13 keys for developing your core

1.Remember that what you do when no one is watching matters.
2.The means matter as much as the ends, if not more.
3.Hang in there. Character is revealed through adversity.
4.Often we grow as much through the little things as we do through the big ones.
5.Truth is critical. Being truthful is too.
6.Don’t rationalize your way around honesty.
7.Don’t blow your own horn.
8.Don’t be falsely modest; you have amazing gifts. Just recognize that others do too.
9.You are important, but not indispensable. The same goes for others. See yourself as a significant part of the process.
10.Be careful what you do with your resources, gifts, time, and talents. You’ve been entrusted with them.
11.Some of the most rewarding times in life are when you have to stand alone, even if you are uncomfortable doing so.
12.Life is hard. Courage is essential.
13.Never give up. Never.

(From “Uncommon” by Tony Dungy)