When You’re Small, You’re Bigger

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By Henry Cloud, Ph.D. Overview: This character trait has to do with the degree to which the person sees himself or herself as the center of the universe, vs. being a small part in much larger realities. Is he about just serving himself, and having life serve him? Or does he humbly take a place […]

Oriented Towards Increase

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By Henry Cloud, Ph.D. Overview: People of healthy, integrated character are people of growth. They increase good things as a result of who they are. They do this in themselves, with others, with their companies, their careers, their relationships, and all the other areas of their lives where they apply themselves. This tendency to make […]

Embracing the Negative

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By Henry Cloud, Ph.D. Overview: Part of life and success is facing, dealing with, and resolving “negative reality.” There are problems with anything in life, and that includes anything good. A good idea will have problems. A good marriage will have its difficulties. A good company will have struggles. People, markets, organizations, and ourselves all […]

Getting Results

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By Henry Cloud, Ph.D. Overview: When we talk about character and work, usually what we hear about is a “work ethic.” We value people who work hard, and have a high commitment to work. Certainly that is an aspect of character integrity. But, there is more to the kind of character that gets results than […]

Oriented Towards the Truth: In Touch With Reality

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By Henry Cloud, Ph.D. Overview: Mature character integrity goes beyond just being “honest” when it comes to the truth. It is a stance in life that is “oriented towards reality.” In other words, this kind of character seeks the truth about themselves, others, and the world around them in order to know what reality is […]

Establishing and Maintaining Trust

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By Henry Cloud, Ph.D. Overview:  Mature character integrity goes beyond just “being nice” to people. It is able to understand and connect with the needs of others, thereby building bonds of trust through empathy. It is able to make a way to people’s hearts through extending unmerited favor to people, and also through being appropriately […]

Introduction to Character

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By Henry Cloud, Ph.D. Main Points: Much of life’s fruit, or results, comes from good character, and character comes from spiritual growth in the ways that God has ordained. So, to make life work, focus on character growth first, not just results. Step One: Admit that I need to grow in order for life to […]