Be More Concerned About Your Character Than Your Reputation

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

what is your reputation ?

A reputation is what others think of you, what they think of you are either true or false.

What is the truth?

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What is your reputation?

I know a young man who has a reputation for being arrogant, rude and full of himself.

This young man, for whatever reason, has developed a poor character and a bad reputation.

It might have been the natural consequences of his arrogant behavior.

Or it might be the result of his poor character or his bad reputation.

Whatever the cause, this young man has put himself out there for all the world to see, and his negative reputation has followed him everywhere.

What is your reputation?

I'm no psychologist, but I can make some guesses on the cause of his bad reputation.

It could be the result of his poor character.

Maybe he is a compulsive liar.

Maybe he is a liar who steals, or a cheat.

Maybe he's an alcoholic who cannot hold his liquor, who gambles away his money, who is addicted to something else.

Maybe he's not all that bright,

You are what you think, so if you can change your thoughts, you can change your life.

And you must have a winning mindset if you are ever going to win.

If you can't change your thinking, you can't change your life.

It takes dedication, discipline, and tough love.

If you don't want to be treated like a zero, you have to act like a zero.

You have to be disciplined and determined.

When you're in a zero - key mood, that means you'll come across as an insecure, timid, scared, fearful, complacent, meek, and timid, and if you act like that with other people, it will come across as you feeling that way.

There's a second side to zero - key, and that's negative - key.

You'll become emotionally distant, cold, and standoffish.

Life's too short to be living somebody else's life.

Be real.

But remember this, the sun will rise and set.

Time passes, and this is not forever.

You can't live all the days in the world, and live them with somebody that doesn't know you.

You can't do the same things all the time and expect something to change.

You have got to make changes if you want something to change.

You have got to keep moving, keep trying to reach out to others.

Never stop loving.

Don't say, "It's no use.

It doesn't matter.

I gave it all.

It didn't matter."

You can't give everything away and expect it to last.

"I have given it all.

It's done with.

I don't want it back."

Keep trying to make a difference in other people's lives.

One of the reasons the world has ended up the way it is, is because too many people have turned a blind eye to other people's problems.

Just because other people have them doesn't mean you do.

Make sure you don't become that person.

Don't be a friend to the world.

Be a friend to yourself.

Be a friend to your family.

Take good care of those you love.

Love what you do.

Love your life.

Live your life.

Even if no one loves you, at least you will be happy, as long as you keep on living, in that way.

When it is all about you, be it your business, your income, your fame, your family name, it is all about you.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, advises Obama