Mike, you are on target that we MUST act and lead from whom we truly are.  By doing so, we can consistently show the same face to everyone:  our friends, family, professional peers, employees and customers.  It makes life easier all the way around!

I learned this from my mother growing up.  She had zero tolerance for any of her four children behaving in a secretive way, not telling the whole truth, or simply telling a “white lie” to get out of a jam.  It was ALWAYS better for me to stay transparent and tell the whole truth the first time.  After all, I swear that my mom had extra eyes and ears in the back of her head and I’d get caught of any misdoings anyhow.