CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: Reinventing the virtue of character
The Importance of Character Development One thing that determines the quality of our lives is character. In fact, everything rises and falls with it. The Encarta Dictionary defines character as a “set of qualities that makes somebody or something distinctive, especially somebody’s quality of mind and feeling.” This means that character can be influenced by conditioning the state of the mind, leading to the fact that character is not a gift but a virtue that must be developed. It can either be your point of attraction or your repellent; it could be your distinctive plus or your minus in the world. Character sticks with you and becomes you—so much so that J. R. Miller once said, "It is the only thing that walks back from the tomb and refuses to be buried." The amazing truth about character is that we all have it, but what differs is its quality and development. The following steps will help you develop an incredible character that attracts everyone. Steps to Character Deve...