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“Telling the truth cost me the deal and I'd make the same call again.”
It cost you something real — money, the deal, a door that closed. And you're still steady, because you know exactly who you are when no one's forcing your hand. The price of honesty is real, but the price of selling it is higher and never stops compounding. You paid the cheaper bill.
Your Practice
- Name precisely what the truth cost you. Don't minimize it; respect it.
- Name what you kept: your name, your sleep, your self-respect.
- Tell one person the story plainly, so the standard is witnessed.
- Carry the calm forward. It's the dividend honesty always pays.
The Architects
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book X