Pyramid of Success 

John Wooden

 

Block 1: Industriousness

"There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning."

Block 2: Block 2: EnthusiasmEnthusiasm

"It is the engine that powers all blocks of the Pyramid. It is why I chose Industriousness and Enthusiasm as the cornerstones of my Pyramid of Success. It is where everything begins." 

Block 3: Friendship

Block 3: Friendship

"Comes from mutual esteem, respect and devotion. Like marriage it must not be taken for granted but requires a joint effort"

Block 4: Loyalty

"To yourself and to all those depending upon you. Keep your self-respect."

Block 5: Cooperation

"With all levels of your co-workers. Listen if you want to be heard. Be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way. "

Block 6: Ambition

Block 7: Self- Control

"Practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control. Good judgement and common sense are essential."

Block 8:Alertness

"Be observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve."

Block 9: Initiative

"Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it."

Block 10: Intentness

"Set a realistic goal. Concentrate on its achievement by resisting all temptations and being determined and persistent."

Block 11: Sincerity

People who show sincerity are being serious, kind, and truthful.

Block 12: Adaptability

Block 13: Condition 

"Mental- Moral-Physical. Rest, exercise and diet must be considered. Moderation must be practiced. Dissipation must be eliminated."

Block 14: Skill

"A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail."

Block 15: Team Spirit

"A genuine consideration for others. An eagerness to sacrifice personal interests of glory for the welfare of all."

Block 16: Honesty

"Honesty is the best policy."(Ben Franklin)

Block 17: Resourcefulness  

"Make the most out of what you have."

"If you have a dream, if you have something you've always wanted to do, look within yourself because that is where resourcefulness resides; and go for it. (Jennifer Witterick)

Block 18: Poise 

"Just being yourself. Being at ease in any situation."

Block 19: Confidence 

"Thorough preparation breeds confidence" 

Block 20: Reliability 

(create respect) 

Block 21: Fight

(determine effort)

Block 22: Competitive Greatness

" Be at your best when your best is needed. Enjoyment of a difficult challenge."

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                   10 Keys to Personal Power
                          -Brian Tracy 

Key 1: Clarity 

"Have vision. Determine what you want to be, do or have in life.  Have a sense of direction and know where you’re going.  If you do not have clear specific goals in life, you are doomed forever to work for others who do."

If you don't know how to carve the path for yourself, someone who does will carve it for you. In order to be in control of your future, you have to start with your goals in mind. You must possess the ability to think clearly and with a degree of certainty.The ability to determine exactly what it is that you want to do, have or be in your life is the prerequisite for all personal and professional achievement.Clarity is the starting point of all success. Someone with no sense of where they are going will achieve very little if anything at all. When we have clarity we are able to set our goals and these goals are the goals that will take us to our success. I think an example of this would be for example, going into college without knowing what you want to study. If you go into college studying a major for 3 years, then decide to switch majors, you will have wasted all of your time. This is why you need to start off with a clear sight in order to end with a clear success.



Key 2: Competence
"If you commit to excellence, opportunities will always come your way. The harder you work, the better you get."

Competence is the ability to do something successfully. If you commit to do things but sure that it is excellent so that opportunities can open up and go your way. The harder you work the better things will come to you and you will feel good things in your heart, mind, and soul. When one chooses to work hard and not be lazy it is a privilege for them to have what they have since they worked so hard to get it. Lazy people should not get that privilege since they never did the hard work. It is the people who have the drive to work hard who get good things in life. This quote also means that the harder you work at doing something the better you will get at doing it. For example, if a student always cheats on homework, when it comes to the test he will score poorly. But the student who studies and works hard will get a great score on the test and a good grade in the class.

Key 3: Concentration
"Make the best use of your time. Ask yourself “Is this the best use of my time?” before you start anything."

Ask yourself if you’re really putting your time in something productive or if you’re just wasting it. Time is precious in this life, know -how and who you spend your time with. Before you start inverting your time in something, think and see if you’re doing the right things and investing your time in productiveness that will benefit you later on. You should always concentrate on things that make you a CTR person, not a CTW person. You should only put all your energy and focus on good things that will produce good outcomes.

Key 3: Common Sense

• Train your mind
• think things through
• listen to your intuition
• learn from setbacks

Key 5: Creativity

"Except the fact that every human being is a genius. The hallmark of creativity is asking questions. The people who are most creative ask the most questions."

Creativity is characterized by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. Creativity involves two processes: thinking, then producing.Some people say creativity has nothing to do with innovation that innovation is a discipline, implying that creativity is not. Well, I disagree. Creativity is also a discipline and a crucial part of the innovation equation. There is no innovation without creativity. The key metric in both creativity and innovation is value creation.Creativity begins with a foundation of knowledge, learning a discipline, and mastering a way of thinking. You can learn to be creative by experimenting, exploring, questioning assumptions, using imagination and synthesizing information. 

Key 6: Consideration
"The quality of your relationships with other people will determine your success in life."
"Develop the people skills you need to become a better communicator. Take courses in listening, speaking, etc."


"If you were to learn one new word a day, within 5 years, you’ll be the best educated person in history."

Key 7: Consistency
"Dependable, steady predictable work is always superior to fast spurts of work."

Be consistent in your relationships, your family, friends, your boss, your work. Be the person that people can depend upon. That if you say you’ll do something you do it.."

Key 8: Commitment

"No success is possible without commitment. The ability to commit yourself whole heartily is the basis of achieving all success."

"Become totally absorbed in your work. Be totally committed."

Key 9: Courage

"The fear of failure is the single greatest reason for failure in life."

Key 10: Confidence
"You only get confidence by doing things over and over again."

                     School Break Days

       During my Christmas Winter Break I went to Victorville with my aunt. I was working when I was over there, I was in the office scanning papers and putting them in different files in the computer. I met new people everyday while I was working and met my aunts husband's family. My aunts husbands family is amazing and always had me laughing. I also went with her to do our Christmas shopping. We went to the outlets, I bought my mom a purse and my sister a outfit. I was over there for almost two weeks I had one of the best Christmas break ever.  
  

                      Class Evaluation

    What I like about this class is that we learn how to be a better person and understand why it is important. I like how we do post about new ways to become a better person. I also like that we learn how to code and use scratch.
    What I don't like about this class is that it is to quite. Also, we do not write in our exploring computer science journal as much as our life planning goals journal. We do not learn about the parts of a computer and I believe that we should.
     I recommend you to show us about computers first, then help us by making us understand that it is important to be a good person. I would love to learn about computers more and be able to know how to work them. 
    A highlight in this class is for me is that I like that you try your best to make us a better person. I feel that someone who is having trouble in their life or is choosing the left should come talk to you. 
    I did do my best in this class because I need all my credits in order to graduate. If a get lazy and not do my work I would fail the class and that would be a problem. I would try my best by coming to class, paying attention and bringing my life planning goals journal.
    I am reading and writing in my life planning goals journal because I feel comfortable writing down my goods and also writing down how my days are going. Once I write down in my journal my moods change and I think about what is better for me to do and choosing what is right.
    I am committed to become a CTR person because I believe that it is a good choose to do. It can help me go though a good path in my life. 

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       The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Habit 1: Be Proactive

"Habit 1 is the key to unlocking all the other habits and that's why it comes first. It says, "I am the captain of my life. I can choose my attitude. I'm responsible for my own happiness or unhappiness. I am in the driver's seat of my destiny, not just a passenger." Being proactive is a way to take responsibility for your life. Proactive people focus on their time and energy on things they can control. Such as the problems, challenges, and opportunities we face. Also a proactive person uses proactive language for example, I can, I will, I prefer, etc.

Habit 2:  Begin with the End in Mind

"Control your own destiny or someone else will." It is about connecting to your own uniqueness. To apply habit 2 into your life you can start a goal or personal mission statement in order to develop your plan. While you are doing your plan make sure you think about the positive and negative consequences of your actions before you act, make sure you are prepared at all times, think about the way your choices will help or affect your future.


Habit 3: Put First Things First
"Organize and execute around priorities."  First things first is the exercise of independent will to create a life congruent with your values, goals and mission. The fourth human endowment, Independent Will, is the ability to make decisions and choices and act upon them. Integrity is our ability to make and keep commitments to ourselves. Management involves developing the specific application of the ideas. We should lead from the right brain creatively and manage from the left brain analytically. Time management is an essential skill for personal management. The essence of time management is to organize and execute around priorities. Methods of time management have developed in these stages: notes and checklists recognizing multiple demands on our time; calendars and appointment books scheduling events and activities; prioritizing, clarifying values integrating our daily planning with goal setting. I plan to add this habit into my life by prioritizing important stuff that needs to be done, and not stuff that is for my own entertainment.






 Habit 4: Think Win-Win

"Think win-win or no deal." Positive thoughts will help you be successful in life and it will let you know that you are going to achieve all those goals you have set for yourself. If everyone you know is giving you a hard time then ignore them. Don't let their negative comments affect your way of living and succeeding. Just always keep in mind that you can do it or you are going to make it. That will help you stay confident with your school work by just repeating to yourself those words. In the end you will only have yourself and your happiness. You are the only one that knows what you want to do and how you are going to achieve that.




Habit 5: Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood
"Diagnose before you prescribe."If you are the one playing mechanic when someone brings a problem to you; the only really good way to insure that they will trust you and what you prescribe as a solution for them to work with is through your practice of empathetic listening. We should also be empathetic listeners and putting ourselves in others people's shoes before judging the situation.





Habit 6: Synergize 
"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts (1+1=3)"







Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
Four Dimensions of Self-Renewal: Physical, Mental, Spiritual, Social/Emotional