I'm posting old Members' Library Home Page articles here to serve as an archive. This one was first published June 26, 2009, at http://members.characterfirst.com.
Luke Kallberg
So there are “Project People,” and there are “People People.” Is that really a fair distinction?
Many of those I have heard called “Project People” would say they focus on a project in order to help people with it! And many “People People” would say relationships–or people–are their most important assets, so it makes sense to invest in them.
Maybe the difference is not so much motivation, but personality. Are you energized by being with lots of people all the time, or does that tire you? Do you get fulfillment from a task even if no one else is around, or would that bore you?
Depending on your predisposition, Character First! could seem overly project– or people– oriented, but really the goal of Character First! is to get people thinking and talking in terms of character. That will affect both people and projects.
- You may feel like you don’t have time to spend on the resources Character First! provides. But what is something you have learned from the material so far? How many times and places can you put it into practice?
- As an outworking of this emphasis, how have you tried to think or speak differently? Just at work, or in other social spheres as well?
Luke Kallberg manages website content for the Character Training Institute.
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