How the Six Pillars help us do our best work

The Six Pillars of Character are usually pretty simple to explain.  They are ethical values that are easy for everyone to understand and appreciate.

If you think for a few minutes, you could identify several ways that using that the Pillars can help you be the best person you can be.  Your best self.

What about how the Pillars can help you do a good job?  Your best work.

Doing our best work requires dependability, perseverance, determination, and diligence.  And passion, resourcefulness, confidence, and critical thinking.  The list could go on and on!

Caring may mean more than we used to think.  Showing caring through appreciation, kindness and compassion will help us be our best self.  Showing caring through passion, adaptability and collaboration can help us do our best work.

What about trustworthiness?  Striving to be our best self includes trustworthiness traits like honesty and integrity.  We can show trustworthiness through dependability, diligence, and craftsmanship in our efforts to do our best work.

Now that we’ve expanded our views of the Pillars, how can you use them to do your best work?