On Character: Choices That Define a Life
Categories: Self-Help
On Character (2025, Portfolio) is retired U.S. Army general Stanley McChrystal's book about how character is built through everyday choices. He sums up his argument in a formula, character equals convictions multiplied by discipline, and devotes sections to each, insisting that beliefs be tested and lived daily. Drawing on his military career, and the mistakes he made, including the episode that ended his command in Afghanistan, McChrystal argues that character is not fixed but chosen, and that integrity and humility must be practiced under pressure.
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- Ryan Holiday: “This is General Stanley McChrystal. It's just meditations on character, something we take for granted, but you can't be a leader without good character. Love this book.”