but I do know when something is let say Shady I've been around a long time and have seen those who started out on the journey with good intentions but they got to big  maybe to quickly started doing short cuts and in the end the product suffers and so does your sales.

If you feel that things are getting to big to fast you need to know how to take control maybe you need help if you can't afford it barter with someone or ask family & friends but don't lose your self respect & integrity that my makers is hard to bounce back from.

Until tomorrow

Always,
Imperfectly Beautiful

Lorri
XOXOXOXO