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The 5 True Measures of Strength
3 min readDec 26, 2024
- Proactivity — Strong people create the situations they seek. If they do not like something, they will take the necessary steps to change it, moving their life towards what is needed for them to reach the situations they wish to be in.
Strong people are proactive enough to ask their friends out, plan their dates, future and their day-to-day lives and are those that take responsibility for everything they have and do not have. - Responsibility — Strong people do not blame others for their own misfortunes or the things they do not have. No matter what might happen to them, they will take personal responsibility for everything. Happiness, success, love, friends, physical shape, mindfulness, connection to their beliefs, finances, skills are all part of their responsibility.
This means they will speak up when they made a mistake, will call who they need to when they are feeling down, and take care of their finances and health whenever the need arises and as soon as it does. Everything was their choice to make, which means they will deal with the consequences; positive and negative. - Integrity — Strong people will do what they say they will do. No questions asked. There is no deeper level, no hidden meaning and they have nothing to hide. What you see is what you get. This Integrity in these people makes it so one can easily trust them, and more importantly, they can trust…
