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A Character That Attracts Success!

By Gilbert Griffiths

If you wish to attract success, you must have a flawless character. It is suggested that you try to have the character that is exemplified by the six pillars of character.

CARING - Show in all your actions and deeds that you have care and concerns for others. Be kind and compassionate in all your dealings with other people. Express gratitude for what you have and for any help others give you. Forgive anyone that you feel has wronged you. If you don’t, you will develop a bitterness in your attitude and this will fester and prevent you from attracting success. Forgive them and move on. Ensure that you help people in need, the old saying, “It is better to give than to receive,” is still true today. Giving brings a sense of peace and goodness to your soul.

TRUSTWORTHINESS - Be honest in all your dealings with others. Don’t steal or deceive anyone. Be reliable. If you say that you will do something, then follow through and do it with enthusiasm. Have the courage to do the right thing, even if it is not the popular thing to do. Build a good reputation. Be loyal to your friends, your family and your country. Stand by them even if you have reservations about what they are doing. If they are doing something illegal or immoral, try to guide them into the right path with encouragement and counselling.

RESPECT - Treat everyone you encounter with respect. Practice the Golden Rule - “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Be tolerant of differences. We are all different from each other. It would be a dull world if everyone was exactly the same. Use good manners and never use bad language which is a sign of disrespect toward the feelings of the person you are conversing with. Be considerate of the feelings of others. They have a right to have great feelings too and should not have you interfering with that right by your words or deeds. Deal peacefully with anger, insults and disagreements directed toward you. My mother always taught me it takes two to make a fight and if you don’t fight, the tension and anger will dissipate and cooler heads will prevail.

FAIRNESS - Always play by the rules, that is why there are rules in place, to keep it fair for everyone. Take turns and share when dealing with anyone. Be open minded to all suggestions and cultural differences. Listen to what others have to say. They may be able to give you a different perspective on something that will prove invaluable to you. A person who listens to everything they hear ends up with more pearls of wisdom and knowledge than the person who is speaking. Don’t take advantage of others. It will leave you with a morally weak and shallow personality that will not attract the success you are striving for. Don’t blame others for your misfortunes. Most things that happen to you in life are caused by you through your lack of knowledge or understanding, your misinterpretation of events, your own carelessness or your view or outlook on life.

RESPONSIBILITY - Do what you are supposed to do. Persevere in all your endeavours. Keep on trying, never give up. Always try to do the best that you possibly can. Use self control. Be self disciplined in everything you do. Think before you act. Consider the consequences of your actions. In a dictatorship you have to do what you are told. In a free society like we have in a democracy, you have responsibilities that you must perform or the system will falter. The biggest responsibility you have is being accountable for your choices and actions.

CITIZENSHIP - We all must do our share to make our schools, communities and countries better. Co-operate with others. Ensure you exercise your right to vote. If you don’t vote, then you have given up your right to criticize the leadership you get. Become involved in community affairs. Stay informed about what is going on. Be a good neighbour. Obey the laws and rules. If you don’t, one of two things will happen. One, you will end up in court with its consequences, or two, your community or country will end up in anarchy. Respect authority - you put them there, so show respect for your choices. Protect the environment. If you don’t, Mother Nature will show her displeasure by creating natural disasters like we have been having over the past few years.

If you practice these six traits, in everything you do, you will have the type of character that will not only bring you success, but will make you a person that will have the respect of everyone you deal with. And what can be better than that?

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I gave this intel a 5, when I screened it and it's still a FIVE, Gilbert.
Nice Job and keep up the good work.
Thank you for sharing.
Best wishes.
Frederick

Thank you very much Frederick. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It makes creating Intels much more enjoyable when someone appreciates what you have done.

Gilbert

Awesome INTEL Gilbert. I am all agree with Frederick. Each and every point of your INTEL rocks. Keep up the good work...

Thanks very much Pankaj.

Gilbert

Alas, this is patently untrue! Most successful business leaders, politicians, clergy, celebrities and sportsmen patently have far from flawless characters - as the media are only too keen to point out.

Countless examples prove that successful people are usually successful because they want power - not because they possess a moral purity.

It depends on what you call success. If you mean more money or power, then you are correct. But is that all that means success to you? To me, success is being able to say that you can stand in front of a mirror and be proud of the person looking back at you. It also means that others look up to you and that they want to emulate you.

Gilbertg

Deja voux. I had this conversation with another recently. It seems to me that those with lower moral values are inclined to rip those trusting moral fellas that trust their fellow man.

Seriously, I see the opposite of what you are proclaiming. Those that are willing to cut corners always seem to have more moola.

But a corollary, If someone wants to pray to baby Jesus before a business meeting, make sure you know exactly where your wallet is.

I wonder why everyone seems to think that money equates to success? Having more money only lets you buy things that people with less money cannot buy. That does not measure success, it measures wealth. Mother Theresa did not have much money, but I dare you to claim she was not successful in what she did. She had more success helping others than even the richest person.

Gilbert

"To me, success is being able to say that you can stand in front of a mirror and be proud of the person looking back at you."

That may be your definition, Gilbert but the free dictionary has the definition of "success" as:

1. The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted: attributed their success in business to hard work.
2.
a. The gaining of fame or prosperity: an artist spoiled by success.
b. The extent of such gain.
3. One that is successful: The plan was a success.
4. Obsolete: A result or an outcome."

So, your definition of success is that if you plan to go out and kill 10 people and you take a machine gun to a mall and mow down 10 or more you are a successful individual. Or, if you plan to become the head of a large company and you do it by blackmail or buying your way in, you are successful. That type of success will get you what you deserve....a quick trip to life in a cell. Just ask the head of Enron or Burney Madok if they consider themselves successful now. I think you will find that morality enters into a lot of things...just ask some of the ball players who cheated by using enhancing drugs...Do they feel successful now?

Gilbert

Gilbert, I'm merely stating that the dictionary definition does not have a moral connotation.

Hi Andrew,

I was aware of that, and I wasn't attacking you, I was just responding to what you had written. Good back and forth dialog is stimulating and also provides more for the readers to consider. The point I was trying to make was that a dictionary isn't necessarily the book to choose when dealing with a topic involving people and their actions as morality, good or bad, almost always enters into human endeavours.

Gilbert

Money is not success, Success has many forms, yet without money you will not eat, you will not have a roof over your head and you definitely will walk to your destination.

It is said that money does not buy happiness, but I guarantee you it is easier to be happy while frolicking on the deck of a yacht, than when you are worrying where your next meal is coming from.

Of course Mother Theresa was a success at what she did, but she was well supported by the church, She had a meal when she needed it. Her constituents on the other hand may not have.

I agree that having money makes some things easier, but during my days with the RCMP, I met many wealthy people, and quite a number of them were not happy...so, for them, their money certainly didn't buy happiness. I also met many poor people, some were unhappy and some were very happy..so, my experience lead me to believe that happiness has little to do with money...it is a frame of mind that you create. Some wealthy people wouldn't buy you a cup of coffee, and some poor people would give you the food off their table even if it meant they would go hungry. I've dealt with people from all walks of life and all financial levels and I've seen happy people and miserable people in every category. I've dealt with people that became successful after many years with virtually nothing and I've seen people from wealthy families that couldn't do anything successfully. So, in my opinion, for what it is worth, success and happiness comes from what's between your ears, not from what is in your bank account or on your table.

gilbertg

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