The 10 Seeds of Greatness

The Ten Seeds of Greatness

1. The Seed of Self-Esteem 

(Appreciate the value of yourself)

"From self-love to self-worth"

2. The Seed of Creativity 

"Releasing your creative energy"

3. The Seed of Responsibility

"Whatever we sow, we reap." 

4. The Seed of Wisdom

"A large vocabulary-which implies broad, general knowledge-characterizes the more successful person, regardless of their occupations."

5. The Seed of Purpose

"The gold mine in your goals"

6. The Seed of Communication 

"Reach out and touch someone"

7. The Seed of Faith 

"The power of positive believing"

8. The Seed of Adaptability 

"Turning problems into Opportunities" 

9. The Seed of Perseverance

"The will to win is everything."

10. The Seed of Perspective 

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

 

The Ten Tips to Being more Truthful

 "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, and reason

4. Be careful of when and how you use exaggeration, sarcasm, and irony

5. Be careful not to twist the truth or leave out part of it

6. Don't indulge in white little lies

7. Watch out for silent lies

8. When you catch yourself lying put your mouth in reverse

9. Talk to yourself

10.  Treat yourself when you tell the truth

25 Building Blocks of the Pyramid of Success

Pyramid Of Success

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." 

Block 2: Enthusiasm 

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

Block 3: Friendship 

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

Block 4: Loyalty 

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

Block 5: Cooperation

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

                    

Block 6: Ambition 

"For Noble Goals"

:Ambition are meant for the goals that are really important to you but also have a positive impact on your well being and life. 

Block 7: Self-Control 

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

Block 8: Alertness 

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

Block 9: Initiative

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

Block 10: Intentness 

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

Block 11: Sincerity
"Keeps friends"

Block 12: Adaptability 

"To any situation"

Block 13: Condition

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

Block 14: Skill

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

                                     

Block 15: Team Spirit 

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

Block 16: Honesty
"In thought and action".

Block 17: Resourcefulness 

"Proper judgement."

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

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

Block 20: Reliability 

Creates Respect

Block 21: Fight

Determined Effort

Block 22: Competitive Greatness

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

Block 23: Integrity

Purity of intention   

Block 24: Faith

Believe and Achieve 

Block 25: Patience

Good things take time

Reflection:

1) One of the many ways these building blocks of success can benefit me is for example Block 25 Patience which talks about waiting for someone or something in a very calm matter for example if your parents told you to wait for them in the waiting room of the dentist's office patience is needed for everything can go nice and calm.

2)

Class Evaluation

1. One of the things I liked about this class is that the subject we were learning about was fairly easy to understand and very interesting as well.

2. I honestly don't have anything that I disliked about this class.

3. One thing we can do to improve this class is with a little more free time.

4. A highlight in this class was watching an old performance of the Beetles in black and white.

5. I really wanted to try my best but i am not that creative with words at all. 

6. Unfortunately i haven't been reading and writing down new goals in my life planning journal.

7. I am working as hard as I can to be a committed CTR person all my life and die like one.

CTR ALL THE WAY!!!

10 Keys to Personal Power

                  10 Keys to Personal Power

Brian Tracy

Key 1: Clarity

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

Key 2: Competence

"If you commit to exellence, opportunites will always come your way. The harder you work, the better you get."

Key 3: Concentration

"Make the best use of your time. Ask yourself "Is this the best use of my time?" before you start anything."

Key 4: Common Sense

• Train your mind 
• Think things through
• Listen to your intuition
• Learn from setbacks

Key 5: Creativity

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

Key 6: Consideration

"The quality of your relationships with other people will determine your success in life."

"Develop new 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 most educated person in history."

Key 7: Consistency 

"Dependable, steady predictable work is always superior to fast spurts of work."

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

Key 8: Commitment

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

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

Key 9: Courage

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

  Key 10: Confidence 

"You only get confidence by doing things over and over again."

Reflection: 

1) These keys are beneficial to me and the ways I can use these in my daily life. 

7 Effective habits

 Habit 1:Be Proactive

"Habit 1 is the key to unlocking all the other habits and that's why it comes first". It says, "I am the captain of my life. I can choose my attitude. I'm responsible for my own happiness and unhappiness. I am in the driver's seat of my destiny, not just a passenger."

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

"Control your own destiny or someone else will." (Jack Welch)"When you know where you intend to end up, you know where you are now." (covey)

Habit 3: Put First Things First

"Organize and execute around priorites."

Habit 4: Think Win-Win

"Think win_win or no deal."

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood

"Diagnose before you prescribe."

Habit 6: Synergize

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

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

The Four Dimensions of Self-Renewal: Physical, Mental,Spiritual,Social/Emotional

Reflection:
I have learned many things from the 7 effective habits but I think ill only put one. One thing I learned was about that you will be able to better if you sharpen the saw which means to go through Self-Renewal of your mind, heart, body, and spirit.

Six Ways to make people Like You

          Six ways to make people like you. If you                     want people to like you....

Rule 1: Become genuinely interested in other people

1)"Do this and you will be welcome anywhere."

2)"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you."

3)"Ask questions to other people, questions that they would enjoy answering."  

Rule 6.Make the other person feel important - and make