As we close out the first month of 2022, we’re discussing the importance of integrity and transforming your thought work around what it means to actually have integrity. How are you showing up with it? How are you following through with the things that you said you were going to do? The goals and lifestyle changes that you set out for can only be achieved by flexing that self discipline muscle and not letting yourself get away with excuses. On today’s episode, we share ways to practice integrity and why it’s so important to lead your life from that place.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT:

  • Five steps to living with integrity
  • Attributes that someone with integrity possesses
  • How integrity fuels action
  • How doing the thought work and having integrity have played into Ashley H.’s exercise journey
  • Why you need to get out of your own way and stop the BS

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EPISODE TIMELINE

( 1:18 ) Welcome back to Do The Thought Work!

( 1:41 ) Ashley H. shares her mindful moment.

( 2:23 ) Ashley G. shares her mindful moment.

( 3:38 ) Ashley G. defines integrity.

( 6:33 ) Ashley H. asks Ashley G. about her experience with integrity as it relates to being a gym owner.

( 7:39 ) Ashley G. says, “I have come to learn in practicing integrity and following through on the things that I say that I will do that I will feel so much better afterwards.”

( 10:22 ) Ashley H. says, “We both believe that people who live in integrity are self confident and they trust themselves.”

( 12:08 ) Ashley H. says, “I feel like we really dilute ourselves in life.”

( 13:00 ) Ashley H. talks about her struggle with staying disciplined about her screen time and having integrity about her goal of reducing the amount of time she’s on her phone.

( 17:44 ) Ashley G. says the first way to live with integrity is, “going to come down to identifying and defining your core values, and who you want to be and how you want to show up.”

( 20:05 ) Ashley G. says, “The next step is going to be bringing self awareness to the table.”

( 21:46 ) Ashley H. mentions that it’s wise to focus on one area at a time that you want to practice integrity.

( 23:15 ) Ashley H. shares how she built integrity around her fitness routine.

( 25:28 ) Ashley G. says, “Step number three: when you say you're going to do something, you do it.”

( 27:17 ) Ashley G. says, “Step number four, and this is going to be a little bit of tough love coming at you, commit fully and be satisfied with your effort, regardless of the outcome.”

( 28:22 ) Ashley G. says, “Number five, expect nothing in return.”

( 30:46 ) Ashley H. and Ashley G. agree that the best ‘shortcuts’ to achieving your goals are living in integrity and hard work.

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