"Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are." - John Wooden

We’ve really had to chew on this and live it. We have definitely decided that for us, our character-our integrity, is far more important than what others think about us. But that DOES NOT mean it is easy. Of course we sometimes think about what others think about us. And we know some of those things; we know some are lies, and some of it is true. For the most part though, we are letting (or at least trying very hard!) God defend us.

So, what about you? How important is your reputation to YOU? What are you willing to do (or not do) to keep your reputation? Reputation to who? Others? God?

What is your character (what is included in that)? What do you do to protect that? How do you protect?

How else can you explain the difference between reputation and character?