When Integrity Costs You

It’s one thing to do the right thing when it’s easy.
Or when someone’s watching.
Or when you’ll get credit for it.

But what about when doing the right thing comes with a cost?

When you could cut the corner, bury the mistake, or stay quiet—and no one would know.
I’ve been there.
Not in a movie moment, but in the quiet grind of real life:

* A choice that might hurt a case

* A fix that means more work

* A truth that no one wants to hear

And still... you do it.

Because that’s integrity: Doing what’s right even when it’s hard, even when it costs you—and even when no one would ever know if you didn’t.