What’s more important to you—intelligence, energy, or integrity?

There is no one path – to success or even to New York (or Kansas). Similarly, what matters to others can vary widely – so we tried to tighten up that question to focus on three key traits to see what most folks in our community valued most – intelligence, energy, or integrity?

Lauren Ruvo Carroll

Without a shadow of doubt, integrity. Intelligence and energy are certainly important, however, integrity is not something you can teach. A person either is or isn’t living with integrity and in today’s world, integrity matters. Read more>>

Jacob Balken

For me personally, I think a healthy balance of integrity and energy is important. Reason I say this is because I think the two go hand in hand, especially in the workforces in which I’ve found myself in right now. For example, you don’t exactly have the skillset that a certain client is requesting, or even in a steady position. Read more>>

Kazumi Vites

For me, integrity comes first. Intelligence and energy are powerful tools, but without integrity, they can lose their true purpose. At WOOL PROJECT. integrity shapes every decision we make from the way we source materials to the way we connect with our community. It’s about staying honest, keeping promises, and ensuring that what we create is not only beautiful but also responsible. Read more>>

Michael Hunter

I am a big fan of the idea that you only have so much of yourself to give. Imagine that all of the effort, energy, time, emotion; all of that is like a full bucket of water. None of us have an infinite amount to give. You may have a big bucket, but it is still a limited amount of resources. Read more>>