Ben Franklin's Quest for Moral Perfection

I'm sure each of you has heard of Ben Franklin. He was considered the most famous and wisest man of his time. He was a printer, writer, inventor, statesman, and scientist. When he was about your age, he started a lifetime pursuit of attaining moral perfection. Sounds like an impossible task, doesn't it. He studied the lives and writings of many of the world's famous thinkers and philosophers looking for the character traits he would like to emulate. After much study, he distilled his learning down to 13 virtues.

He then devised a plan where he would practice the traits daily. Each day for a week he would focus on doing his very best on one of the traits. At the end of each day, he would reflect on his actions on that trait as well as the other 12. Then he would use a chart he had made and place a black dot for any fault he had made. The following week he would focus on the next trait and continue until he would cycle through the list. 

Rather than have you research 13 traits or even borrow the traits from Franklin, I would encourage you to try doing this daily exercise with the 12 points of the Scout Law. Just imagine the impact this would have on your character if you did this every day for the rest of your life.