Imagine being Lincoln. There's a lot of power in coolly
walking up to a recognized political adversary and being genuinely friendly.
Being negative, in contrast, is the path of least resistance, the approach that
triggers opposition. (Read Sun Tzu's The
Art of War on the importance of "knowing yourself" and winning without
fighting.)
Of course, Lincoln was also ruthless in his pursuit of
victory. Yet that didn't tarnish his integrity. In fact, integrity is a quality
that helps us to ensure success and victory. With integrity, we have the
courage to be true to our beliefs. Integrity won't tolerate moral failure. That
means we avoid being apathetic, passive, or emotionally entangled in the victim
mentality. We avoid those psychological pitfalls of inner passivity--willful
ignorance, cognitive dissonance, omission bias, and other methods of
sidestepping issues and reality.
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