Foolish Consistency

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

You are right to believe in standing by your word and your decisions. Commitment matters. Integrity matters. But only if those decisions are the right ones.

True integrity is not blind stubbornness. You do not abandon your principles when you change direction after realizing your reasoning was flawed. In fact, refusing to adjust course when new information proves you wrong is the real failure. To persist in error for the sake of consistency is not integrity—it’s foolishness.

The strongest people are not those who never change their minds, but those who are willing to admit when they are wrong, recalibrate, and move forward with greater wisdom. Adjusting your course does not make you weak; it makes you honest.

Stand firm in your convictions, but remain open to growth. Honor your word, but not at the cost of truth. Integrity is not about never changing—it’s about always choosing what is right, even when that means letting go of what you once believed.