Ten Tips for Being More Truthful

Barbara A. Lewis

Wife, mother, religious worker, national award-winning author and educator  

The Ten Tips

1. Make a commitment to tell the truth.
2. Tell someone about your commitment.
3. Think before you give a dishonest answer, explanation, sarcasm, or reason.
4. Be careful of when and how you use exaggeration, sarcasm, or irony.
5. Be careful not to twist the truth or leave out part of it.
6. Don't indulge in little white lies.
7. Watch out for silent lies.
8. When you catch yourself lying, throw your mouth into reverse.
9. Talk to yourself.
10. Treat yourself when you tell the truth.

• The Ten tips can benefit me into becoming a person of trust and good honesty. It can also teach me how it can help me in school and at home.  Telling the truth is very important because people gain trust. You become a person that people can rely on and have no problem with. In addition, if you become a trust person and tell the truth, it becomes a habit and you wouldn't have to worry about people trusting you or not, it just come naturally. You have to be committed with the truth all the time so other don't have a bad perspective of you. Also, you a get a good habit and telling the truth wouldn't be a bad habit.  If you feel that you will give a sarcastic answer, just stop, think, analyze and respond. Don't give a ironic and inappropriate answer. Respond with profession. When you tell a story, don't add or take away information because then that would consider you lying and that is not  good thing. You have to be careful of those who lie behind your back and spread rumors because those are unknown and silent you might not even know about them. When you are telling a story and you accidentally lie go back and correct that because it can get you to a lot of trouble. Talking things out with someone or analyze yourself and you will fix things and be a better person. When telling the truth to you is important you should gift and treat yourself for the good you've done.