“Man! Brutus, Judas, and Benedict Arnold are the most trustworthy people I know…” said no one ever.
Talking Points:
- Loyalty is staying committed through adversity, putting in the work, and staying with it. With loyalty comes a lot of faith in a person or idea.
- Loyalty is important because it is a key aspect of having strong and healthy relationships. This goes beyond just being loyal in romantic relationships, and extends to your relationships with your friends and family. Without loyalty, there isn’t really much of a relationship.
- 3 Steps to loyalty:
- Identify three of your most truly loyal friends.
- Ask why they are your most loyal friends? What do they do that makes them “loyal?”
- Replicate their behavior in you in your own life.
Discussion:
- Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- How do you define “loyalty?” What’s the first thing or person that comes to your head?
- Take the person from the question above and list attributes that make them loyal. How many of these attributes do you see in yourself? Explain.
- Why does loyalty matter to you?
- Think of a time your loyalty has been tested. What happened and what was the result?
- Now think of a time that you’ve put too much loyalty in someone or something. What did you learn from this?
- How are you going to let the lessons from this lesson influence you in the upcoming weeks? Are there people that you will be more loyal to? Less loyal? Explain.
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?
