Hello my friend!  I hope this message finds you doing well today and lifts up your spirits! No matter where you are, no matter where you've been, and no matter where you are going, this one practice will help bring a smile to your face, regardless of circumstance, it certainly has for me... I pray it does the same for you.  It's what I call the gift of gratitude.  This picture of me is from the VERY last underway I ever did in the US Navy. After serving for over two years as

The Character of Success brings you the very best of Personal Development and Leadership, providing you with actionable steps that you can use TODAY to lead yourself, your team, and your organizations to greater success! CEO and Founder, Ben Pedersen, has served for years as an officer in the United States Navy and uses this foundation of service and leadership experience to offer advice that will encourage and inspire you to be the leader you were born to be! "Success is fou