| Without character, the puzzle of
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| | appreciated or understood. Chances are
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| achieving success falls apart. It is most
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| | very good that if you're the only one
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| important of all pieces to life's puzzle.
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| | doing the right thing, you won't last
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| Without character, you can make money.
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| | where you are, but you will find
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| But it will be worthless to you and to
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| | something better where your integrity is
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| those around you. Look out in the world
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| | appreciated and applauded.
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| today: drug dealers and con artists have
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| | Character realizes that the most
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| money-but they lack character.
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| | important things in life are not office-
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| If you go to all the work of achieving
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| | or work-based. They are family and a
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| success, you don't want to mar it with a
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| | sense of responsibility to that family.
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| lack of character that will make people
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| | Character will not sacrifice your family
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| pity you as you age and become less than
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| | on the altar of "I've got to finish this
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| you were intended to be.
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| | project," nor will it tell you children,
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| Character equals integrity. Integrity is
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| | "Maybe next time, hon," when asked to
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| doing the right thing all the time, even
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| | play catch.
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| when no one else is watching. You don't
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| | Your character will shine through as you
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| have anything to fear when your integrity
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| | put your family before your work, as you
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| is in tact, because you have nothing to
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| | purposefully schedule time with them (and
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| hide. You experience no guilt and no
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| | then keep those appointments you put in
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| fear. And without those two traveling
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| | your planner), as you "date" your spouse
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| companions, it's much easier to climb
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| | and remember why it is you got married in
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| higher and farther, faster!
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| | the first place, and as you set an
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| What does this mean in a practical sense?
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| | example that your spouse and children can
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| It means that you will put the right
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| | be proud of.
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| philosophy (the golden rule) in to
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| | The most important thing to remember as
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| practice in all that you do. You will not
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| | you consider character is that your
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| step on someone else to climb the
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| | children will grow up to be just like
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| corporate ladder; you will not stack
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| | you. John Maxwell once said, "We teach
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| bodies in order to reach the CEO position
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| | what we know; we reproduce who we are."
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| that you desire. You will treat people
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| | So as a person who is full of integrity
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| with respect, honesty, and trust. You
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| | and character, you will reproduce those
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| will behave towards others how you want
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| | same traits in your children as you climb
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| (and expect) them to behave towards you.
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| | towards success in your life. And isn't
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| You will be the model of "doing the right
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| | that really what it's all about, anyhow?
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| thing" in your office, even if it isn't
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