The wealth of Character

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The first form of wealth is Character.
Surprised?

I'm sure you didn't expect this on the list, not to talk of its position. Follow me closely and God will teach you something that will bless your life.

Character is the aggregate of features, traits, quality, moral code, etc that form the individual nature of a person or thing.

Character, which is inherent, is expected to be consistent over time, and dynamic in its impact. Character, like a magnet, attracts people to you. This, in itself translates into wealth. Because your network influences your networth. It is said that if you have five (5) friends and all of them are billionaires, then, you are likely to become the sixth one. However, your character is the access code that grants you entrance into that circle.

Character should be a deciding factor as to who crosses the line in your life. It should be a selection criteria for friends, business partners and associates. A person of good character is truly an asset to any person or organization and as such, the issue of character should not be considered trivially.

The habits, actions, and emotional responses of a person are the building blocks of his character.

Your character determines a lot of things about you. How well people relate with you, how effective you are in fulfilling your dreams, how trustworthy and dependable you become, how much influence you command, etc all rests primarily on your character.

Two acid tests for character are your credibility and integrity. 

Credibility is the quality of being trusted and believed in. A credible person is someone who is not just an expert (experienced, qualified, intelligent, skilled) but one who is trustworthy (honest, fair, unselfish, caring).

Credibility is important because people often choose to respond to a persuasive message based not on the content but their credibility to the communicator. They so trust the person, that they can do what he's saying with no fear of any adverse outcome. Many times we have taken decisions, not because we were sure of what we were about to do, but because we trusted the person leading us, enough to take that leap of faith in the dark.

Integrity on the other hand is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. Integrity is the practice of being honest and showing a consistent and uncompromising adherence to strong moral and ethical principles and values. In ethics, integrity is regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one's actions. 

The word integrity evolved from the Latin adjective integer, meaning whole or complete. Integrity is the inner sense of "wholeness" deriving from qualities such as honesty and consistency of character. As such, one may judge that others "have integrity" to the extent that they act according to the values, beliefs and principles they claim to hold.

There is this adage that says, there are many ways to rise, but character is one of the ways to stay risen.

Trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, citizenship, and empathy; are the seven buildding blocks of character.

Let these pillars be the sign posts that guide our character development.

Trust you were blessed by this!

What then is the second form of wealth?

Are you sure of the answer or you're in doubt?

Watch out for it in my next post.




Grace and Mercy!!!
Amb. Emmanuel Etukudo
Kingdom Wealth Ambassador


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