If you are trying to assess a person's character, make sure you do not rely heavily on factors that can be misleading. Instead, observe the individual's ability to tell the truth and to commit. Also, pay attention to his attitude, and whether it is positive or negative, try to distinguish how it impacts his life.
You can tell a lot about a person's character by observing how he treats other people. This includes both people he knows and people he does not know. It may be difficult to actually see how he treats different types of people if you only encounter him in a single environment, such as the workplace. It is often possible, however, to get some idea of his manner of interaction with different types of people through conversation with him.
Whether or not a person is honest says a lot about his character. The attitude a person has about honesty can also indicate what type of person he is. Observe the person's conversations and try to determine how often, if at all, he tells lies. To some degree the types of lies he may tell and his motives for doing so matter. It also counts whether or not he thinks truthfulness is an important quality even if he is dishonest.
The level of commitment a person displays indicates the type of character he has. The word “commitment” often causes people to instantly think of intimate relationships. Whether a person can choose one partner and respect the vows and agreements made between them is usually an indication of character. It is important, however, to remember that there are many other things in life that may require commitment and the level that is displayed in these instances also says a lot about a person.
A person's character is affected by his attitude. Some people generally have a negative outlook while others may try to be positive even in difficult situations. Attitude can affect many aspects of a person's life, including how hard he works, what he views as realistic, and his ability to be supportive of others.
When you are trying to assess someone's character remember that it consists of qualities and habits that form his identity. This means you need to be careful not to rely heavily on factors that can easily be misleading. This includes factors such as manner of dress or the actions of family members. While these things may provide some valid insight into a person's personality, they are often very weak indicators of a person's character when compared to other factors.
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mutsy
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Crispety -I agree and sometimes I think that it is difficult for celebrities to judge the character of others because they surround themselves with people that will do what they say not showing their true character.
Sometimes when a celebrity loses his money and fame is when they can really judge the people around them.
The people that stick around the former celebrity after they lost everything were true friends all along. The people that left were only interested in the celebrity’s status and not the actual person behind the image. |
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Crispety
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GreenWeaver- I agree and I think that people with true character are willing to do the work that the rest of the people are not willing to do.
They make the hard decisions because it is something that has to be done. For example, a parent with character might punish a child that was disrespectful by making them go to bed early even though the parent really wanted to stay up and watch a movie with their child.
Another weaker parent with less character might not punish the child at all and just dismiss the actions as the child just made a mistake. I think that people with character do what is right not what is easy.
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GreenWeaver
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BrickBack -I agree that adversity does build character and so does keeping your word. Keeping your word can set you apart from the rest because many people take this critical characteristic and downplay its importance.
If they have an appointment they might not show up because they got too busy or were not in the mood. Meanwhile the service provider offering the appointment has lost revenue as a result of the person not keeping their word of maintaining the appointment.
This is why many salons and even doctors' offices are now charging clients that do not cancel at least two days in advance.
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BrickBack
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I think that the best way to judge a person’s character is to see how they act when they face adversity.
This is a true measure of someone’s character. People with a rich character will rise to the occasion and do what they need to do to overcome the impending obstacles.
These people tend to have a can do attitude and are not affected by rejection. While we all face rejection a person with the a strong character will learn from the rejection rather than take it personally.
These people do not wallow in self pity and are usually very productive. Both of my sisters fall into this category.
One is an attorney and the other is a Vice President of a major cosmetics company. They proved that they had strong characters which enabled them to become highly successful in their chosen fields. |
