The first thing that came to mind when I began to write this article on persuasiveness was that I have been in ministry...
Convince They Have Been Heard
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Owasso Character Articles
Each month one of our volunteers writes an article based on the Character Trait of the Month. These articles are based on personal experiences.
Be Curious
The character trait for this month is creativity. Creativity is thinking about a situation, a task, or an idea in a new...
Loyalty: A Commitment to Selflessness and Allegiance
It’s easy to look inside the pages of a dictionary and find the traditional definition of the word “loyalty.” You may...
You Can’t Imagine Doing Anything but Finishing
If you have parented a child, coached a youth sports team, or mentored another person, there is likely something you were...
Access, Attention, and Acknowledgement
I accepted writing about the word availability and wondered how it was even a character trait. I have since learned two...
Balancing Instinct and Deliberation: Mastering Decisiveness in Leadership
“Truly successful decision-making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.” – Malcolm Gladwell,...
Being Truthful in What I Say and Do
Honesty may be the most popular of all character traits, at least in the United States. This is likely owing to the...
Compassion in the Workplace
Mother Teresa said, in “No Greater Love” (2016), “In order for us to be able to love, we need to have faith, because faith...
Wisdom: Extending Grace
Wisdom is seeing and responding to life situations from a perspective that transcends my current circumstances. Whether at...
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