KEJUJURAN

KEJUJURAN TETAPLAH KEJUJURAN YANG TAK DAPAT DIUKUR
DENGAN MATERI BERAPAPUN

Siapapun dari kita sering berucap pentingnya harga sebuah sebuah kejujuran dalam hidup,
bukan! Hmmm, Tetapi kenyataan tidaklah demikian, kata-kata yang terucap tidaklah semudah
tindakan. Mengapa demikian ? karena memang kata 'jujur' mengandung konsekuensi yang
harus kita pikul. Lihatlah ada seorang pedagang terpaksa menghempaskan kejujuran di saat
kesempatan emas dan keuntungan berlimpah di depan mata bila mesti berkata dengan jujur,
seorang teman rela mengorbankan persahabatannya dengan tidak ketidakkejujuran demi
kepentingan egonya, atau bahkan yang lebih menyedihkan seorang guru yang selalu mengajarkan
segala ilmu kebaikan kepada semua muridnya menutupi segala kebusukan perbuatannya dengan
melempar batu sembunyi tangan.

Ah, kita memang tidak sedang bermain-main dengan kata, tetapi perlu lah kita pahami dengan
baik, kejujuran tetaplah kejujuran yang tidak dapat kita sejajarkan dengan materi berapapun
karena memang kejujuran tidak bisa dihitung dan tidak berhubungan dengan untung rugi, bukan!
Meski terasa pahit, kejujuran tetaplah jauh lebih mulia ketimbang pendustaan. Tak salah bila
orang bijak mengatakan selalu lancung ke ujian seumur hidup orang tidak akan percaya.

Indahnya sebuah persabahatan musnah melebur bersama sirnanya sebuah kepercayaan yang
dibangun dan lekangnya sebuah kejujuran. Jadi memang kejujuran dan dusta adalah sebuah PILIHAN.
Yang pasti sampaikan kapanpun tak akan memampukan kita menipu diri sendiri karena kristal hati
nurani tak akan mampu ditembus oleh cahaya gelap pendustaan. (my)

Identifying Top Salespeople
By: Brian Tracy

Here's a key point. A higher order value always takes precedence over a lower order value. If you place one value higher than another, and you have to choose between doing one thing or doing another, you will always select the action that is consistent with your higher value. Once you are clear about your order of values, decision making becomes much easier. How can you determine what your values really are? Simple. Just observe your behaviors, especially the things you do when you are under pressure. Your values are always expressed in your actions. It is not what you say, or wish, or hope, or intend that expresses your true values.

It is only what you do. If you want to know what your values are at this moment, you can examine your recent past and notice the choices you made when you could have gone one way or another. Your choices, and your subsequent actions, demonstrated to yourself and others what was of greatest value and importance to you. Here is an example. Imagine you have two people who have the same three values. The values are family, health and career success. The only difference between these two people is the order of importance that they placed on these values, their priorities.

The first person, Bill, says that, "My family comes first, my health is second and career success is third." Tom, on the other hand, has the same values, but he says, "Career success comes first for me, then my family, and then my health." Would there be a difference in character and personality between these two people? Would there be a small difference or a large difference? Which of these two people would you like to get to know and become friends with? Would you be able to tell these two people apart in conversation? Which one do you think you would like and trust more? The answers to these questions are clear. The person with the higher values in a better order of priority will invariably be a better person than the person whose values are in a different order.

Your choice of values determines the quality of your character. When you select values such as integrity, love, courage, honesty, excellence or responsibility, and you live your life consistent with those values, every hour of every day, you actually become a superior person. It is your values that determine the kind of person you really are. Now, here are two things you can do immediately to put these ideas into action. First, think about how you behave, how you choose, whenever you are under pressure. Remember, it is only what you do, your actions, that tell who you really are. Second, observe how other people around you behave when they are forced to choose. You will only be compatible with people whose values are similar to yours. What are they?

About Brian Tracy

Brian Tracy is a leading authority on personal and business success. As Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International