Student Success Statement

"Honesty is the cornerstone of character. The honest man or woman seeks not merely to avoid criminal or illegal acts, but to be scrupulously fair, upright, fearless in both action and expression. Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind."

B.C. Forbes

You shouldn't just be honest to avoid criminal and illegal acts but to be morally right all the time. If you are then you'll feel good about yourself.

Honesty

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Honesty is always the best policy. Employers need to know that they can trust you with everything from company credits cars to trade secrets. How can you work honestly? You demonstrate integrity every day that you do your own homework and resist the temptation to cheat on exams.

What is honesty?

• Honesty is telling the truth.
• Honesty is straightforward conduct.
• Honesty is being sincere, truthful, trustworthy, honorable, fair, genuine, and loyal with integrity.

You are being honest when you..

• Do your homework
• Tell a fried the truth
• Explain the real reason you didn't turn in your homework
• Keep your eyes on your own paper
• Clean up your room after making a promise
• Give the cashier the extra money she gave you by mistake
• Write a report in your own words instead of copying
• Admit you made a mistake
• Keep a friend's secret
• Turn in a wallet full of money that you found

Student Success Statement

"Stop worrying about whether you're going to win or lose and focus your your full attention on whats's happening right this moment."

Phil Jackson

If you focus more on doing good you'll end up doing bad because your focusing more on the end result not how to obtain it.

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Time Management

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Master the moments and you may be real pro when it comes to juggling the many demands on your time-classes, homework and activities – with some family help. Colleges give you an even bigger chance to sharpen your time management skills by doing it all on your own. And that’s a good thing since most jobs require multitasking, you might need to take care of current clients while attracting new ones, respond to e-mails while working on a major presentation, or order tomorrow’s produces while planning next week’s menu.

Someone said, "Wherever you are, be there." Focus on the present moment and give it all your attention. Don't let your mind drift and wander here and there when you need to be thinking and concentrating on the moment at hand. You can't go back and recapture this moment, so make the most of it while it NOW. Master the present and you will master the future. Wok smart by mastering the present moment.

Student Success Statement

"Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon."

Elizabeth Cady Stanton
If you base every thing on lies sooner or later your lies will soon be found out. If you get caught lying your whole story will crumble and ever one will lose trust in in you.

Attention to Detail
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When you double check your calculations for math problems or cite source carefully in a research paper, you’re paying close attention to detail. That skill comes in handy in any work place, whether you’re maintaining a database, keep a log of the hours you spend with clients or write email.

          John wooden, UCLA’s former great basketball coach who led his team to ten consecutive national championships, was asked what he attributed his success to. Among a number of things, he mentioned that paying attention to details was one of the most important qualities for successful coaching and for high achievement in any worthwhile pursuit. He even paid attention to how his players would lace up and tie their them correctly, he would teach them how.
Details may be small things, but from small things comes great things; there fore, pay attention to details and you will experience substantial progress in your overall educational attainment.  

Student Success Statement

"Everyone is the architect of their own learning."

Claudius

Only you can determine what you can learn. 

Cool Under Pressure

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Very few students enjoy taking test. Yet functioning well under pressure is crucial to your future success. Try thinking of the pressure of testing as practice for the work world’s own explosive situation. You could someday find yourself meeting tight deadlines, speaking with irate customers, welding a scalpel or handing dangerous chemicals.

The best way to curtail pressure to even eliminate it is to prepare. Apply the motto “Be prepared” holds true first time and every time. Prepare for that test, and you won’t worry about it. In fact, it will be your chance to shine, to reveal the hard work you have put into preparing for the test. You will be rewarded for the effort you have thrust into your studies. Preparation removes fear. When you are prepared, you will not fear. Preparation helps you maintain your cool under pressure. Preparation generates energy and enthusiasm; therefore prepare and coolness under pressure is sure to abound.

Student Success Statement

"Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable."

Peter F. Drucker

Just because it is acceptable doesn't mean its right. If you don't do what is right and do what is acceptable then you will be doing bad. 

Initiative

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Initiative is creativity, inventiveness, originality, ingenuity, imagination. Every time you respond in class, every time you choose your own research topic, every time you put together your own interpretation of a piece of literature, you take initiative. And future employers value can do professionals who come up with ideas and chart their own course through projects, employees who are self-relentless. Self-relentless people are self-starters who don’t procrastinate on getting the job done. They know what is required and do it. They don’t wait to be told many times. Success in high school, college, and in the career world is taking the initiative.

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Student Success Statement

“To be great—concentrate.”

Orson Swett Marden 

If you don't concentrate you can succeed. With out concentration you wont be able to know what to do.  

Problem-Solving Skills

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Problem solving goes far beyond your math textbook. Every assignment is an opportunity to weigh all possible solutions carefully and choose the one you think is best. As a working professional, you'll be solving problems regularly, whether it's fixing  a bug in a computer or over coming budget shortfalls. Problem situations occur extensively & frequently; therefore be ready when they come.

When problem or challenges occur, some people look at them any negative experience, as a crisis. These are the people who live day by day with gloom and negativism in their attitudes. But the really successful people, those who cheerful and optimistic, are those who look at problems as  opportunities, opportunities to learn, grow, expand their horizon , and make new discoveries. They look on the bright side of things and live happy lives.

My Opinion About This Blog

Many post about choosing the right are not any of my beliefs. I'm not trying to disrespect any one but i just don't think that its straight forward like that. I don't really care if my friends drink or smoke because as long as they don't make me do it and they understand that I'm clean then i don't care about them. I believe tattoos are a form of body art and that gang tattoos are probably just a waste of art, time, and money. I just do the post and reflections because i want to get good grades in this class(explaining why i don't put "Choose the Right" at the end of my posts) i don't want to embrace anything that isn't part of my beliefs such as anything pertaining to any other religions that i don't practice. I mean no disrespect to anyone.

Student Success Statement

"Education is a marathon--not a sprint"

ANON

It is saying that education is not a short and it takes time to finish. Just like a marathon, education takes a long time to finish because you need to finish from k-12 and then into college.

Teamwork Skills

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Every time you breaks into groups to tackle a challenge, you built teamwork skills. In college, you'll continue to have these opportunities to practice voicing your opinions, listening and responding to others, and reaching compromises. By the time you leave college, you can be an expert in this important workplace skill.

Together

Everyone

Achieves

More

Individually you can achieve so much, but when you work with others for a common cause, the same objectives, you can accomplish a tremendous amount more. You synergize your talents, knowledge, and skills with those whom you work. All members of a team are edified together, a type of education you can't obtain by working alone.

Student Success Statement

"The man who has no imagination has no wings"

Muhammad Ali

With no imagination there is no creativity. If you're not creative with any of your ideas then you wont be able to succeed by coming up with your own original thing. If you have no imagination you wont have any power to become a leader, but you will become a follower. 

Speaking Skills

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When you're assigned a class presentation, think twice before dismissing it as important thing of your education. Employers look for speaking skills in job applicants, who may have to give presentations to clients or represent their organization in the field. It's never too soon to practice good eye contact and other speaking techniques. 

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According to The Book of Lists, the fear of public speaking ranks number one in the mind of the majority of people. Far above the fear of death and disease, comes the fear of standing in front of a crowd. Joel Wiener noted author and public speaker wants to help overcome that fear.

"The biggest fear is public speaking, with 15 percent of Americans experiencing a dramatic fear of it," said Dr. Michael Telch of the Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders (LSAD) in the Department of Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin. "People have had to turn down jobs, and certainly students have dropped classes because of it."

Regardless of your occupation, your success depends a great deal upon your ability to communicate effectively! Whether you're running a meeting, selling a product, making a presentation, motivating co-workers or just communicating one-on-one with others, you'll get far better results if you can speak persuasively, smoothly and intelligently.

Student Success Statement

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problem of the human race.”

-Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States 

If you don't have persistence no mater what you will never succeed. If you don't put effort into getting what you would like to accomplish you'll never reach your goal.

Writing Skills

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Communications is at the the of the list of skills that skills that employer look for. And communication in the work place means writing.
Health professionals keep patient charts, researchers depend on the money they collect by writing grant applications, software engineers write technical specifications, and nearly everyone writes e-mails to people inside and outside their organizations. And before you even get the chance to interview for a job, you'll need to present yourself in cover letters and resumes.
So, by taking writing serious and doing your best on every research paper, every lab report you write, every new post you write in your blog site, and every writing activity you engage in, you're preparing yourself for a good carrer.