We grow up trying to decide what and who we want to be when we get older: doctor, dentist, lawyer, etc. Who we want to be on the inside is what should really matter. –That’s what leads to a life of happiness and joy. Below is a list of over 100 character traits, describing what a person should have on the inside. It’s never too late to start implementing and learning new habits of character. Make a life, not just a living.
Here’s a good list of character traits and virtues. The ones that are underlined have a link to a blog post.
- Accountability
- Alertness
- Attentiveness
- Authenticity
- Benevolence
- Boundaries
- Brotherliness
- Candor
- Caring
- Caution
- Cheerfulness
- Commitment
- Compassion
- Confidence
- Contentment
- Conviction
- Courage
- Creativity
- Decisiveness
- Deference
- Dependability
- Determination
- Discernment
- Discipline
- Endurance
- Enthusiasm
- Fairness
- Faith
- Faithfulness
- Flexibility
- Forgiveness
- Friendship
- Generosity
- Gentleness
- Goal-seeking
- Goodness
- Gladness
- Gratefulness
- Greatness
- Holiness
- Honesty
- Honor
- Hope
- Hospitality
- Influence
- Initiative
- Integrity
- Humility
- Joyfulness
- Justice
- Kindness
- Knowledge
- Leadership
- Love
- Loyalty
- Meekness
- Nurturing
- Obedience
- Optimism
- Orderliness
- Originality
- Passion
- Patience
- Peacefulness
- Perseverance
- Persuasiveness
- Poise
- Politeness
- Prayerfulness
- Prosperity
- Prudence
- Punctuality
- Purity
- Purpose
- Reasonable
- Resourceful
- Repentance
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Reverence
- Righteousness
- Security
- Self Control
- Sensitive
- Serving
- Sincerity
- Stewardship
- Strength
- Tact
- Teachability
- Thankfulness
- Thoroughness
- Thoughtfulness
- Thriftiness
- Tolerance
- Transparency
- Truthfulness
- Trustworthiness
- Understanding
- Unstoppable
- Visionary
- Vulnerability
- Wisdom
- Worship
- These are the Virtues described in the Bible:
- Charity
- Chastity
- Diligence
- Humility
- Kindness
- Patience
- Temperance
Here are a few other blogs:
- First Blog!
- Choices
- Favorite Book List
- Value of Character
- Stuff
- Old Things
- The Flying Nun
- Vision
- Power of Language
- Why Character & Virtue?
Change your habits. Change your life. Replace old habits with new ones. Start small and build. Learn. Grow. Live life to the fullest!