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.

 The ten tips for being more truthful is really helpful and help you become more honest to yourself and others. Truth is the foundation for a fair and just society. For example, in court we require witnesses to swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth because only that way can justice be delivered. Truth matters, both to us as individuals and to society as a whole. As individuals, being truthful means that we can grow and mature and learn from our mistakes. For society, truthfulness makes social bonds, lying and dishonesty break them.It is important to live and act in line with your values. Being truthful to yourself matters because you cannot live in line with your values if you are pretending to yourself that you are something else. Truthfulness allows you to be honest about yourself to yourself and to others and to live a life which reflects that.

The Pyramid of Success

                                                    The Pyramid of Success

     Block 1: Industriousness
"There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning."
 
   Industriousness means to work energetically, hard-working, and diligent. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning. This is a great way to start if you want success because lazy people leave everything to the last minute. Most of the time, if you have a  project that is due and you do it in the last minute you will feel rushed and you end up to no good. For instance, teachers are grading bases on your effort, if you work hard then you'll get good grades. Having a careful plan for a project means it'll do it in time and it will come out good and you won't be stressing because you don't know what to do. As for in a job your boss expects you to do good work, that is the only way to get a raise because a job doesn't want people who give them semigood work. It is where everything begins.

   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 is in which you infuse the hard work with inspired power that all great competitors have. Your heart must be in your work. Your Enthusiasm represents those you work with or who work. It is the term that transforms Industriousness into something of great extent of your success, it is the engine that powers all blocks of the Pyramid.

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

   Having a good friend affects u and in school performance, too. Children tend to have better attitudes about school and learning when they have their good friends there.Teachers notice the subtle impact of friendships, good students tend to hang out with good students. Grades matter, projects and assignments are always done and achievement is a common thread. The carefree students hang out with other carefree students.In this group, doing well in school can even be ridiculed. It isn’t easy making a best friend these days. A number of obstacles can get in the way as kid tries to cultivate strong friendship bonds aka, a best friend.

Block 4: Loyalty

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

    Loyalty means a commitment to the goals of your team. Try to keep your promises and do your fair share of the work. Also being true to someone or just being true in general.  The power of Loyalty is the reason why John Wooden placed it in the center of the Pyramid's foundation. For example, if your friends tell you to go to the park with them and you promise and said ok , then the day comes and you don't go, your friends will be upset and they will not trust you anymore and you broke your promise. So this makes you not loyal to your friends and that you don't keep your promises.

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

   Cooperation is the process of working or acting together to the same end. Cooperation can be used  in the workplace and can make the difference between success and failure for many businesses. In a cooperation workplace, individuals voluntarily engage in open communication. Management and low levels employees work together and try to keep arguments to a minimum. Workers are proactive in the sense that they try to prevent problems before they have a chance to occur. Cooperation is not always an easy thing to achieve in the workplace, but it is worth the effort because it leads to a more way to speech and productive operation.

Block 6: Ambition (For noble goals)
   Ambition is a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work. It is also one of the important blocks of the pyramid because it encourages you to achieve/ complete something with hard work. For example, you write on your life planning goals journal a goal, you will be excited to achieve that goal because you are being Ambition, and once you complete it you go on and move to next goals and start writing them down. 

Block 7: Self-Control
"Practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control. Good judgement and common sense are essential."
   Self- Control is so important because it gives you an aspect of inhibitory control, is the ability to regulate one's emotions, thoughts, and behavior in the face of a desire to do something. For example, let's say you have to caught a flight but u have a fear of flying so you need to assemble all of your courage and self control to be calm during the flight. This can boost your confidence and give you the ability to control yourself when you are in tough situations. 
Block 8: Alertness
"Be observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve."
   Alertness is when you are alert like aware of you and your surroundings. This can help you stay or be open- minded about yourself or others, you will be excited to learn and improve. For example, if you are in a group project and the teacher explains the directions, you have to be alert and aware of what the teachers is saying because without being aware you will never finish that group project, that's why is it ever important to be alert. Helps you focus and be happy to learn new stuff and to improve on them. 
Block 9: Initiative
"Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it."
  Initiative is an individual's action that begins with a process, often done without direct managerial influence. This can help you a lot in your future by beginning with a process on your own with no other help for you can learn from your mistakes, for you can make your own decision, think alone, and to never be afraid of failure, but learn from it. For example, an employee might take the initiative to come up with a new product or service that the company could offer. So the employee did it all by himself/herself so he/she made her/his own decisions.
 Block 10: Intentness
"Set a realistic goal. Concentrate on its achievement by resisting all temptations and being determined
and persistent."
What this means is to achieve goals that are in your reach. An whenever you fell discouraged focus on the achievement of that goal. Do not fall into temptation to risk you from not achieving that goal properly. Be motivated and try your hardest and when trying to achieve your goals. Focus concentrate and don't become discouraged.
Block 11: Sincerity (keeps friends)
       Sincerity is the quality of being free from pretense, deceit, or hypocrisy. This can help you in your future because you can keep your friends and friends really help you in your life. For example, they are by your side when you need them and help you in the future.
Block 12: Adaptability (to any situation)

     Adaptability is the quality of being able to adjust to new conditions. This can really help you because it shows that you are not afraid of trying something new. For example, in math class you learn how to solve a problem but with that one method and then the teacher shows another method to solve the problem and tells you if that method doesn't work do the other one. This is when you need to have adaptability to show you are able to adjust to new conditions.
Block 13: Condition
"Mental-Moral-Physical. Rest, exercise and diet must be considered. Moderation must be practiced. Dissipation must be eliminated."
  Condition the state of something, especially with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order.
This block is the work to quality and working, it's an important block because this is where you have to work and show your skills and what you capable of doing. For example, you have a essay that is due in 1 day you will need to use this block to work and work to finish that essay but don't take to much pressure and focus on what your doing.
Block 14: Skill
"A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail."
Mastery of the skills you need in your job requires learning and it is why leaders and those who are high achievers are lifelong learners. Skill is a ongoing process in life, but that's why you need to practice to get better. 

   Block 15:  Team Spirit
"A genuine consideration for others. An eagerness to sacrifice personal interests of glory for the welfare of all."
This block shows selflessness which is the opposite of selfishness. I mean by this that you are eager to sacrifice personal glory or gain for the greater good, namely, the welfare and success of your organization, your team, your group.
   Block 16: Honesty (in thought and action)
"Honesty is the best policy." (Ben Franklin)
   Honesty can help you in the future and in your everyday lives because it shows if people can trust you or not and if you give them your honesty you can have trust and make new friends that will help live your life and help you threw it. And it will help you in school a lot for example, the math teacher finish explaining the notes and ask the class is there any questions and you want to ask a question but you don't do it, you have to be honest and raise your hand to ask that question or else it will prevent you from learning and you are just not gonna get it and then when the test comes you are gonna be clueless.
Block 17: Resourcefulness (proper judgment)
 “Make the most out of what you have.” (Anonymous)

"If you have a dream, if you have something you've always wanted to do, look within yourself because that is where resourcefulness resides; and go for it." (Jennifer Witterick)
   Resourcefulness is an important key to success because it gives you the ability to find out clever ways to overcome difficulties quick. With this you can do stuff you always wanted to do and become what you wanted to become. For example, you have a project due in 2 days you need to be Resourcefulness to get what you need to get done, so you need to find some ways to finish this by tomorrow and quick.
Block 18: Poise
"Just being yourself. Being at ease in any situation."
   Being Poise is the most important part of success because it is you, your future, and your life. And also be a graceful and elegant bearing in a person. Because it will help in the future and affect your life in a good way.
Block 19: Confidence 
"Thorough preparation breeds confidence" Gerald Bell in
 "The Carolina Way"
    Confidence is a great way to success because it is about yourself and if you don't care about yourself and don't feel that you can do the impossible such as your goals. You need to fix that now and then it will help you in many problems. For example, you have to presentation for school but you don't feel confidence that your going to do well, you are going to do bad because you don't think positive have faith in yourself.
Block 20: Reliability (creates respect)
  Reliability is the quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well. Trust is very important because you need to have people who trust you for they can help you get to the future you always wanted trust is a big deal with it comes to your future and career.
Block 21: Fight (determined effort)
  Fight is not the kind of fight of physical this kind of fight is more like work, hard work because in order to be successful you need to fight for it not physical but work hard for it. For example, you want to get in to a college you really want to go to, you need to fight to get in show them you really want to go in that college and prove them wrong, hard work pays off.  

Block 22: Competitive Greatness
" Be at your best when your best is needed. Enjoyment of a difficult challenge."
Coach Wooden's states, “Be at your best when your best is needed. Enjoyment of a difficult challenge.”
He never mentioned being competitive in association with winning or being a great competitor in association with being a winner. For John being a great competitor was not about winning or losing. He had a much higher standard. He also described competitive greatness this way: “The next and last block in the structure just above poise and confidence is competitive greatness. This is the ability to be at your very best when your very best is        needed….". Competitive greatness is enjoying it when things are difficult!
Block 23: Integrity (purity of intention)

Integrity simplest form is purity of intention and it also kinda related to reliability. When we have integrity we are not going to do anything that will be demeaning to anybody else either on or off the court. When you use Integrity as a character term is defined as the quality of being unimpaired or an adherence to moral principles.

Block 24: Faith (through prayer)
Believe and Achieve. Positive belief.
   Faith is complete trust or confidence in someone or something, The expression “just have faith, it will work out” is used by people to encourage and comfort someone facing serious problems or stressful situations. Faith is very important because you need to trust and have confident in someone or something. For example,  you have a group project and you need to trust you team to get it done and help. 
Block 25: Patience (good things take time)
  Patience is the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset. Patience in life can make them reach out for the stars. With patience you can avoid making hasty decisions. Life is not about living in the future or in the past. Life is about accepting the present moment. Patience is an important tool in overcoming frustration. Patience allows us to suspend judgment long enough to make informed decisions, thus paving the path to a happy and peaceful life.

 

Final Reflection: 
  The Pyramid of Success really help out people who played basketball and to show them about Patience and many other terms that are great. But the Pyramid of Success isn't just applicable to basketball it's also relevant to the business world, marriage and even health struggles. We need to set a realistic goal. Concentrate on its achievement by resisting all temptations and being determined and persistent. John Wooden was a living legend.  He was also one of the most successful basketball coaches of all time and he lived a simple life focusing on personal excellence, personal integrity, love, and balance.

                                      David Geffen School of Medical School 
                                                (UCLA)

       The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has in a little more than 60 years grown to become an internationally recognized leader in medical education, research, patient care and public service. It is a remarkable achievement for an institution that is among the youngest of the most elite medical schools in the country. The city of Los Angeles is arguably one of the most exciting cities in the nation. The weather couldn't be better most days out of the year, and there really is something for everyone. Whether you are a film buff, an artist, a foodie, a sports fan, or an outdoor enthusiast you can find a comfortable or suitable position in life or employment here. The requirements for getting in to this school is a bachelor's degree generally is required, students who have completed three years of undergraduate school sometimes are considered. While coursework in both humanities and Spanish are "highly recommended," the school requires completion of one year each in English, college physics, biology and mathematics, including calculus and statistics. Two years of college chemistry — quantitative analysis and both organic and inorganic chemistry — also are required.
Prospective students are encouraged to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) in the spring, and no later than the September before the academic year to which they are applying. UCLA does not accept transfer students during the academic year.

Freelance Post

                                           Freelance Post:
                                                  Dogs

  A dog is a domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, and a barking, howling, or whining voice. It is widely kept as a pet or for work or field sports and it's also "a man best friend". Dogs are so cool and fun because they’re always happy to see you no matter what mood you come home in they miss you. You walk out of the room and come back five minutes later and it is as though you were gone for a year, they have uncontrollable love for you. They also know when you are happy or sad. And are wise enough to know when someone needs them or when they should leave someone alone.

10 Keys to Personal Power

                                                 10 Keys to Personal Power

 Key 1: Clarity
"Have vision. Determine what you want to be, do or have in life.  Have a sense of direction and know where you’re going.  If you do not have clear specific goals in life, you are doomed forever to work for others who do."
  Clarity is the quality of being clear knowing what you want to be and do in life. This key helps you in the future because you will be prepare you and you will kinda get a idea of what you are going to be and do in your life. Also to write down goals to help you accomplish them, like a Life Planning Goal Journal which will help you a lot and every time you complete something you write victory next to it to know you do it and need many more to goal. And you can write down goals that will take super long. For example, I want to go to Paris and your a 12 year old thinking ahead which is good to know what to do with your life.

Key 2: Competence
"If you commit to excellence, opportunities will always come your way. The harder you work, the better you get."
   Competence is the ability to do something successfully or efficiently. And everyone has the ability to do something successfully and this is trying to tell us that we can seek opportunities and become better by choosing the right. This can help and effect you in the future because you will be successfully and do stuff efficiently and will also help if you have a goal, having a goal will make you want to complete it but don't always focus on one goal. Because the more and harder you work the better you get. You need to be honest with yourself and have confidence and if you do that's competence.

Key 3: Concentration
"Make the best use of your time. Ask yourself “Is this the best use of my time?” before you start anything."
   Always plan something out, like set up have some time on something. This is why before you start something think when is the best time to use it. For example, if you have a essay due for school, have time to finish that essay or else it will effect your future and you'll get a bad grade for that class. Because time does matter and this is why you need to spend your time in a good situation because you might need that time. And Concentration is also about focus, never get distract because you might not finish what you was doing. Focusing plays a big role in your future because it helps you know what track you are taking and know if you are choosing the right, being a good person.

Key 4: Common Sense
Train your mind
think things through
listen to your intuition
learn from setbacks
   Common Sense is good sense and sound judgment in practical matters. Common Sense is also when you train your brain to think things through and learn from your mistakes and setbacks. You also need to listen to yourself and need to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning. People need to use Common Sense because you will need it in your everyday life , Common Sense is also that little voice in the back of your mind that is usually the first to speak up and finds the best answer to a problem or situation. 

Key 5: Creativity


"Except the fact that every human being is a genius.  The hallmark of creativity is asking questions.  The people who are most creative ask the most questions."
   Creativity is the use of the imagination or original ideas, or just by asking a lot of questions. And being creative gets you into a idea if you are stuck in a situation, just come up with ideas even if they are not the great. Creativity can help you solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others. One way to be creative is by having a checklist, checking off all the list and check some out if you done it or no, and if you haven't done it then do it. (Think Outside The Box!) 
Key 6: Consideration
"The quality of your relationships with other people will determine your success in life."
"Develop the people skills you need to become a better communicator.  Take courses in listening, speaking, etc."

"If you were to learn one new word a day, within 5 years, you’ll be the best educated person in history."
 
Consideration is when you careful thought, typically over a period of time. Consideration does affect you in your future and will also be very helpful. For example, when you are taking a test it involves a great deal of Consideration, because during a test you don't have to put too much pressure on yourself and just take your time. This key does have you work better and think better. It can help you train your mind, but you don't just need to think in a careful thought right away you need to Considerate over a period of time.
Key 7: Consistency
"Dependable, steady predictable work is always superior to fast spurts of work."


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

   Consistency is conformity in the application of something, typically that which is necessary for the sake of logic, accuracy, or fairness. This key is important because you need to be fair to people and yourself. Be a role model to you younger sister,brother, or cousins, etc. be a good person to show that anyone can be successful in life by choosing the right and writing down goals and being committed to those goals. Be a fair person...be a CTR person!

Key 8: Commitment
"No success is possible without commitment.  The ability to commit yourself whole heartily is the basis of achieving all success."

"Become totally absorbed in your work.  Be totally committed."
 
   Commitment is the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc. This is really important because how will you ever reach or be done with your goals that you always wanted to complete. For example, if you write down a goal and want to complete it you need to work hard for that goal and be and being committed to that goal. But at the same time don't just be always focus on that goal because you will not have enough time to finish all the other goals you been wanting to complete. Have a due date on all you goals it will really help a lot and this key is the one i really like because some people write or day goals but are never committed to them and never complete them.

Key 9: Courage


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

    Courage is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Courage will help you in the future and make you better with decisions and goals you want to accomplish. Be Brave!

  Key 10: Confidence

"You only get confidence by doing things over and over again ."
   
   Confidence is the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something, firm trust. Confidence has a common meaning of a certainty about handling something, such as work, family, social events, or relationships. Confidence is a really important role in you future because it will help you become a better person and for other people to have trust in you. If other people don't have trust in you, you might get hired for your job because they won't trust you just because you don't have confidence. You get can confidence by learning from your mistakes and keep trying and trying again in till you get it done.

                                                         REFLECTION

Write a final all-encompassing reflection about the 10 Keys to Personal Power. How can they benefit you?  Which keys are you applying now, and what difference are they making in your life? How will you incorporate the other keys into your Life Planning plans?

  This 10 keys to personal power can help me but not just me but you too. It can really 

Christmas Winter Break

                                                     Christmas Winter Break
     During my Winter Break I did a lot of stuff I never done before and went to a lot of places. One of the places I went too was Las Vegas, we went with my family which was three cars we had to take and stayed in a hotel and once we got there we all went to bed because we got there so late. And after we went out to explore and see Las Vegas it was so cool, i got to see many parts of Las Vegas i never saw before and in the night there was so many lights. And then we came back to LA and spend Christmas in my aunt's house and we ate good food and opened gift's, and what i got for Christmas was clothes and a new game (Fifia 18) for my gaming System (Ps4). Then, for New Year's my mom and my sister went to San Jose it was kinda boring because not that much of my family members were there and all the stores were like 30 minutes away. And after that we stayed with my aunt in San Jose and went with them to San Francisco and that was fun because we get to see the Golden Gate Bridge and the beach and a island that is a prison, it was really cool. And then stayed with my aunt in San Jose in till Friday, (1/5/2018) and when i got back i got sick the worst day because i was going to start school in 3 more days. And that's how i spend my Winter Break.

Class Evaluation

                                                                 
                                                              Class Evaluation 
      The things i like about this house is that you get to learn all the computer parts and how to be a CTR person. Also when we watch videos related to our topics and how we learn from those videos and improve.And also think the Life Planning Goals Journal is also important and helpful for me because it will effect you in the future and help you be better and achieve your goals. And finally the best part of the class is free time, when your done with all your stuff looked back at it and reviewed it a second time, you get to have free time which means you can do whatever you want with the computer. For example, play games go on YouTube, Code, etc. just my favorite thing about this class.

        The things i don't like about this class is getting terms about your Block 1 and make flash cards about it. I don't like that because i think its pointless to the class in general because we are not learning about are Block 1 we need to learn about our class at that time and not other classes. I feel like we should just focus on our block and not other Blocks.

      Some recommendations on improving and making this class better is to learn about the computer parts even more and maybe just maybe have a test on them to see if we know them all by memory.

      My highlight for this class is Coding because it so cool have to make your own games and make apps, and websites. Its amazing how people do it and how long it takes to make just a simple video game. And now i learned a little more about coding and it was just great and that why it's my highlight in this class.

      I did do my best in this class because i really love it and so amazing about coding and of how to plan your goals and how to CTR.

    Yes, I I'm reading and writing goals down in my Life Planning Goals Journal everyday because it is very important and super helpful now and in the future. I do it every single day for at least 5 minutes a day because it i know if i do this it will effect my future in a good way and i will achieve a lot of my goals.
   
      I I'm committed to being a CTR person because i know it will help me become better than i am now. And help me reach and complete my goals that i want now and in the future and help me choose my path of what way i will go and what i would like to be in the future. I will recommend this to everyone to have a Life Planning Journal to start planning your future now and not wait in till the last minute don't wait start now.