Ten Tips for Being More Truthful

Barbara A. Lewi

 

Wife, mother, religious worker, national award-winning author and educator  

The Ten Tips

1. Make a commitment to tell the truth

2. Tell someone about your commitment.

3. Think before you give a dishonest answer, explanation, sarcasm, or reason.

4. Be careful of when and how you use exaggeration, sarcasm, or irony.

5. Be careful not to twist the truth or leave out part of it.

6. Don’t indulge in little white lies.

7. Watch out for silent lies.

8. When you catch yourself lying, throw your mouth into reverse.

9. Talk to yourself.

10. Treat yourself when you tell the truth.

 Reflection: These ten tips benefit me because they teach me what truthfulness should look like. These ten tips show you how to not only be truthful to others but as well to yourself. These ten tips are like steps to being an honest person they show you how to be accountable for yourself. Tip 1&2 say to make a commitment and to tell someone about it this is how you are making yourself responsible for your truthfulness. Being an honest person comes with its rewards,  by being honest you can or will be able to develop new friendships or grow on current friendships you are in. You will be rewarded by your honest work and how you responsible you are. A honest person can be superior just by being honest but as well as having other qualities you will be rewarded by higher positions at work, school, etc. These ten tips show you how to be a well brought up person you try not to lie as much as another person would and you will always find yourself trying to tell the truth, you try to minimize the amount of little white lies you create and if you do tell a lie you apologize and tell the truth showing how responsible you are as a person and how honest you are not only to others but as well as to yourself.