Character verses reputation

Happy Monday,

How is everyone doing on this warm Monday evening? I do hope all is well in your world. Did you enjoy your weekend? I’d love to hear what you did, so shoot me a text or drop me a comment. Oh, and please don’t forget, subscribe to my blog so you never have to miss an upload.

My weekend was awesome. Friday I had dinner with my daughter in laws, my nieces and their moms. Saturday, I didn’t do much. I think I had finally hit the wall and just needed to do nothing. Sunday, I enjoyed lunch and lots of talking and laughing with my girl tribe. Time escaped us and we ended up just hanging out together for nearly 7 hours. It’s amazing how quickly time flies. Lunch was amazing. Taco salads were on the menu and of course, margaritas and water. We sat outside and enjoyed the sound of not one, but two water fountains. Oh, how I love the sound of water trickling over a fountain and into a pond. So peaceful.

Today has been non stop too. DMV appointment and lots of housework, including laundry. I was finally able to take a moment to sit down and write to you all, so I’m embracing this time with you. Hope you enjoy today’s topic. Character versus reputation.

Have you ever thought about the difference between the two? Funny, I always thought having a good reputation was crucial, however, after reading this quote, I had to really think about how important our reputations really are.

“It’s okay to build character and lose your reputation. Your character is who you are, and your reputation is what others think you are. Stop trying to control the different versions of you that exist in people’s mind, and focus on holding vibrational alignment with who you are.”-Unknown.

The infamous Warren Buffet says, “it takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”

The point seems to be, if we spend so much of our time making a good reputation for ourselves, it can all be lost nearly in the blink of any eye. All is takes is for us to upset the wrong person at the wrong time and bam! We are done.

Reputations can be ruined so quickly, but our characters, they are ours to own. Nobody can take it away.

There’s a person that lives in the same community as me. She has ruined the reputation of others. When you watch this person, you can’t help but get the feeling she wants to be worshiped. The things she does at times, hurts people. She hurts or damages their reputations. This person is just an average joe, yet, she finds her way into the lives of others and if you step on her toes, even if its unintentionally, well, you better watch out. She’s a comin’ for you.

All it takes is one person to taint your reputation, but your character! If people in your world really know you or know of you based upon your character, it’s hard to have others taint that.

“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.”-John Wooden.

Reputations can be tainted, but our character can’t. People will lie about you, but those that really know you, know me, they know who we truly are. The way we treat others reflects the kind of people we are.

“The truth of your character is expressed through the choice of your actions.”-Steve Maraboli.

Our character defines who we truly are. It is seen in our core beliefs. Character is power, our power and this comes from work and effort.

“Real riches is when you are so expensive that no one can buy your character. “unknown.

To truly become the richest person in the world, means we cannot be bought, we live our lives in the truest way possible. When we make mistakes, we own them. We don’t look to point fingers or blame others. We are responsible for our actions. Our mistakes don’t define us, they simply, teach us how to become better people.

When we look at ourselves in the mirror and truly look at the person looking back at us, what do we see? Are we honest with ourselves, or are we too busy trying to cover all our flaws?

Our actions speak volumes about who we truly are. When we treat people with grace and acceptance, without judgment, we are building our character to be godlike.

When we are of good character, generally, our reputation will be good as well. Our reputation is what others perceptions is of us. When we build our character as being genuine, noble, trustworthy, fair, respectful, caring and responsible, it is most certain that those qualities will build us one heck of a reputation.

My final thoughts on character verses reputation? Well, I want to be a person of good character. I want to continue to build on my character and become an even better person and I have faith that as I continue to grow in being of good character, my reputation will be good as well.

I know that my character is who I know I am as a person, and my reputation, while I always want it to be good, at the end of the day, I can’t allow the opinions of others to define me. I care what others think of me, and I care what I think of myself. While I long for a good reputation, I desire more to be a person of good character. I hope, both my character and reputation will go hand and hand, but, if my reputation comes under attack, then I hope those that know me, know my character and I pray you will see who I truly am. A person of good character.

Well guys, that’s about all I have for tonight. Until next time, don’t forget, Love Life++ Hugs.