the foundation of excellence (Ray Dalio) - the best defense is the truth (Jill Goldenziel)

…the most effective brand strategy is to tell the truth (Sir John Hegarty)

To illustrate this article, on the practical role of “truth-telling” in Contemporary Health Tourism (ht8), I used the front cover of the book titled “The Meaning of Truth”, by William James, a used copy of the paperback edition one can buy for $7.95, through Amazon (? https://www.amazon.com/Meaning-Truth-Great-Books-Philosophy/dp/1573921386 ?).

a tool

…that helps us navigate and adapt to our environment

Without it being part of a plan, in retrospect – when reviewing the LinkedIn articles I had written – the issue of “truth” came into it, on a number of instances.

BTW, because of its practical impact, “truth-telling” was designated a Contemporary Health Tourism “Strategic Concept & Practice”.

Most of the articles which refer to the issue of “truth”, are listed (with links) towards the end of this article.

To get a good idea of what I have to say on the subject, one can begin by just reading the headings and subheadings.

It sounds “corny” and something akin to "virtue signaling", but (no doubt, influenced by John Dewey), I found myself adopting a “pragmatic” approach to “truth” – which is the reason for the title of this article: the “practical” role of “truth-telling”.

BTW, John Dewey was a prominent American philosopher and educational reformer, known for his “pragmatic” approach to truth – who claimed that truth is a tool that helps us navigate and adapt to our environment.

As part of my reading – which I went on to use in my LinkedIn articles – I encountered the issue of “truth” from some of those I respect and follow on LinkedIn, including:

• truth is the foundation of excellence (Ray Dalio -? https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/raydalio/ ? )
• the best defense is the truth (Jill Goldenziel, Law Professor and Strategic Advisor to Business and Government -? https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/jillgoldenziel/ ? )
• the most effective brand strategy is to tell the truth – because an idea gets more powerful the more truthful it is (Sir John Hegarty [? https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/sir-john-hegarty-a1310a92/ ?], quoting Bill Bernbach, co-founder of Doyle Dane Bernbach)

BTW, in one of the articles, I talk about training yourself to read between the lines - where the real (true) story is – and in another, I talk about: from overstated and understated to "stated as it is" - i.e., the truth.

Poetic License

…and, bending the truth

of course, in life we have:

• “bending the truth” - an idiom that means to say something that is not entirely true or to exaggerate the truth
• “poetic license” - the freedom an artist or writer has to deviate from facts (truth), to achieve a desired effect

a selection of LinkedIn articles referring to the subject of “truth”

…begin by just reading the headings and subheadings

• the Health Tourism Satellite Account - truth in numbers -? https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/health-tourism-satellite-account-constantinides-m-d-ph-d--nz4lf/ ?
• the role and influence of post-truth in Medical Tourism - which is made attractive in order to compete against "truth proper" -? https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/role-influence-post-truth-medical-tourism-constantine/ ?
• truth is the foundation of excellence -? https://www.dhirubhai.net/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7052340986990985217/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop ?
• Health Tourism and Storytelling (which amplifies the truth) - a.k.a. Inbound Marketing -? https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/health-tourism-storytelling-which-amplifies-truth-constantine/ ?
• the introduction of Episteme to Wellness Tourism - to ensure that claims and assertions are intellectually certain (i.e., “true”) -? https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/introduction-episteme-wellness-tourism-constantinides-m-d-ph-d-/ ?
• getting Contemporary Health Tourism to be associated with truth, goodness and beauty - inspired by Yiqing Yin (Haute Couture Creator) -? https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/getting-contemporary-health-tourism-associated-truth-constantine/ ?