Comments on: Honor | The Importance of Character in Success

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:43:15 +0000

I don’t know Ryan… I suppose some will be watching and waiting for you to fail, but I doubt all would be.

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By: Ryan @ Planting Dollars

Ryan @ Planting Dollars — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:43:26 +0000

Building a life without honor and integrity seems a bit like building a house of straw. Eventually you’ll find success, but you won’t have any kind of base to support you when a tornado comes and blows you down. Friends, colleagues and family will all be watching and waiting for you to fail rather than rooting you on.

I agree with peter – it’s highly underrated in our society that places value on quick, easy, and “straw houses.”

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By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:42:14 +0000

Since I can only start with myself, I can only promise that it will last with me.

By: Walter

Walter — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:44:44 +0000

Will honor be always lasting? I doubt.

By: Don Draper

Don Draper — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:42:38 +0000

Walking the straight line, also known as the unbeaten path, takes courage. And most people don’t have that.

By: Joe Plemon

Joe Plemon — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:38:11 +0000

Matt,
Great thoughts. I really liked your quotes of honorable men. The most important sentence, in my opinion, is “I want to do the right thing, even if no one is looking.”

It seems to me that while we view honorable people throughout history as bigger than life, honor is developed when no one is looking. It is not the huge accomplishments that make one honorable; it is the lifetime of doing the little things with integrity…even if no one is looking.

By the way, I like the new look!

By: Torrey

Torrey — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:40:24 +0000

It always amazes me that the amount of energy that people put into schemes and trickery to “get over” on people and be dishonest. Many of these are very capable folks who have for one reason or another chosen to focus on shortcuts.

This is a trait that definately needs to be on top of mind for all of us.

By: Paul @ FiscalGeek

Paul @ FiscalGeek — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:18:30 +0000

Amen Matt. And Peter that’s so right on I was thinking the same thing as I read this. You can claw your way to the top using every trick imaginable or you can compose yourself with honor and integrity and people will naturally follow.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:16:51 +0000

Having integrity and honor are vastly underrated in our society, and they really shouldn’t be.

Thomas J. Stanley in his book “the millionaire next door” brings this point home by talking with hundreds of multi-millionaires, and for a majority of them, one of the most important traits they attribute their success to is their “integrity”.

When you act with honor and integrity, people know that you mean what you say, and that they can count on you. Even if you tell them something that they don’t want to hear, they will respect your honesty.

So having honor and integrity are important, even if it means that you miss out on some opportunities. Thankfully, however, it seems that having integrity and honor often can lead to financial success as well.