My Top 10 Rules

My Top Ten Rules for Success

1. Be Creative: Being creative let's people know you have different ways of doing things and shows you can find new ways to get fix something.

2. Be Honest: Being honest shows people they can trust you to tell the truth and will go to you when needed.

3. Be Responsible: Being responsible is important because you get stuff done on time and you are relied on which can be a good feeling.

4. Be Confident: Nothing is more important than being confident. Being confident means you believe in yourself and there's no better feeling than that.

5. Communicate: Communication is a key aspect in any and every situation. It's important to let your feelings out and make yourself be heard. It's important to talk things out with everyone.

6. Adapt: Adapting to new and different situations can get you far. For some people it's hard to get used to a new environment or situation but being able to adapt will allow you to work hard like usual and not get distracted.

7. Be Loyal: Being loyal is also important in any situation. Being loyal allows people to trust you better and rely on you to keep your word.

8. Be Enthusiastic: Being enthusiastic gets you far. You can make any situation fun for yourself and everyone involved. Be the life of the party by still being serious as to what are responsible for.

9. Cooperate: Cooperating with other can be difficult especially when you all have a different way to do something but it's important to learn new ways of doing things. It can help you in a similar situation later on.

10. Have Faith: You need to have faith in everything you do and become. You have to believe you'll succeed and make it far. Never give up on yourself or anything. 

CLASS EVALUATIONS

        What I liked about this class was getting to learn different ways to code and create things and learning different ways to succeed. All these things have helped me throughout the school year. The different websites we went to like flash card machine was really helpful and helped me pass a lot of my tests. The things I've learned in this class are going to help me throughout my final year of high school and throughout my college years and so forth.

        I didn't like not having enough time in our life planning journals. Sometimes I just wanted to write more during class to express myself and write down how I could better myself and the things I could do to help me succeed. I worked on it at home for a good amount of time but after learning new ways to help me succeed, I wanted to write more on that certain way in class.

        The only recommendation I'd have is giving students more time in their life planning goals journal. I also recommend giving thorough explanations on the coding because I did get confused with some things.

        A highlight for me was meeting new people. It's hard to socialize in class but I met a lot of new people I didn't think I'd be friends with either. Another highlight were the coding activities. I found those really fun and amusing to do and create.

        I believe I did well in this class but not my best. There were some things I could've done better like writing more for the ways to success. I didn't write a lot even when I had a lot to say only because I felt like I couldn't find the write words to say so I stopped when I had trouble. I know I could've done better in the class by not talking so much and completing the assignments well and on time.

        I am reading my life planning goals journal everyday for five minutes. I feel like the journal really helped me get my life on track and work on school more. Because of the life planning goals journal, I stepped out of my comfort zone and applied for Leadership and Link Crew. Both of those things are things I wouldn't have done in the past. I learned from my journal that stepping out of your comfort zone is one way that could help you succeed. It's important to me to keep on using it and reading over it because my last year of high school is coming and it's going to help guide me  throughout the rest of my life.

        I am very committed to being a CTR student. My friends tend to do things that are CTW and I do not follow in their footsteps. I know what's best for me and know the difference between wrong and right. I stay home and do my homework and study when I need to. I follow the school rules and do not disrespect anyone. I feel like I am someone people can look up to. Usually people think that by being a CTR student, you're not cool or you're not taking a risk. I take risks but not when the risks can lead to bad consequences.

   

  

Top 10 Rules for Success by Steph Curry

Top 10 Rules for Success 

by Steph Curry

1. VISUALIZE YOUR GOALS

2. BE THE HARDEST WORKING PERSON

3. STAY CONFIDENT

4. DO IT YOUR WAY

5. BE CREATIVE

6. STAY IN THE MOMENT

7. BETTER YOURSELF EVERYDAY

8. HAVE AN UPBEAT PERSONALITY

9. BE THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF

10. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS 

REFLECTION: THE TOP 10 RULES FOR SUCCESS BY STEPH CURRY ARE IMPORTANT RULES TO LIVE BY. THESE RULES CAN HELP ME PERSONALLY AND ACADEMICALLY. I CAN GO FAR IF I APPLY THESE RULES TO MY EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES. THEY HELP TO MAKE YOU CONFIDENT AND BE THE BEST YOU. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE PEOPLE TEND TO BRING THEMSELVES DOWN WHEN THEY ARE HONESTLY THE BEST PEOPLE YOU CAN MEET. FOLLOWING THESE RULES CAN HELP THEM BE MORE CONFIDENT AND LOVE THEMSELVES A LITTLE MORE. IT CAN LIGHTEN YOUR MOOD AND MAKE YOU HAPPIER AS A PERSON. YOU CAN SUCCEED FOLLOWING THESE RULES. YOU HAVE TO BE AN UPBEAT PERSON BUT BE SERIOUS WHEN IT'S TIME TO PLAY AND GET DOWN TO BUSINESS. FOLLOWING THESE RULES WILL HELP ME BETTER MYSELF AND GUIDE ME INTO BEING A BETTER, UPBEAT, SUCCESSFUL PERSON. 

The Top Rules of Success by Cristiano Ronaldo

The Top Rules of Success by 

Cristiano Ronaldo

01. Just Play

02. Be Competitive

03. Always Take On New Challenges

04. Know Your Priorities

05. People Will Judge You

06. Work Hard

07. Believe You Are The Best

08. Play For The Team

09. Enjoy The Moments

10. Have A Sense Of Humor

Summary: The top ten rules of success are good rules to live by. When you're trying to be successful you need to concentrate on what you're doing. You have to focus and be competitive. You can be goofy but you also need to be serious to know what it is you're doing and trying to work on. It's important to believe in yourself and do the best you can. Just go with the flow and have fun with what you're doing. You can put yourself first but remember your main priorities. You need to play for you and everyone else. It's good to have people rely on you and you be the best. 

10 Seeds of Greatness Denis Waitley: The Ten Best-Kept Secrets of Total Success

10 Seeds of Greatness Denis Waitley: The Ten Best-Kept Secrets of Total Success

1. The seed of self-esteem (appreciate the value of yourself) 
"From self-love to self worth"

Having a good self esteem will definitely help you become successful. You have to love yourself and know what you're worth before you can do anything. This will give you confidence and allow you to do a lot. Without loving yourself, your work will be a lot less interesting for you and boring. Your life will be sad and you won't want to do a lot of things with yourself or in your life. 

2. The seed of creativity "Releasing your creative energy"


Being creative is important in life. No one is going to hire someone who goes by the rules and follows the instructions and is bland. People want someone who is creative and can make something out of any situation. Those are the type of people they are looking for. That shows that you are eligible to do anything without having direct instructions and that shows skill.

3. The seed of responsibility "Whatever we sow, we reap"

Having responsibility is a key trait to being successful. Taking responsibility for your actions will show people that you are truthful. People will be able to count on you to tell the truth. You may not want to take responsibility for your actions especially when they're bad but it's better to speak up than to let someone else get blamed or take responsibility for what you did.

4. The seed of wisdom "A large vocabulary--which implies broad, general knowledge--characterizes the more successful persons, regardless of their occupations."

Having wisdom means having knowledge. When you have wisdom, you are seen as smart and mature. You think above and beyond and know how to solve a problem without having to do much. You know more than others and are seen as a role model. You know how to add your thoughts into something and they are smart decisions. People will admire you for that. 

5. The seed of purpose "The gold mine in your goals"

Having a purpose in life means being or having a reason to do something. When you have a purpose, you're important. You mean something to someone. Having a purpose is important because that encourages you to do something. Having a purpose will encourage you to do more than needed and that'll show people that you are dedicated to what you set your mind to. 

6. The seed of communication "Reach out and touch someone"

Communication is something you need to have with everyone. Communication allows you to get to know people and better understand them. This allows you to tell them about you and getting to know each other. It's hard to have a relationship with someone when there's no communication. You have to learn to talk to people and get deep in a conversation. This will make someone feel comfortable and they'll be comfortable around you. 

                            

           

7. Faith "The power of positive believing" 

Having faith means believing in something or someone. When you believe in something, your trust is in that. You believe it will happen or that it will succeed in a way. Having faith in anything is so important. All of your faith is in that one thing. It's like having faith in god. You trust him and rely on him to do his best with you and help you. Having faith means gaining trust. You cannot have faith in someone or something if you don't believe 100%. When you have faith in someone it's like you're putting your life in their hands and making them responsible which is why you need to have trust in it.

8. Adaptability "Turning problems into opportunities"

Adaptability is when you can get used to a certain place or situation right away without an issue. Adaptability is important in any and every situation. You need to know how to fix a situation in no time. This will show people that you have a different mindset and people will go to you for help. If you know how to fix a situation when it's gone bad, you know how to adapt. Adapting doesn't necessarily mean you're going to adapt to the different environment but it's similar. Adapting to anything means you're different and not necessarily better but better. You can turn a bad situation into a good one and help others adapt. 

9. Perseverance "The will to win is everything"

Perseverance is when you are determined. You have to be determined to do anything for it to get done. You cannot be whatever about it or have that kinda of mood towards something because you either won't do it or do it right.

                                     

                                     

10. Perspective "Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude."

Perspective is an important seed of greatness. Everyone has their own perspective of things which means they see things differently. Putting things in perspective is like putting your opinion or views into place. Not everyone is going to agree with how you view things because we all think differently. But, do not be afraid to voice how you see things because expressing yourself will give more people different ideas on how to do things. You can learn from others and they can learn from you. It's also good that we all have different perspective of things because that gives us more options and new techniques. We can all share the way we see things and eventually come up with a plan that'll have everyone's ways involved. 

Reflection: By using all these seeds there's a good chance you will be successful. You can use all these to be successful in a good way and better and faster. I know I will use all these seeds to help me be great and get through life. These seeds make me confident about life and I know they'll help me grow mentally. 

                           

The Ten Tips

The Ten Tips

1. Make a commitment to tell the truth.
2. Tell someone about your commitment.
3. Think before you give a dishonest answer, explanation, sarcasm, or reason.
4. Be careful of when and how you use exaggeration, sarcasm, or irony.
5. Be careful not to twist the truth or leave out part of it.
6. Don't indulge in little white lies.
7. Watch out for silent lies.
8. When you catch yourself lying, throw your mouth into reverse.
9. Talk to yourself.
10. Treat yourself when you tell the truth.

Reflection: The ten tips for being truthful are a way of making your life better. These tips help you decide right from wrong. In this situation, telling the truth is right and lying is wrong. The tips tell you that you should not add a sarcastic tone when talking to someone or be disrespectful and rude. It also says how you should think before saying something that isn't true. It's only right to tell the truth all the time and not keep it to yourself and twist it around even if it's bad. I will use these tips to help me be more truthful with my friends and family even if what I say may hurt their feelings. These will benefit me and make me a better person because nothing is better than telling the truth. Telling the truth is so important and one little tiny lie can hurt people. Telling a lie will most likely change everything depending on how big of a lie it is or even the small ones can create that much damage. 

Spring Break

                                    

Spring Break

     Well to start off my spring break I had my college class on Saturday so I wasn't quite on Spring Break until that class was over. After the class I went home and waited for my uncle to get ready so that he could take me prom dress shopping. On Sunday afternoon we went to these training classes for my dog since she's a puppy. It was also my brothers birthday so we had a barbecue and it was fun because my family was there and everyone was just together having a good time. On Monday I didn't do anything but relax and sleep in. Tuesday I went on a date with my boyfriend. He took me out to eat at the Cheesecake Factory then we went to the movies to watch Beauty and the Beast and then he bought me new shoes. On Wednesday I went to Six Flags with my other uncle, aunt, cousins, their cousin and my brother. It was fun because my uncle got us the fast pass which allowed us to go to the front of the line without having to wait. I went on the drop of doom which is the highest ride and it goes straight up slowly then goes down super fast. Thursday I didn't do anything. My boyfriend brought me food and we watched T.V and played with my dog. On Friday, my other sister came over to visit and we hung out until she left. Later on when my uncle got home he took my brother and I out to eat and then to watch a movie. We went to Downey Cinemark which was cool because they had a Starbucks there. We watched the Boss Baby which surprisingly was a good movie. On Saturday I went prom dress shopping again and this time I went to David's Bridal which was a fun experience but still did not find a dress. After, we went to the mall where I used to live and I saw some old friends. On Sunday we went to the cemetery to visit my mom then had a barbecue for Easter. It was just my small family but it was fun. Then some bunny showed up on my street and my brother and I were running around trying to get it so it wouldn't be out on the street almost getting killed. 

    

Chris Paul

Chris Paul Scores 61 Points for his Grandfather

In the video, there was many things shown as loyalty. Chris Paul played basketball and every game he had, his grandfather would attend. His grandfather owned a service thingy and before everyone of Chris's games, he closed the shop and told customers he was going to his grandsons game. Chris Paul's grandfather was so loyal to him that he'd close down his shop for him. Another sign of loyalty was when he made 61 points for his grandfather. Chris's grandfather was murdered the day after he signed the papers for the scholarship to a school. The next game Chris had, his aunt told him to make 61 points for his grandfather which was how old he was. Chris thought it was impossible but he was loyal to his grandfather and was gonna try for him. Chris achieved what he wanted to do. He achieved his goal because he was loyal. He stuck by his grandfather and his grandfather stuck by him. 

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Pyramid of Success

The Pyramid of Success

John Wooden
Coach Wooden site
The Pyramid

The 25 Building Blocks of the

Pyramid of Success

Block 1: Industriousness

"In plain and simple English this means hard work. Very hard work. There is no substitute for very hard work when it comes to success."

When you're looking to achieve something it is important that you do your best and put your all into it. Nothing will help you through it like hard work will. When you work hard, you do everything that you can to succeed and more. You do the most. In some situations doing "the most" is bad but when you're doing the most to get to where you want, there can't be anything bad about it. So it is important to think about industriousness when doing something you want to accomplish.

Block 2: Enthusiasm
"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." 

Enthusiasm means being full of life and joyous. Being enthusiastic is a great character trait. It shows how happy of a person you are and people would want to be with you more. This may spark a light in them as well so they'll be just as enthusiastic as you. 

Block 3: Friendship
"Comes from mutual esteem, respect and devotion. Like marriage it must not be taken for granted but requires a joint effort."

Friendship is very important in life. You do not need to have a lot of friends. You just need people who are there for you no matter what and will not turn their back on you. Friendship can be an easy thing to find and a hard thing to keep. You can make friends anywhere you go but it doesn't mean those friends are going to stay forever. It is better to be friends with people you are the most comfortable with and close with. Those are the ones worth keeping.

Block 4: Loyalty 
"To yourself and to all those depending upon you. Keep your self-respect."

Being loyal to someone is sticking by someone and respecting them no matter what. Being loyal in a relationship means being committed. You cannot go off going and sneaking around with other people. That is being disloyal and it is wrong and disrespectful to your partner. That just shows how heartless of a person you are because you are putting your selfish acts first. Being loyal in a friendship means sticking by that persons side no matter what and not going behind their back. When you are friends with someone, it is important to show loyalty because without that, they won't trust you. Being loyal to everything else means to stay committed and not cheat your way through it. 

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 you own way."

Cooperation is an important block in the pyramid to success. You cannot succeed if you do not cooperate with others. Yes, doing things on your own can sometimes be a lot easier and you can do things the way you want to but working with others is important. Cooperation not only teaches you good people skills but you learn how to do things differently. You start to learn new ways to do things and that may come in handy one day. There is more than one way to do things so cooperating with others will help you get things done faster. 

Block 6: Ambition
For noble goals

Ambition means having a strong desire to do achieve something. When you're ambitious, you put your all into something. You set a goal for yourself and never give up. You do what you can to achieve your goal. You are determined to get to where you want to be.

Block 7: Self-Control
"Practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control. Good judgement and common sense are essential."

Self-control means being able to control yourself. When you're in a bad situation, you are able to control how you react or how you deal with it. Self-control is not only used in bad situations but in good situations it could be like you're extremely excited about something and you need to control how happy you are. Or another thing can be when you have a secret or have to surprise someone, you have to control yourself to not spill the beans or accidentally surprise the person before intended to.  

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."

Taking the initiative means doing something before others. If you want to succeed, you have to do things before others. Staying behind because you're afraid of being the first to do something is not going to help you succeed. You have to be ahead of your game and everyone else. How do you expect to be ahead if you wait for others?

Block 10: Intentness

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

Intentness means being determined. When you're determined, you go for what you want or what you believe in. You don't allow others' remarks or comments or negativity affect you and stop you from achieving whatever it is you want to achieve. You do whatever you can do to achieve this things no matter how difficult or risky (maybe). There's so many ways you can achieve what you want. You just have to believe in yourself. 

Block 11: Sincerity 
"Keep friends"

Block 12: Adaptability
"To any situation"

Adaptability is being able to adjust to something new or new conditions. Being adaptable to a lot of things is a good way of helping you be successful. Being adaptable helps you adjust to new situations and these situations can be in a work place. The way it helps is if something changes drastically or they change a plan or something completely and you adapt to it right away, then the people in your workplace will make you in charge. Not everyone is able to adapt to things so quick and if you can, then they will rely on you. 

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." 

Team spirit means beings excited or in the moment while doing something. You're not being negative with the people you're working with and you look on the brighter side of things. You work well with others and do it with enthusiasm. Doing this will not only make everyone else around you enthusiastic but it'll improve the job because then everyone would be team spirited.

Block 16: Honesty
In thought and action


Honesty is the best quality. Being honest not only makes you a ctr person but it also shows people they can go to you when they need an honest opinion. Being honest is so much better than lying. What's the point of lying? It's not going to benefit you or the other person in any way. So it's better to tell the truth and be 100 with the person. Being honest will make you feel good about yourself and even if it's not a good thing to be honest about, it'll help the other person. 

Block 17: Resourcefulness
Proper judgement 

Resourcefulness is the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties. This means you're good at finding new ways of doings things right away. When you're resourceful, you're quick on your feet and never give up. You are quick to think and people will acknowledge you for that. People will come to you for help and not only will this make you feel good about being needed but other will find you important. 

Block 18: Poise
"Just being yourself. Being at ease in any situation." Graceful and elegant bearing in a person.

Poise means being graceful and elegant. When you're poise you're more mature and serious than others. This shows people that you're responsible and you can be trusted. Being poise is usually shown within girls. Girls are taught that they need to be poise because we need to be elegant and graceful. Growing up this can be a good thing because you are more kind hearted and understanding.

Block 19: Confidence
"Respect without fear. May come from being prepared and keeping all things in proper perspective."

Being confident is such an important aspect of life. Confidence is when you believe in yourself while doing anything. You believe you will do great and not fail. Confidence shows people that you believe in yourself and nothing anyone says can change that. You feel invincible and like nothing can ruin what you're doing or bring you down. Confidence is key. It lets people know they can be friends with you and not only will you be confident in yourself but in them too. 

Block 20: Reliability
Creates respect

Being reliable creates trust and respect from others. When you're reliable, people know they can count on you to keep your word and do what you say you're going to do. I am a reliable person when it comes to answering family calls so I am the first to get called for anything. It's nice being a reliable person because people go to you and that makes you feel special. So this does create respect for you. Although, being reliable may cause a lot of stress on you because they count on you the most, it is good to be reliable and trustworthy.
                      
                            



Block 21: Fight
Determined effort

To fight means to do your best and do better. You have to fight for what you want because nothing is going to come easy to you. You have to do your hardest. This does not mean physical fight but mentally. Fight for what you believe in. When you fight, you get what you want and it shows others how determined you are. 

Block 22: Competitive Greatness
"Be at your best when your best is needed. Enjoyment of a difficult challenge."

When you're competitive, you strive to be the best. You try to be better than the rest. Competitive greatness means being competitive for the right reasons. You should not be competitive when it is not necessary. You have to be fair. Being competitive is never a bad thing unless you're doing it at the wrong time or for the wrong reasons. Be great. Be competitive. Be the best. Be invincible. YEah 

Block 23: Integrity
"Purity of intention"

Having integrity means being honest and having principles. Integrity is a key to success because it's good to be honest and have morals. Having principles means believing in things and sticking to them. 

Block 24: Faith 
Believe and Achieve

Having faith means being able to trust someone and having confidence in them. Having faith in someone can mean a lot and be something they need to gain because faith is trust. You can trust everyone because not everyone deserves to have your trust nor do they gain it nor do they respect it. Having faith in yourself is a whole other thing and it's more important. Having faith in yourself means having confidence in yourself to do something and achieving it. This is important because when you don't have faith in yourself, it's harder for you to really go for what you want because you don't think you can do it. 

Block 25: Patience
Good things take time

Being patient is so important in life. It's not good to stress over things when their not going as fast as you'd like or going the way you want them to go. You have to wait. When you wait and you're patient, when the thing you wanted to hurry up is over with, you'll be happy. It's like waiting for a gift or a special occasion. You wait and wait so the more you wait the more anxious you get and when the time comes, it'll all be worth it. It's good to be patient in tough scenarios. You can't be all pushy and trying to get things done rapidly because then it's like giving 10% instead of 90% or 100%. 

Final Reflection: 
1. The building blocks can benefit me in the way that they all make you a better person. They teach you what's best for you and how you can succeed easier and more to your comfort. 
2. At this moment I am using more than half of these blocks.3. These blocks are making me a better person and making me more mature. 
4. I will make sure I use at least one building block for every goal I have in my life planning goals journal.
5. I will make sure I introduce the building blocks to my friends and close family or anyone who is doing the opposite of one of the building blocks.