Integrity

People follow those they trust. They trust people who are consistent. They follow a leader who has consistent character.

The hardest thing for a high school or college student may be consistency. It is hard to have the same attitude and more importantly be the same person in all the different areas of your life. We tend to act differently around at school than we do around our parents. We tend to act differently at church than we do at school. We sometimes act differently around different groups of friends.

If we really look at ourselves we must realize that we are being a liar to at least one of these groups. We are not being who we are at our core. They will eventually find out and someone will question it, and your cover will be blown. Your leadership will be compromised.

The second thing we must realize is that this is not healthy. Don't you want to be one person, not 4 different people juggling 4 different personalities. Your leadership will always be weak, but your life will never be fulfilled until you stop compartmentalizing and begin living a life of integrity.