that essential ability to communicate your character to the rest of your world. Unfortunately, the person who has this power is somewhat rare. Not many are truly comfortable in their speech, especially under pressure. They can do it, but their discomfort becomes more and more apparent in front of a larger or a more intimidating audience.Of course there are people out there who can speak about anything, and everything. Sometimes, though, the words they produce are hollow, conformist. They have no confidence in their character. No defining views, beliefs or principles that can be shared. No integrity. They simply are who they need to be and nothing more, because theyre so intimidated by everybody elses standards that they cant be who they are. They reject and ultimately betray themselves by refusing to stand up and stand out- they blend, they hide, and they stay unsure. But character is essential to the development of a person, because it provides clear guidelines for his or her development as an individual. Without confidence in character you remain hidden, and these values and beliefs and opinions and wonderful things that make a person unique and individual are tucked away in some dark little corner. Often people with poor character confidence copy the styles developed by others. They come to a loss about what to think when confronted with the question who are you? or they find themselves with social dilemmas often () because they cannot decide what to do; where to go; who to become.But how to you get character? It doesnt grow on trees or fall out of the sky. It just comes from finding out who you are. Try stuff. Its that simple. I remember reading acomic strip, Calvin and Hobbes. I remember that in the strip Calvin, beaten and battered by his living murderous bicycle, wanders into his living room and his dad says Well! It looks like somebodys been building some character! And even though you dont have to be maimed riding a b...
