Quotes about Transparency

The stuff it takes to be intimate is authenticity, vulnerability, and a belief that other people are about as good and bad as we are.

Having integrity is about being the same person on the inside that we are on the outside, and if we don't have integrity, life becomes exhausting. I wonder how many people get tempted by the gains they can make by playing a role, only to pay for those temptations in public isolation.

They will respect you for being honest. Having a "buy now" or "schedule a call" button on your website makes sure they always understand the kind of relationship you are inviting them into.

Our sales funnels should invite people into a journey that never attempts to trick or coerce them to make a decision they will later regret.

In your marketing copy, don't be cute, be clear.

At StoryBrand, we certainly give away the "why," but we also give away an awful lot of the "how." It's never cost me to be generous with my customers.

Paul paused again, and then he opened up. He confirmed that, indeed, the defining characteristic of their family was honesty and vulnerability. "There are no shadows in our family," Paul said. "We don't hide anything. But that's a tough place to get to. It takes work and it's painful.

The Bible alone gives a true and faithful account of man. It does not flatter him as novels and romances do; it does not conceal his faults and exaggerate his goodness, it paints him just as he is.

Fear puts an end to openness; fear leads to secrecy; fear sows the seed of much hypocrisy and leads to many lies.

The truth is the truth. You are better off knowing the truth than not knowing it.

Make no mistake, those who are the most eager to harshly criticize others are often the ones most desperate to keep hidden their own secret sins or unresolved pain.

It's not bad that I'm vulnerable, but am I displaying a mature form of my vulnerability?