The 3 Forces That Shape Character [Podcast S02E09]

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 9 of the This Is Your Life podcast. In this ninth episode, Michele Cushatt and I discuss the importance of character and the forces that shape it.

Charisma may be useful in attracting a following, but it is largely useless when it comes to achieving a long-term, positive impact on the people and organizations we lead. For this, we need character. Effective leadership is an inside-out job.

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I talk a lot about platform on my blog and in my podcast. But the ultimate platform—the root system under the oak tree—is your character. We have to understand that there are three forces that shape who we are at the core of our being:

The input we consume.

The relationships we pursue.

The habits we acquire.

Your character is ultimately the thing that’s going to shape your future, your impact, and your influence in the world, so it’s important that we pay attention to those forces that shape it.

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In this episode we mentioned two resources:

Book: The Presidents Club by Nancy Gibbs

Book: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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