http://eicolab.com.au/2008/03/17/having-integrity-means-being-congruent/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:24:33 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://eicolab.com.au/2008/03/17/having-integrity-means-being-congruent/comment-page-1/#comment-30526 marge Sat, 09 May 2009 16:56:22 +0000 http://eicolab.com.au/2008/03/17/having-integrity-means-being-congruent/#comment-30526 another good point to ponder on. ive lived with people who put so much value in looking good than acting good. they would deride people who dress up less than what they would consider acceptable or presentable. for them its all about the wrapper not the content. i know of a couple on the other hand who invest their little money in simple comforts and worthy causes. my snotty housemates wrote our friends off because they wear ratty clothes all the time and weren't hip enough. one simple incident kind of validated my perception on these housemates of mine. the couple found a phone in a cab. it was one of those phones that cost like almost a grand (sgd). they (the couple) decided to call the owner of the phone. they handed it back to the boy who seemed like he wanted to kiss their feet. they never thought it was something out of the ordinary until according to them, they felt their deed reciprocated by an overwhelming gratitude shown by the owner of the phone. my housemates on the other hand, upon finding out about what my friends did, looked disappointed and remarked that if it was them they wouldve kept the phone because it was what anyone would've done. another good point to ponder on. ive lived with people who put so much value in looking good than acting good. they would deride people who dress up less than what they would consider acceptable or presentable. for them its all about the wrapper not the content. i know of a couple on the other hand who invest their little money in simple comforts and worthy causes. my snotty housemates wrote our friends off because they wear ratty clothes all the time and weren’t hip enough. one simple incident kind of validated my perception on these housemates of mine. the couple found a phone in a cab. it was one of those phones that cost like almost a grand (sgd). they (the couple) decided to call the owner of the phone. they handed it back to the boy who seemed like he wanted to kiss their feet. they never thought it was something out of the ordinary until according to them, they felt their deed reciprocated by an overwhelming gratitude shown by the owner of the phone. my housemates on the other hand, upon finding out about what my friends did, looked disappointed and remarked that if it was them they wouldve kept the phone because it was what anyone would’ve done.

]]> http://eicolab.com.au/2008/03/17/having-integrity-means-being-congruent/comment-page-1/#comment-1520 Raven Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:31:18 +0000 http://eicolab.com.au/2008/03/17/having-integrity-means-being-congruent/#comment-1520 I am glad you said "grow and change as we go through life". Business is made up of people and the values of those people change daily. The last time I heard congruent was earlier this week when a met a girlfriend I hadn't seen in a few years and found again on facebook. When we met up again I was dressed down in runners, little make up and without an agenda. My friend said "Wow, this is incongruent with how I always picture you." We do change and grow. We do trade one thing for another, materialism for family, stillettos for comfort, ect. but what is clear is that the values of friendship, companionship, love and hope for what is possible... are ongoing and thanks to facebook and others like it, allow people to pick up where they left off and continue to be friends, even after the values have shifted. I am glad you said “grow and change as we go through life”. Business is made up of people and the values of those people change daily. The last time I heard congruent was earlier this week when a met a girlfriend I hadn’t seen in a few years and found again on facebook. When we met up again I was dressed down in runners, little make up and without an agenda. My friend said “Wow, this is incongruent with how I always picture you.” We do change and grow. We do trade one thing for another, materialism for family, stillettos for comfort, ect. but what is clear is that the values of friendship, companionship, love and hope for what is possible… are ongoing and thanks to facebook and others like it, allow people to pick up where they left off and continue to be friends, even after the values have shifted.

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