Understanding your own character, strengths, and weaknesses is a critical aspect of Leadership and personal development.

Most individuals would agree that character is critical to Leadership; however, few leaders consciously evaluate and seek to develop their own character.

Instead, they idolize or vilify the character of others, which only distracts them from facing their own character development.

You can be very knowledgeable, eloquent and have existing relationships with the people you are trying to influence; but, if they perceive that your character is flawed, your power to lead and influence them, will be greatly diminished.

By definition, Character is "the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing".

Our character is much more than just what we try to display for others to see; it is who we are, even when no one is watching.

Our character is what determines how we live our lives.