Reputation is the battery percentage. Character is the battery health.

What people currently think of you moves constantly and can be topped up by one good week. The underlying condition changes slowly, is much harder to repair, and decides how long anything holds. Most attention goes to the visible number, because that is the one on the screen. The other one determines what you can actually carry.

Spend less time managing the impression and more on whatever produces it. Ask whether the last month improved the thing itself or only how it looked. The second is easier and worth far less.