#77 – Character That Counts
Guest: Rod Handley
Act Like Men- Men’s Leadership Podcast
Podcast Show Notes
Someone once said that Talent will get you only so far. Character is what will take you home. We are blessed today to have a man who has been focused on his character for decades. Thank you for being open to sharing your story, which will inspire others to follow the pattern you shared.
Rod Handley is the Founder & President of Character that Counts (CTC). Rod speaks nationwide to men, women, and teenagers about character, integrity, and accountability issues. He has written more than 35 books including "Character Counts: Who's Counting Yours?" He served on the Fellowship of Christian Athletes staff, including 11 years as the COO/CFO. He has also spoken at many chapel services for several NFL, NBA, and MLB teams, including serving as team chaplain for the Kansas City Royals, and the Seattle SuperSonics, now Oklahoma City Thunder. Rod and his wife Janna live in Lee's Summit, MO and they have four children (ages 24-31) and three grandchildren.
In sharing his story, Rod talks about overcoming destructive and sinful habits and allowing God’s character to lead you. He highlighted a word that can cause way too many of us to live life carefully, tentatively, or in shame. That word is “secrets”. When we live life with secrets there is always the fear that at some point that secret will be revealed and it will change the direction of our life. The truth is – it will. We need to deal with our secrets and allow God to heal us and move us forward.
Rod uses three words to show the path to help and wholeness in Christ. Those words are: Character, Integrity, and Accountability. These are great words. While we will let Rod’s ministry define each one within their context, most of us immediately relate to them and know they are foundational to living a life of meaning in our relationships, our marketplace, and of course our life with God.
Today:
- How would you in your honest moments define your character? What area needs to be improved?
- How would you define your integrity? Who are you when no one is looking?
- How would you define your accountability? Many are thrilled to be accountable for our strengths. What about those things in our life that weaken or destroy our character, or integrity? What about those things that would destroy those closest to us?
Find someone in your life you trust with your life and build a path towards, Godly Character, personal integrity, and deep levels of accountability. You and everyone around you will be better for it.
To reach out to Character That Counts: https://characterthatcounts.org
To reach out to Rod Handley directly: Rodhandley@gmail.com
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