http://character-in-action.com/category/featured-pages/ Character in Action News and Information Sun, 19 May 2013 05:43:10 +0000 en http://character-in-action.com/the-benefits-of-joy/ Sun, 19 May 2013 05:43:10 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/the-benefits-of-joy/ You benefit greatly when you build joy into your life. So do those around you. Joy can give you better health. Joy can provide greater safety. Joy can improve your appearance and make you look younger. Joy can even help you save money, which... http://character-in-action.com/character-counts-across-the-curriculum/ Sun, 19 May 2013 05:43:08 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/character-counts-across-the-curriculum/ Character counts across the curriculum, yet many teachers are saying, â http://character-in-action.com/the-man-with-two-brains/ Sat, 18 May 2013 17:43:07 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/the-man-with-two-brains/ That title does not refer to a movie. After writing the title, I found reference on the Internet to a 25+ year old movie by that name. Iâ http://character-in-action.com/why-national-character-counts-week/ Sat, 18 May 2013 17:43:06 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/why-national-character-counts-week/ An Open Letter to President Bush Dear President Bush: You will soon proclaim October 21 to 27, 2007 as National Character Counts Week. That proclamation usually comes in mid-October. Every president, including you, has been doing so since 1994, and... http://character-in-action.com/do-not-be-available/ Sat, 18 May 2013 05:43:07 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/do-not-be-available/ There are times when we should not be available, and that is an important lesson for all, no matter how young or old we are.Availability is an admiral character trait, and one that takes into consideration the Golden Rule of doing unto others what... http://character-in-action.com/character-building-in-business/ Sat, 18 May 2013 05:43:05 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/character-building-in-business/ Character building in business is vital to success, no matter what enterprise it is. That is a general rule of our universe, but a rule that the business world often neglects or shuns. Many otherwise well informed business people choose to believe... http://character-in-action.com/leadership-integrity/ Fri, 17 May 2013 17:43:07 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/leadership-integrity/ Integrity in your spine! Leadership integrity is incredibly important to an organization, whether that organization is a family, a school, or a global conglomerate. The leader must assure that there are not two sets of values. There cannot be a set... http://character-in-action.com/character-demands-totally-clean-speech-part-2/ Fri, 17 May 2013 17:43:06 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/character-demands-totally-clean-speech-part-2/ Character demands totally clean speech because, as we wrote before, the character trait respect is involved. A person of character exercises respect consistently â http://character-in-action.com/the-most-dangerous-employee/ Fri, 17 May 2013 05:43:08 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/the-most-dangerous-employee/ Or student â http://character-in-action.com/character-education-lesson-plans-must-sell-part-3/ Fri, 17 May 2013 05:43:07 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/character-education-lesson-plans-must-sell-part-3/ Avoiding Lying Parrots! Character education lesson plans must be structured as top-notch, effective sales campaigns to make moral gemstones irresistible to young people. Such character education lesson plans must, at the same time, diligently avoid... http://character-in-action.com/trustworthiness-and-cheating/ Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:11 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/trustworthiness-and-cheating/ Trustworthy people do not cheat! Can the same be said of your students â http://character-in-action.com/redeeming-the-first-minute/ Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:10 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/redeeming-the-first-minute/ You teach the way you teach.... You always start the school year that way.... You see no point in buying back a mere minute.... Ah, but first impressions are lasting! What if a couple of secrets injected into the first minute could make a tremendous... http://character-in-action.com/mathematics-of-respect/ Thu, 16 May 2013 05:43:06 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/mathematics-of-respect/ We have found that ascribed respect is due parents, teachers, and other people in authority because of their status, regardless of their deeds. However, our deeds do affect the degree of respect we receive. We call this the mathematics of respect... http://character-in-action.com/criminals-dont-wear-labels/ Thu, 16 May 2013 05:43:05 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/criminals-dont-wear-labels/ One big reason for involving character in your dating is that criminals donâ http://character-in-action.com/wanted-authentic-love/ Wed, 15 May 2013 17:43:09 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/wanted-authentic-love/ Mate-bashers need not apply!The girls got together for lunch today â http://character-in-action.com/enough-is-enough/ Wed, 15 May 2013 17:43:07 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/enough-is-enough/ My late mother-in-law, a wonderful, down-to-earth person, was fond of saying, â http://character-in-action.com/how-to-build-flexibility/ Wed, 15 May 2013 05:43:09 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/how-to-build-flexibility/ Let me ask first: do you really want to be a person who exercises flexibility on a regular basis? Do you want to take necessary steps and work daily to form this character trait? Will you solidify this in your own life before you attempt to build it... http://character-in-action.com/button-your-lips/ Wed, 15 May 2013 05:43:07 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/button-your-lips/ Something may get out. Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian novelist, wrote the following in an 1827 novel: When a friend, then, indulges in the joy of unburdening a secret onto another friendâ http://character-in-action.com/decisiveness-a-leadership-trait/ Tue, 14 May 2013 17:43:06 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/decisiveness-a-leadership-trait/ Decisiveness is a vital character trait in any leader.In many nations, government elections have been, or soon will be taking place: Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Lithuania, Mongolia, Spain, U.S.A., and Vanuatu, to name a few.Voters in each election, we... http://character-in-action.com/character-building-for-teens/ Tue, 14 May 2013 17:43:05 +0000 http://character-in-action.com/character-building-for-teens/ Character building for teens is hardly for the faint-hearted. Even those of us who have been teachers more than 20 years shudder at the challenge. Then again, we pause to consider what will become of the teens in our temporary care. Many are...