On Character

The Components of Character:

1. Self-discipline.
2. Core values.
3. A sense of identity.
4. Integrity. When values, thoughts, feelings, and actions are in alignment, a person becomes focused and his character is strengthened.

Character communicates...

1. ...Consistency.
2. ...Choices. Our character creates our choices, yet our choices create our character. Author and speaker Margaret Jensen observed, "Character is the sum total of all our everyday choices. Our character today is a result of our choices yesterday. Our character tomorrow will be a result of our choices today. To change your character, change your choices. Day by day, what you think, what you choose, and what you do is who you become."
3. ...Influence.
4. ...Longevity.

Source: Talent Is Never Enough. Discover the Choices That Will Take You Beyond Your Talent (2007) by John C. Maxwell.