Reputation

Your reputation is a reflection of your character. Most people want a good reputation but it’s not something you can buy—it’s something you have to work at every day of your life. It’s not something you build quickly—it’s done little by little. Every time you do something good or positive, it goes into your positive reputation account. It may take years to build that account. The tragedy is that ruining your reputation can be done in just a moment. You can do something wrong that will cause you to spend everything out of the account of all the good things that you have done. Build a strong reputation—one that you would be proud to be remembered by. The more you put into your positive accounts, the better your reputation will be. Don’t get tempted by something that would cause you to ruin it.