Strength of Character: It's All Up to You

"Physical strength develops through the perseverance of training, and strength of character is demonstrated by adhering to and applying integrity-the universal moral and ethical principle of doing no harm. Neither one of these is easy. Both require self‑initiated discipline, dedication, determination, perseverance, and resilience to develop and advance self‑empowerment potential, understood as the individual's inherent capacity for autonomy and agency; yet even with such effort, empowerment is not guaranteed, as it is realised only through consistent action rather than stated intention."

"At the centre of both physical training and intrinsic moral development is a single reflective question, as presented in Responsibility Theory®: "What am I responsible for, and what power do I have?" This question immediately and directly directs attention to the self. It demands a universal answer: "I am responsible for, and I've got the power over what I think, do, say, learn, and choose.""

"This answer now immediately prompts another question, which is: "Is this answer universally true?" This question now leads to a deeper analysis that is advanced with the following two questions: (1) Does anything of what has been written and presented thus far possess personal or social veracity? And (2) Does any of what has been written align with the principle of universal application?"

Physical strength and strength of character both develop through self‑initiated discipline, dedication, determination, perseverance, and resilience. Integrity is defined as the universal moral and ethical principle of doing no harm and is demonstrated through adherence and application in choices and actions. Self‑empowerment is the individual's inherent capacity for autonomy and agency that can be realized only through consistent action rather than stated intention. Responsibility centers on the reflective question: "What am I responsible for, and what power do I have?" The universal answer identifies responsibility and power over what one thinks, does, says, learns, and chooses. Universal scrutiny requires testing whether these claims possess personal or social veracity and align with universal application.

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