From "Truth Is Power" in my Mastery Mindset Primer: "To tell the truth, you need to have a certain level of strength... because, if you are too vulnerable... if you are too weak... you must lie. You must paint a picture and influence your surroundings in a way that does not exploit your vulnerabilities... That does not expose you to a level of conflict you can't survive." One of the greatest reasons men will not honor their alliances is they haven't built the strength that such an honorable life requires. A good man doesn't make promises he can not keep, but some of those unkeepable promises come from the expectations he allows others to unwittingly place upon him. What was a time in your life when you told a truth that caused conflict, but it was the right thing to do, AND you were strong enough to do it?