Technical Writing

Assignment

M.HAMMAD ALI 10/14/19 Rollno:12318

 Character Building:

What is character?

Character is the light which shines when the sun in down, and all
other lights are off. Everything made by man can be destroyed by
man but not character. Character develops itself in the stream of
life.

Watch Your thoughts they become your words, Watch Your Words
they become your Actions, Watch Your Actions they become your
Habits, Watch Your Habits they become your Character, Watch
Your character it becomes your destiny.

How to Build a Strong Character?

1. DECIDE to be self-supporting:
No one owes you a living. Not your parents, not your employer, and not
the government. Unless you are totally disabled by some unfortunate
event, you are in charge of you. And the quicker you decide that, the
better you will feel the and the better person you will be.
In fact, there is no way you can have any sense of self-esteem if you
think it's somebody else's job to take care of you. The great orator,
Robert G. Ingersoll spoke of that in the 1800's when he said, "Every
human being should be taught that his first duty is to take care of
himself, and that to be self-respecting he must be self-supporting. To live
on the labor of others, either by force which enslaves, or by cunning
which robs, or by borrowing or begging, is wholly dishonorable."
2. SEEK continual education:
No one is perfect. Everyone has room for improvement. And improvement
can only come through education, whether formal or informal.
Indeed, what you learn from your job may be more important than the
money you earn. As business leader Harold Geneen noted, "In the
business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take
the experience first; the cash will come later."
3. SPREAD kindness:
It may be one of the best ways to build your character. As T. Rubin
notes, "Kindness is more important than wisdom. And the recognition of
this is the beginning of wisdom."
When you're kind to others, you grow your character. It's a total win-win-
win.
And your acts of kindness should have nothing to do with how you feel or
the struggles you face. Charlie "Tremendous" Jones often said, "Many
times the Lord will take you through experiences that have nothing to do
with you but are meant to help you understand what others are going
through." That being the case, Charlie would say we need to move away
from being thin-skinned and hard-hearted. We need to become thick-
skinned and soft-hearted. In other words, spread kindness simply
because it's the right thing to ... and your character will grow.
4. WORK on yourself.
Follow the advice of legendary author and speaker Jim Rohn. "Work
harder on yourself than you do your job."
And a part of that work is listening to yourself. When I was at the North
Pole a couple of weeks ago, there was a sign that read, "When your heart
speaks, take good notes." Good advice.
5. PURSUE excellence.
I learned that from my parents and the way they ran their small business
of raising and selling Christmas trees. They always told me that people
will never know how long it takes to do something. They will only know
how well it is done.
You see ... being a person of character has little or nothing to do with the
position you hold or the title you carry. It's all about the way you do your
job. Even Booker T. Washington, the one-time slave and later-on
biologist, talked about that. He said, "Any man's life will be filled with
constant and unexpected encouragement if he makes up his mind to do
his level best each day."
6. ADD value.
Whatever you do, whomever you meet, add value to that transaction.
Leave the situation or the other person a little bit better than you found
them.
For example, you could add value to your job by contributing to the
organization's bottom line. Just ask yourself one question on a regular
basis: "If this were my money instead of the company's money, would I
spend it this way?" Apply this question to everything from your expense
account to buying new office equipment.
7. PRACTICE persistence.
People of character are known for their persistence. They don't bail out
when the times get tough. They just keep on keeping on. As Deborah
McGriff notes, "We must always go the second mile. When we go the first
mile, we simply do what is required of us. It is when we go the second
mile that excellence is achieved and minor miracles happen." And it's that
second mile that distinguishes people of character from plain, ordinary
folks.
Of course, it's easier said than done ... to practice persistence. But it will
be easier if you keep on repeating Dean Karnazes affirmation: "Run when
you can, walk when you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up."
8. DETERMINE to be determined.
People are very rarely overnight successes. And character is seldom
achieved in one fall swoop. More often, character is the result of a long
process of determined determination. Roscoe Dunjee observed, "Some
people succeed because they are destined to, but most people succeed
because they are determined to."
It's one of the secrets of success ... that determination plays a bigger role
in your success than almost anything else. Business consultant John
Baker has seen that so many times that he now says, "Durability is
stronger than talent, better than luck, more real than potential, and more
valuable than intellect."
Some of the time, you will have to stay the course, climbing up the
ladder one hard step after another. Other times there won't be an
obvious next step on the ladder. Then you'll have to do what 20th century
singer William Warfield learned to do. He said, "When rungs were
missing, I learned to jump."
The quality of your life, your relationships, and your career is deeply
affected by your character or lack of it. So go ahead and put some extra
thought into the character you are building.