In this episode of the Let’s Go - Let’s Grow podcast, Des Penny delves into the importance of integrity in personal and professional life. He shares insights into integrity, emphasising that it goes beyond honesty and includes qualities like hard work and not compromising one's values. The episode discusses how integrity can be learned through example, highlighting the role of parents, teachers, leaders, and individuals in shaping it. Des suggests that integrity is a combination of nature and nurture and can be developed by making the right choices consistently.

The episode also explores the significance of patterns in our lives, highlighting the need to change negative patterns to develop integrity. Des provides five practical ways to enhance integrity, including being honest, doing the right thing even if it's not popular, and removing individuals who lack integrity from one's life. The discussion stresses that integrity is not determined by popularity but by doing what is right and not compromising on one's values. It encourages listeners to prioritise integrity as a guiding principle in decision-making.