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Before You Begin Your Journey Toward Integrity, You Need To Determine Your Starting Point. In Other Words, What's Your Integrity Quotient? How Much Integrity Do You Have? Do A Moral Inventory Of Yourself. Hold Yourself Accountable Going Forward For What You Say And Do. Moving Toward A More Faithful, Fair, And Honest Life Begins With Confronting Truthfully Who You Are. You Can't Hold Yourself Accountable If You Won't See Yourself Clearly.

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Before You Begin Your Journey Toward Integrity, You Need To Determine Your Starting Point. In Other Words, What's Your Integrity Quotient? How Much Integrity Do You Have? Do A Moral Inventory Of Yourself. Hold Yourself Accountable Going Forward For What You Say And Do. Moving Toward A More Faithful, Fair, And Honest Life Begins With Confronting Truthfully Who You Are. You Can't Hold Yourself Accountable If You Won't See Yourself Clearly.

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