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Character Really Is How You Act When No One Is Watching
This Element is an excerpt from Winners Never Even in Difficult Times ( 9780137009039) by Jon M. Huntsman. Available in print and digital formats. No moral understanding the real meaning of character--and why it is the only route to sustainable success Which rules we honor and which we ignore determine personal character, and it is character that determines how closely we will allow our value system to affect our lives. Character is most determined by integrity and courage. It's how you act when no one is watching. These traits, or lack thereof, are the foundation of life's moral decisions....
9 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 13, 2010
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Jon M. Huntsman Sr.
17 books26 followersJon Meade Huntsman, Sr. was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder and executive chairman of Huntsman Corporation, a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals. He was the father of Jon Huntsman a former United States Ambassador to Singapore, China, and (as of 2017) Russia and a former Governor of Utah .
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February 26, 2022
"Character is most determined by integrity and courage. Your reputation is how others perceive you. Character is how you act when no one is watching." (Jon M. Huntsman Sr., Character Really Is How You Act When No One is Watching)
This is a short book written by Billionaire John M. Huntsman Sr. As the title of the book suggests, it is a book that discusses developing good character and integrity. In it, he discusses examples in his own life of deals where he could have taken advantage of people; however, he notes that the advantages of the same would have been temporary. An example of this is when he was doing business dealings in Thailand, and apparently, it is standard practice for companies to give kick backs or bribes to government officials to do business in this country. On hearing of this he withdrew his business interests, even though this hurt his company financially and would lose money, he counted his integrity and character to be of greater value. To conclude the story, the Asian market collapsed at some point, and he ended up saving a fortune by doing the right thing. He says, "There are, basically, three kinds of people: the unsuccessful, the temporarily successful, and those who become and remain successful. The difference, I am convinced, is character."
This was a great book to remind one of the importance of character, ethics and integrity in personal and business dealings.
This is a short book written by Billionaire John M. Huntsman Sr. As the title of the book suggests, it is a book that discusses developing good character and integrity. In it, he discusses examples in his own life of deals where he could have taken advantage of people; however, he notes that the advantages of the same would have been temporary. An example of this is when he was doing business dealings in Thailand, and apparently, it is standard practice for companies to give kick backs or bribes to government officials to do business in this country. On hearing of this he withdrew his business interests, even though this hurt his company financially and would lose money, he counted his integrity and character to be of greater value. To conclude the story, the Asian market collapsed at some point, and he ended up saving a fortune by doing the right thing. He says, "There are, basically, three kinds of people: the unsuccessful, the temporarily successful, and those who become and remain successful. The difference, I am convinced, is character."
This was a great book to remind one of the importance of character, ethics and integrity in personal and business dealings.
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