Archive for December, 2007

More on Getting Over It

Jake is successful business man who, by all visible standards, is a man of good character.  He arrives at work early and stays late.  Through his diligent efforts, he has not only provided for his family but also helped his company become a good community citizen furnishing good salaries and excellent benefits to his employees.  […]

Get Over It!

Character is more than than doing the right things; it is also getting over the bad things.
There is more than one way to be in prison.  Just ask Jeffrey Deskovic about the different ways to be imprisoned.  For 16 years, he was imprisoned for a heinous crime he did not commit.  He was arrested […]

Giving Is Both a Cause and Effect of Character

Giving is an essential step in the journey toward character.  People of character are guided by a higher principle than just conventional wisdom.  While conventional wisdom may frequently be right, it is often little more than a majority opinion instead actual truth.  For example, conventional wisdom teaches that “might makes right.”  Divine wisdom, on the […]