The 10 Rules for Success by Anthony Arroyo

1. Do not let no one bring you down 

If people are judging you on the way you are or the way you do things, don't pay attention to them and ignore them. They are not worth your time in bring you down physically, mentally or emotionally.

1. Work hard for the things that you want

If you really want something in life then work hard to get it. Do what you have to do in order to get what you want as long as it is the right way and the safe way. 

1. Choose the right

On your journey it is always better to do the right things it does not matter what you dfo or how you do it as long as you know it is the right thing then go for it. Nothing would be better than choosing the right all the time.

1. Take challenges and overcome them

If you feel that what you are doing is to easy and not hard then take a challenge. A challenge will always improve you for the better meaning that if you want to get better than you have to take challenges and overcome them. 

1. Do it your way

If there are things that you don't like doing because other people do it the same way then feel free to do it your own way as long as it is right.

1. Be creative

If you have idea don't be afraid to use them or mentioned them to people because can think that same as you and take that idea into consideration. 

1.  Always know your priorities

Always keep in mind what you have to first meaning what is important that you have to do then do it because it is better to do it now then later. 

1. Have respect

If you want respect then the give respect in the world that we live in we need to have respect for others because that is the only way they will respect you and your property.  

1. Follow your dreams

If dream big then make sure that you pursue those dreams and make them to reality because nothing is impossible. 

1. Achieve your goals

If you have any goals in mind don't be afraid to accomplish them and achieve them because it would only bring you success. 

Class Evaluation

          There are many things that i like about this class for example i like how everything in this class is so positive. I mean that there are many rules that are reinforced with posters and pictures of choosing the right with is a good and positive things for the students in the class. I also liked the activities that were shown upon us including the assignments that were fun to do. I even liked the ctr card checks because it showed me what being responsible is and by that i mean that we were suppose to carry those cards with us all the time so when Mr. Haymore checked them he would approve. One last thing that i like about this class is the content that Mr. Haymore provides for us it is very interesting and beneficial to us. Any person can learn from him if they are really interested i different kind of subject.

          Some of the thing that i did not like about this class is that we didn't really have to chance to go more in dept with computer parts and how to build computers. Me personally i was very interested i that i as hoping that Mr. Haymore would have did a project on that. Another thing that i didn't like was my seating placement i was moved three times and i still did not have a good seat with goods neighbors so i didn't really like that. I also did not like that when Mr. Haymore gave us free time it was only like 10 minutes or so. I remember one time where he gave us 45 minutes of free time and it was awesome but it was never the same after that. My last dislike is that we did not have the chance to choose our seats and by that i mean that we were stuck with that one person who you did not want to sit next to.

          There are a couple of improvement ideas that i want to share for example i think that if Mr. Haymore can make is teachings fun and interesting so more students can pay attention to that. Another idea is to give the students a chance let them choose there seats for the first time and if they don't cooperate then fell free to move them. I think that is a good chance for the students who want to sit with there buddies. Another option for improvement can be to do more ctr card checks more often to see if the students are really being responsible and carrying that card where ever they go. My last idea is to make the students speak meaning that if you want to here some point of views then call on students so they can participate and speak. 

          A highlight for me in when Mr. Haymore would always call on me to tell me that i either was talking to much or i wasn't paying attention. Yes i confess that where i was seating before it was distracting and made me get into trouble a lot. But one he moved me to another row that is where everything ended meaning the talking and distractions for the most part. Other than that i think that was the only highlight in this class for the whole school year other than that i was quiet and doing my work, not bothering my neighbors or being a distraction. 

          For this school year i put in 75% of my best into the work that Mr. Haymore has been given us. For the most part, the assignments were complete ad turned in on time. But there were times where i didn't put much effort and i would get a bad grade, of course for the poor effort. The projects were not as hard as i thought they will be but for the most part i did put effort in them and they came out pretty good i know that if i would have tried harder it could have came out even better. Overall all of these assignments and projects really determine what you can do but since i did not put my 100% effort then i could not determine anything. If i get this class then i will certainly make a change. 

          For my life planning goals journal i do not read it daily and sometimes i fell that, that is the wrong thing to do but i do forget. Honestly i think that this journal is very important and will take you far in the long run but there are times where i just to read it. But then there are time where i think about goals that i want and why not put them in my life planning goals journal. There are times where my close friend and i talk about goals and thing that we want in the future. The only difference is that he writes them on a poster and i write them down in my life planning goals journal. 

          Yes, i am committed to be a CTR person because i feel that is the right thing to do. If you want to be a person who makes the right decisions then being a ctr person should be no problem. 

The Top Ten Rules for Success

By Stephen 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

Summary

    In this video Stephen really talks about his to rules for success and i can agree with them. His ten rules are really inspiring and they mean something. These 10 rules lead to success which is what everyone want in life, they want to be successful and a option in doing that is by following these 10- great rules. Curry as being a professional player has been through struggles and with his rules to success is what brought him here to this day. For example many curry fans really look up to him in many ways and if they know that he has 10 rules for success then they will most likely follow it. I can apply these rules to my life by actually doing them. For example i will start using these 10 rules to help me develop skills one by one. By the time i am finished with all ten i will be many steps ahead towards my success. And that is the truth you can't receive success if you don't work for it. In the life that we live in, in order to get what we want we have to work for it. And curry is an amazing example as being one of the best players in the NBA right now. Overall i can say that if your a person looking for success then this set of 10 successful rules can really help and benefit towards your path for success. But there are so many examples in the world that are live in so you don't have to use his but it is an option for you to take. This is why Stephen curry is really good at what he does because his 10 rules for success brought him up to this point. If want to be successful like Stephen then all you have to do is apply these rules to yourself and watch how it can your path and lead to success. It is all up to you because you are in the process of being a successful person, all you have to do is apply these rules in your own ways. In conclusion, these 10 rules for success can help you in the long run. All you have to do is apply them and only time will tell the change. 

The Top Ten Rules for Success by Christian Rolando

1. Just play
2. Be Competitive
3. Always take on new challenges 
4. Know your priorities
5. People will judge you
6. Work Hard
7. Believe you are the best
8. Play for the team
9. Enjoy the moments
10. Have the sense of humor

Summary

For these ten rules for greatness christian talks about how these rules brought him to success and how it can help anyone who wants to reach success.  Each and everyone of the rules play an important part for achieving success because it can help you develop new things that you never knew you could do quite well. Christian says that at a young age he did not think that he would be pro but by following his rules to success he became pro and one of the best Soccer players in the world. With these 10 rules of success you can overcome challenges, play or work harder, realizing why you are doing this. Overall it will help you in the areas that will lead you to success. In my opinion these 10 rules are efficient for those who want success in life. I can apply these rules to my life beginning to follow these rules and only time will tell the difference. these rules change a person if they are willing to do better in life and do something better. Not just in sports these 10 rules can apply to students as well for example in academics.

1. The seed of self esteem (appreciate the value of your self)

"From self-love to self- worth"

Self esteem means a persons overall subjective emotional evaluation. I think that this is important because if you esteem something you value it. And there a lot of people who value there things especially there important ones. For example if you really like your car then you esteem it which means that you value it. There are a variety of people who have low esteems and high esteem and this is when to determine if you value the things that you have or that are given. Having a good self esteem will lead you to greatness because valuing the things on your side is important. If you are good to your self the it will lead you to greatness because you have a good self esteem. Overall i think that appreciating and valuing yourself goes a long way because without yourself you cannot do anything.





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


Creativity means to use the imagination or original ideas. I think that every person is creative in different ways. This is possible because not every person thinks the same which makes every person unique. Our world is based on creativity because creative people are the one who build and made it like this. If you want to reach success then you have to be creative when it comes to in certain situations along the way. It is important to have creativity because then you can create new ideas towards anything life. In my opinion people use creative ideas everyday without even knowing and that is the unique thing of us people we are able to creative new things which gives us success and the evolution keeps going.





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


Responsibility means having a duty to deal with something. I think that being responsible is very important because if you are not responsible then you are not capable of doing things that are assigned to you. Being responsible determines if you are a person who cares about what he or she is doing and being those types of people can make a good change. For example if the world  was filled with responsible people then our working system would be much better than it is now. I am a responsible person because i come to school on time and i get my work done. I am a person who like to do god in life and be responsible for my action. Overall i think that having  the responsibility like many people do is very important when it comes to achieving success because through out life there will be situation in where you have to do things and you have to be responsible for them.





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


Wisdom means the quality of having experience and knowledge. I think that having wisdom is important because you know what you are doing in any situation. Having wisdom does not mean being smart it means that you actually use your brain to solve problems or do thinks that acquire thinking. Any person can be smart but if they do not know how to use it right then what is the point of being smart if yo van use it the right way. For example you are stuck in a situation and you need to be wise in every decision so then you have to use your intelligence to solve the problem. That is called wisdom because you are using your intelligence when you really need it. I know that i need to improve on my ways of being wise because sometimes i don't use it correctly and if i am trying to be successful person then i have to learn how to be wise in everyday life.





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


Purpose means the reason for which something is done or created. I think that having a purpose is important because for everything that we do it has a purpose. A purpose is what defines our doings meaning that for the actions that we take there is a purpose behind it. For example when people tell you what is the purpose of your doing, then you would tell them why you are doing the thing that you are actually doing. For the goals that we make there is a purpose, it can be anything as long as it explains why you set this goals and why you want to accomplish them. In life every person has there own purpose of their doing and that is what makes us all unique in different ways. Overall i think that all the things we do everyday has a meaning to it. And this meaning is what defines why we are doing these things.





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


Communication means to share or exchange information. I think that having communication is important because in the world we live in we have to communicate to one another if we don't then we won't be able to do big things. For example our in most of our goals that we set deal with communicating with one another because that is how we are able to do something and achieve it. Lets say that you are in a group project and you have to work together in order to that you have to have communication because that is the only way to get things done as a whole. Overall i think that have the communication with a variety of people is wonderful because then you are able to speak with people over anything like if you need help or assistance towards something





7. The seed of faith "The power of positive believing"


Faith means to have complete trust or confidence to someone or something. I think that having faith is very important because when you do things you have faith in them. If you are a person who believes in positive power then you have faith. If you want things to go right then you have to have faith in it. For example you playing a basketball game and you guys are down by 6 you have to have faith and win that match because you believe that you are going to win which is what everyone needs. There are many people who know that having faith is important but not just that is shows hoe responsible you are and how trustworthy you are. Faith is what everyone has when something bad happens and that is what keeps us going in bad situations. Overall i think that i can use this by having faith in the things that i do.





8. The seed of adaptability "Turning problems into opportunities"


Adaptability means to able to adjust to new things. I think that this seed is important because during a persons life there is always change happening. You have to be able to adjust to it or else they won't accept the change. Change is brings exciting things to a persons life because you are constantly changing your ways and that is good. But in some points it can be bad if you are not adjusting to the change the right way. For example you have lived at a house for several years and one day your parents tell you its time to move. You would not want to because you have friends and people that you know there or you like the places that are there. But there are times where you have to move on and start new because you get to learn more things as you are constantly changing. Overall i think that change can be good depending on the situation because then you won't ever know if you don't try it.





9. The seed of perseverance "The will to win is everything"


Perseverance means a firm continuance despite the difficulty. I think that this seed is what determines how hard you work towards a goal, and this is what tells people if you are a hard worker. In basic word it means to always keep going no matter what happen. For example if you apply for a job and they do not accept you then you have to keep on applying to other jobs so you can have a higher chance of getting accepted. There is no option for you to give up because you have perseverance and persistence towards what you want in life or just in general. Another example can be myself because i am a person who does not give up towards hos goals. I am a person who is determined to accomplish what i have to accomplish. Overall i think that if you are a successful person then you must use this seed of perseverance to achieve that things that you want in life.





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


Perspective mean a point of view. I think that every person in this world has there own perspective because it is like a opinion. For example in a debate you are arguing about your own beliefs towards something that both person are either with or against it. This is when perspective comes in because your supporting your point of view on the topic that is being shown. Another example is politics there are always people who have there own perspective towards things and especially politics. But people have to understand that not every will agree with you because they think differently and that is okay because that is how we create new ideas by understanding other peoples ideas and thoughts. Overall i think that if you want to be successful in life then it is important to have your own thought and opinions or in other words perspective.

Final Reflection

Well the 10 seeds of greatness are very important seeds that will help you achieve success in your life. These seeds benefit you in many ways like mentally and physically. If people want to be successful in life and do big things then they will have to follow theses seeds because this will lead them to that. I feel that these are strong seeds that really mean something to a person who really want to be great in there lives. I think that these seeds will improve your way of doing things such as making the right choices, being able to accept change in life and it goes on. Most people think that life is easy but it truly isn't because in order to reach success you have to hustle if you never hustled then you don't know how things are earned. For example myself i have to hustle to get the things that i want especially the things  that i need. I think that these seeds help you understand what you need to do i order to be a successful person and that is how it goes. I will commit to use these seeds to improve my state of well being meaning that it will improve the way i do things. I will also apply each and every one of them so i can be able to identify thinks that i couldn't before.  This will help me get better as being a better person and also being a successful person. 

Ten Tips for Being more Truthful

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

These ten tips can benefit me because i will improve in being honest and trustworthy to people. I think that these ten tips can help change a person who lies onto a person who is honest and reliable. Each tip will improve your ways of telling the truth and decrease the amount of times you lie. Nothing would be better to live in a world where people do not lie because then you wouldn't have to worry about untrustworthy people. One example of me applying these tips to my life is by watching out for silent lies. There always silent lies but we just don't know because they are silent so you will not find out until someone tells who knows. Another example is using the first tip which is to make a commitment to tell the truth. I then that by following this tip you wont ever lie again because you are already committing to it.The third example is by following tip ten in this tip it just tells you that when telling the truth you feel good about yourself because you are doing something good. Which is a good thing when trying to improve your trustworthy skills. My last example can be is tip four, many people who tell stories or events get carried away and start to input lies into there stories to make it better but in reality that is not the way to go so it better of not to do that and just stick to the truth. These ten tips are important to live with because it will change you as a person either internally or externally.

Spring Break

    During my spring break i did a couple of things, for example i played basketball everyday around 6:30 pm. I also played some video games and cleaned my house from time to time. Some of the places that i went to is a wedding, my grandma was getting married and she invited me to come. It was very cool and fun. A couple days later i go eat at Albert's with my parents. What i really like from that restaurant is that the food they serve is really good. 3 days pass by and i go to downtown with a close friend of mine. We went to check out a new store that was there and it was a interesting experience. Some of the movies that i watched are Boss Baby and Fate and the Furious. Boss baby was a funny and cool movie to watch. i watch it with some cousins of mine that were younger than me. Then Fate and the Furious, i have to say this movie was an excellent movie it was filled with emotions and a lot of action that just thrilled me. Then there was a fair that was going on so i went to it with my aunt.  Some of the sports that i have been watching are basketball. I think that basketball is cool to watch because you never know when it can go down during a game. Some of the ctr actions that i did over the break was when a person that i knew ask me to go and steal with him but i refuse to go because i knew it was wrong so i just left home. The only homework's and project that i did over the break were math homework and a project for computer class. They were not to difficult to complete i only had a few problems in the math section but that is it. Other than that i stayed home and sleep or watch YouTube because this what i mostly watch. The last thing that i did was catching up the episodes that i missed from The Flash. 

Chris Paul Dedicated 61 points to his Grandfather

Chris Paul shows us that we can achieve any goal in life. When Paul was in high school his grandfather was murdered at age 61. Some one gave Paul an idea on how to show what his grandfather meant to him. So since the grandfather died at age 61 Chris thought why not score 61 points in a game to show how much loyalty he had for his grandfather. So he put that as his goal, at first he thought it was hard be then he realized that nothing is hard if yo really want it. And this just shows us that if you are persistent with your goals you can definitely achieve them. Then he goes to his dad and gives him a big long hug to show that he has accomplish his goal.

Pyramid of Success

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."

This means that you have to work hard for what you want, you really cant get anything if you don't work for it. In life in order to move on you are supposed to work hard and achieve it. If you don't work hoard then you will never progress to the next level in life. I think that if you put work that you want to achieve then you have to be industrious and work hard in order to reach to that goal.




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 begin."


I think that this is so true because when you have the enthusiasm, you are already self motivated so it is like a jump start that will start you you to begin your quest. With enthusiasm you can start to work hard on your future goal or goals that you just want to achieve. For example athletes have enthusiasm when they play against other teams. They need to have enthusiasm and of course confidence to be able to do well while playing there match.

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


I think that if you have friendship you can go further because you know that person will have your back all the way which is a true friend. We all need friends to either hang out with them or to just know one that you really rely on. But there are some friends that are not really friends they are just friends because they want to be around you. Other than that they are nothing to you that is why you have to know your friend really well.





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


I think that when you have loyalty you are honest and wont lie. When you are loyal other people depend on you to do your stuff. If you are not loyal you are not a person who people will trust so if you want people to trust you then be loyal and don't betray. If you are loyal that means that you are going to be with your friend through everything no matter what because you guys are loyal to each other. For example if you and your friend depend on each other that means that you guys are loyal to each other which is very good in a friendship. There is no point in trusting people if you can depend on them because that mean that they are not loyal.




Block 5: Cooperation
"With levels of your co-workers. Listen if you want to be heard. Be interested in finding the best way, not having your own way."


I think that cooperation is the key to achieving big things, when everyone cooperates as a team you get to do things very quick and start over coming challenges. If you try to do everything yourself you might not be able to accomplish everything that is why you have cooperate when you cooperate you work together as a team to get the job done that is the only way you can accomplish things that need more than one person. For example if you want to survive you have to cooperate with the people around you in order to survive that is the only.




Block 6: Ambition
For noble goals


In my opinion if we have ambition we can achieve many goals in our life. We need ambition to help us determine our goals that we want to achieve. In the world that we live in have have to go for big becuase if you dont you wont ever be be a successful person. Since you are going for big you have to have ambition because you wont progress if you do not have ambition. Basically this all means that you have to work hard in order to move on from where you are. For example if you want something in life you have to work hard for it, becuase that is the only way you will get what you want. This is what ambition means you just have to work hard for the things that you want to achieve in life.

Block 7: Self-Control
"Practice self-dicipline and keep emotions under control. Good judement and common sence are essential."


I think that if you have self control you can control any other things around you. Having self control is very beneficial because you can control yourself no mattter what and that is what is important. There can be situations where you need to have control over your self in order to achieve things that you want to achieve. There will be obstacles during your journey to success and you need to know  how to have self control. If you dont have self control you can have a harder time achieveing your goals and of course being successful in life. When you have self confidence you are able to avoid emotional attacks in certain situations. You can also avoid getting upset or things that dont matter because that can also affect your progress in life





Block 8: Alertness
"Be observing constantly. Stay open minded. Be eager to learn and improve."


I think that being alert is very important because you always know what is coming and that is very
benefitial because then you will already know what will go down. For example a natural disaster is about going to happen but you have been alerted and hour early so you can evacuate. This is why it is important to be alerted because you will already be prepared for it. If you are not alerted you have a higher risk of  not knowing what is coming. If you want to succeed in life you need to be alerted and prepared because if not you will struggle to get ot the top.]





Block 9: Initiative
"Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it."


I think that if you always take the initiative you will always move on. We people are afraid of failing in life but that is why we have to take the initiative and also take risks because that is the only way you will know. You will never go wrong if you take the initiative which is good. If you want to succeed in life you always have to take the initiative because if not other people will towards you and that is not what you want. The whole point is not to be afraid from taking risks and making mistakes. Because it is better to risk then not to risk because then you will never experience nothing in life.

Block 10: Intentness
"Set a realistic goal. Concentrate on its achievement by resisting all temptations. Be determined and persistent."


I think that if you have intentness you are able to achieve goals because you are already wanting to complete goals or should i say make progress towards your goal. If you are determined to reach your goals and you have intent then nothing should stop you from get to them. In your life there will always be challenges and obstacles that you have to overcome in order to reach your goal but if you do not intent you will never arrive to your destination. Intent is about having the motivation on achieving your goals, you have to be persistent on what you are doing. Because you wont obviously achieve your goal in one moment you have to work hard for it and sacrifice things that are holding you back from your goal. It is all up to the person who really wants to be successful in life and who wants to achieve goals that they always wished on doing.




Block 11: Sincerity
"Keeps Friends."


Sincerity means to have honesty and truthfulness, i think that of you have this key you can always be dependable. Having sincerity is very important because when you have friendships they have to be very trustworthy. If not then that friendship will not last long as you thought it will be. Having friends is all about having have trust between one another, there will be situations in life i where you need to trust your friend to do things. In life some of the obstacles that hold you back are the one on where you need to have sincerity. If you have goals that you want to achieve then you have get prepared for the challenges that involve sincerity or honesty and not many people are honest about many things so it can be tough to complete. But if you are those types of people who choose the right and are always honest then this is not a problem for you. There will be some friends that you have that will stab your back because that is all they want to do that is why you have to have sincerity with them.





Block 12: Adaptability
"To any situation."



Adaptability means to be able to adjust to knew things, if you are able to do that then you have an advantage to other people. There will be many situations on where you have to adapt to it in order to succeed. In life many things will be thrown at you that will cause change and that change you have to you adapt to it because you wont struggle if you do. If you can adapt to many things then you are set for achieving your goals. Some obstacles that prevent you from achieving goals will force you to adapt to the change that it will cause but if you have adaptability then you should not worry. For example you have to move to another country to achieve a goal that you want then that means that you have to adapt to the new place that you are going to be in. It all depends on yourself if you can adapt to change then you wont have any problem but if you cant then you might want to start practicing adaptability. It is beneficial to all people who have change a lot in their lives.





Block 13: Condition
"Mental-Moral- Physical. Rest, exercise and diet must be considered. Moderation must be practiced. Dissipation must be eliminated."


Condition means the state of something, i think that we all have a condition some are bad and some are good. For example a bad condition would be like living in poverty and a good condition would be having a wealthy life. Not all people live in the same condition so everyone works differently. There are people who are in physical condition which means people who like to do physical exercises. These kind of people focus more on there physical being that anything else. But there are many people who have lots of condition. Some of them can be medical, emotional, mental, and financial conditions.




Block 14: Skill
"A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail."


I think that skill is important because skill is what completes certain tasks in life. Every person has a certain kind of skill that not everyone has. For example athletes have skill in order to play good during a game. People can also build up skill for a certain thing like if you can't the whistle then you will build up the skill to whistle. Everyone has a skill to start of with it might not be a great skill but you still have one. Some skills are harder to develop than others due to the fact that there difficult and not as easy. The good thing is that once you have that skill you can go upon any challenge or obstacles that involves your skill. Overall skills is what comes out of a human during any situation that involves you doing something.




Block 15: Team Spirit
"A genuine consideration for others. An eagerness to sacrifice personal interest of glory for the welfare of all."


Team spirit is feelings among the members of a group, enable them to cooperate and work well. I think that in to achieve big things you have to work as a team or group. In that team or group you should all team spirit because that is what brings the motivation to all your team members at that will go a long way. For example if look at sport teams that all have a team spirit that they follow in order to keep the motivation. Even the cheerleaders have team spirit when they perform, and that is what keeps it going. Having a strong team spirit can help in many ways, it can show that you are really in your team and that no matter what it will always be your team. If you look at fans there not even part of the team but they do team spirit and support towards their team that they like.





Block 16: Honesty
"In thought and action"


Honesty means to always tell the truth and avoid lies. I think that if we were all honest our society would very different. Now a days people are not honest and tend to tell lies a lot which is bad. For example if i stole anything at a store and i got caught i would have to be honest and the truth because if i don't then it will just make things worst. I you want to be successful in life then always tell the truth because then you wont get into any problems which is what you want. Most people do not gain nothing from telling lies and that is because lie wont get you anywhere that is why you have to have honesty. For example if you beat a score from the world records but you missed one by accident then you  have to be honest about that accident and tell the judges that you did not actually beat the score. That is the way to go because you are being honest and that is what matters.





Block 17: Resourcefulness
"Proper judgement


This means the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties. I think that if you have this ability you can overcome any obstacle that comes in your ways. You will be more successful than a person who doesn't have that ability. For example if you are ina situation where you have to think than being resourceful can help you in many ways. If you don't have that ability than you will struggle to fix that situation. So the people who have ability will go a long way and the people who don't have it will not go a long way. I am basically saying that having this ability is very beneficial to a person who is always in situations. But if you don't have this ability then you are a person who doesn't encounter difficult problems or you just don't have in general.





Block 18: Poise
"Just being yourself. Being at ease in any situation."

"Graceful and elegant bearing in a person."


This means graceful and elegant bearing in a person. If a person has this they are considered a person who likes to be there self. A person who likes to be themselves go long ways. These are people who don't care what is trending and new they just go for what they like and what they want. There is no reason to get things that other people like but you don't. For example when it comes to shoes most people get shoes because they are hype and everyone likes them. But if you have poise then you wont follow that you will just get what you like and what you want and that is the way to go. There is nothing wrong in getting the things that you want just be yourself, don't be other people who you are not. It is just better to go like that than being a person who is not.




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


Confidence means to have a firm trust, i think that having confidence is very important in life. People who have confidence are most likely to succeed in life and accomplish there goals which is very beneficial if you think about it. For example you are playing basketball for your school team and you are not doing well but your coach tells you to have confidence during time out. You should take that advice and use it to do better in that game because having confidence is very important when it comes to sports. Having confidence is something that helps you in every situation in life it doesn't matter what kind of situation it is, as long as you have it that is all that matters. If you are a person who want to achieve big things life then you will need confidence to help you achieve those things or should i say goals.




Block 20: Reliability
"Creates Respect"


Reliability means to be trustworthy and performing consistently well. I think that if every person was reliable we would not have trust problems like many people do elsewhere. In a good friendship there always has to be a good trust bond between each other because that is the only way you guys would lend things to one another. For example if my friend and i did not have a good trust bond then we would probably not be friends at all. And that is what it comes to if we are not trust worthy to one another. But if we do have trust and each person is reliable then our friendship or any type of relationship would last probably for a long time which is very good in my opinion. If you are a person who is reliable then later on many people will build respect for you why you might ask, well its because you are a person that people can trust on.





Block 21: Fight
"Determined Effort"


Fight means to put in effort towards somethings that you want, i think that in most situations you will always need to put up a fight in order to win it. To achieve a goal you must put hard work or in other words a fight in order to achieve that goal. This does not mean like a physical fight, it means a fight in were you put effort towards anything you want. You can not really achieve anything if you do not put effort to it. For example if you want something really bad then you have to put hard work for it. Why, because that would be the only way to get what you want. Basically in life not everything will come to you easy, you are going to have to work for it. That is what fight means in this situation, it is just not about swinging blows it about using your mentality and putting effort to the things that you really want.





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


This means to have the ability to do your best when your best is needed. I think that if a person could do there best most of the time then you could see what the person can actually do. If you like doing challenges then you are most likely to do your best all the time because you are used to it. People who achieve big things always go through challenges in order to reach there goal. For example there are a lot of people who do not take challenges and that is bad because later on they wont ever take a challenge that they need in order to do somethings. Yes it might be hard to do but in the end you will be able to over come any challenge that you get and that is what matters.





Block 23: Integrity
"Purity of intention"


Integrity means the quality of being honest and having string moral principles. I think that you are a type of person who never lies and follow its principles then this word describes you. If you have a mind set of achieving big things then you will want to have integrity because it goes a long way. For example one of your goals is to get a house then in order to achieve that you will have integrity and many other ability because it will help you towards your big goals that you have. Most people in today's society are full of lies and do not follow there laws, why is that well it is because they don't care no more which is very sad because they have the opportunity to be someone but at the end of the day they never took advantage of it.





Block 24: Faith
"Believe and Achieve"


Faith means complete trust and confidence in someone or something. I think that having faith is very important because if you are a person who wants to be someone in life and achieve big things. In order to do that you have to have faith in yourself like tell yourself "you can do it" because that is a way to have faith. For example if your are in a sport and you make it to the play offs but during a game you guys are losing the best thing to do is not to lose faith and keep going with the game. You never know if you can clutch the game at last minute is that is why ii is important mot yo lose faith or hope. Overall i think that every person in this world has faith in something because there will always be something that you want or that you are looking for.





Block 25: Patience
"Good things take time"


I think that if a person has patience more good will come to them. There are people who always rush things and most of the time they end out coming all wrong and not according to plan. Especially if you are a person who achieves goals then patience is a key to achieving because most of the goals take time for example long term goals like a new car. Many people take a couple years to get a car but if they aren't patient then they will never get what they want. I know that many people are not patient now a days because they just cannot handle it. But the people who can are people who understand the meaning of being patient. For example i am pretty patient myself and a lot of good has approached me because of that. I used to be very impatient and wanting everything now but soon i started to realize that it is better to be patient and let time pass by because you never know.

Final Reflection

          These building blocks can benefit me in ways because all of these blocks will make me a better person and a person who achieves big things in life.  I think that these building blocks are the key's to be a person who is persistent on what they want, who are responsible for the things they do, and so much more. The blocks that i am applying now are cooperation, adaptability, poise, and confidence. In my opinion i think that these building blocks are very important to me because applying these blocks to my life will make me a better person and a person who won't back down and will keep going. The difference that the blocks are making got my life is that i am now a person who is trustworthy, hardworking, being myself, and accept change in my life. I will incorporate the other blocks in my life my applying them when i really need them. For example if i am noticing that i am not doing well in somethings then i will use the building blocks that will help me overcome my need of help. I will pass this information on to other people by telling them what they are missing that will make them a better person. Telling those person to try out these building blocks and see if there is change that impacts there life.