Those that started with me on the #improve2019 journey, set a goal. Whether the goal was personal or professional, the goal was concrete. It was some measurable and specific. Along the way there have been good days, bad days, excitement, exhaustion, and ultimately growth. Regardless of how a person has succeeded or failed so far, something has happened along the way. A person cannot strive for success in any goal without building strength of character. For those with the education of young children, schools talk about character development, but once people hit the adult years the conversation goes away. There is an assumption character is fully formed around age 18 and everyone has good character and lives happily ever after, but we know this to be untrue based on the realities of life we see on the news and with people we are acquainted. As workforce professionals striving for goal achievement with individuals, we see the consequences of good and bad choic...