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Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: The Power of Actions Versus Words
An Inner conflict.
“Actions speak louder than words, and are more to be regarded.”
The concept of integrity through actions goes back way further though.
Michel de Montaigne, a philosopher from the 1500s, wrote: “Saying is a different thing from doing.”
The difference between words and actions.
In almost all cases, the difference between these two is using knowledge from the past to create a different outcome in the future.
Talking about a problem is reactive, but doing something about it is proactive.
What is it called when your actions don’t match your words?
Inner conflict.
It arises when your beliefs and actions don’t match up.
You may not be familiar with the term “cognitive dissonance”.
Cognitive dissonance is a psychological term that refers to the mental discomfort or conflict experienced by an individual when their beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors contradict one another.
It occurs when a person’s thoughts or beliefs are inconsistent with their actions or…
