INTERGRITY
Allow your
integrity to be the referee in your personal and on-court decision-making
process
Integrity as a Tennis
Referee
Integrity is not
what we do so much as who we are. And who we are, in turn, determines what we
do for ourselves, family, and our customers. Our system of values is so much a
part of us we cannot separate it from ourselves. It becomes the navigating
system that guides us through every match every day. Our Integrity establishes our
priorities and judges what actions we will accept or reject.
Integrity
establishes the ground rules for resolving tensions on and off the court. It
determines who we are and how we will respond before conflicts appear. Integrity
welds what we say, think and do into a whole person so that we are not out of
sync.
Integrity binds
our person together and fosters a spirit of contentment within us. It will not
allow our lips to violate what we know is right in our hearts. When integrity
is the Referee, we will be consistent; our beliefs will be mirrored by our
conduct. There will be no discrepancy between what we appear to be and what our
fellow Officials know we are, whether your shift/match is calm or there’s adversity.
Integrity is not only the Referee between conflicting desires. It is the pivotal point between a happy, strong Official and a divided spirit. It frees us to be whole persons no matter what comes our way.