Pyramid of Success

Pyramid of Success

John Wooden

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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.