Honesty

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

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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 friend the truth

·      Explain the real reason why you didn’t turn in your homework

·      Keep your eyes on your own paper

·      Clean up after 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 the 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 full attention on what’s happening right this moment.”

-Phil Jackson

11 World Championships-Coach

2 World Championships-Players

2 High School Championships-Players

If you give your attention to the future then you may not succeed because you’re not paying attention to what you’re doing right now. If you pay no attention to what you are currently doing then you’re future may not even go the way you want it. 

Time Management

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Master the moments and you may be a real pro when it comes to juggling the many demands on your time- classes, homework and activities-with some family help. College gives 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 produce 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. Work smart by mastering the present moment. 

Student Success Statement

“Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon.”

-Elizabeth Cady Stanton

If you always say the truth then it will make your life easier. You don’t have to worry about getting caught up in your lies or getting in trouble for lying. When you lie you will eventually have to face some consequences but if you tell the truth then you can avoid going through this.

Attention to Detail

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When you double-check you calculations for a math problem or cite sources carefully in a research paper, you’re paying close attention to detail. That skill comes in handy in any workplace, whether you maintain a database, keep a log of the hours you spend with clients or write e-mails.

John Wooden, UCLA’s former great basketball coach who lead his teams 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 shoe strings. If they didn't tie them correctly, he would teach them how.

Details may be small things, but form small things come great things, therefore, 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

No one can learn for you but yourself. You cannot have your family or friends learn for you. When your report card comes in, it is based on your achievement and no one else’s. Try your best to learn a lot and learn as much as you can.

Cool Under Pressure

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Very few students enjoy taking tests. 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 situations. You could someday find yourself meeting tight deadlines, speaking with irate customers, wielding a scalpel or handling dangerous chemicals.

The best way to curtail pressure and to even eliminate it is to prepare. Applying 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. Preparation helps you maintain your cool under pressure. Preparation generates energy and enthusiasm; therefore, prepare and your coolness under pressure is sure to abound. 

Student Success Statement

“Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.”

-Peter F. Drucker

Some things may be acceptable but not right. You have to do the right things no matter what. Some decisions that you will come across in life will seem fun or cool and will be acceptable but will not be the right thing. These kinds of decisions can take your life on the wrong course. Make sure that you always choose the right. 

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 new ideas and chart their own course through projects, employers who are self-reliant. Self-reliant people are self-starters who don’t procrastinate on getting the job done. They know what is required to do and do it. They don’t wait to be told many times. Succeeding in high school, college, and in the career world is taking the initiative.

Above and Below the Line from diana_trujillo

Student Success Statement

“To be great-concentrate”

-Orison Swett Marden

In order to achieve greatness you need to focus on what you’re doing. You need to concentrate and give it your all. You will be successful is you concentrate because if you lose track on what you are doing then you will get off of the right path. 

Problem-Solving Skills

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Problem solving goes 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 program or overcoming budget shortfalls. Problem solving situations occur extensively and frequently; therefore, be ready when then come.

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

I am looking forward to my weekend. My parents are going out of the country so I am staying at my grandma’s house. On Saturday I plan on spending the whole day with my friend and I can’t wait because i haven't seen my friend in days. We are going to the movies and then out to eat. Then on Sunday I am going shopping or maybe to the beach with my sister. Either one we go to I am looking forward to do. On Monday I’m going to my best friend’s house and spending the day with her. Hopefully the weekend doesn't go by too fast.  

Student Success Statement

“Education is a marathon-not a sprint.”

-Anonymous

You have to strive for the best when it comes to education. Don’t limit yourself for very little. Go for the marathon and not just a little sprint. You not only have to strive for the best but also for the bigger. Think big. 

Teamwork Skills

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Every time your class breaks into groups to tackle a challenge, you build 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 the team are edified together, a type of edification you can’t obtain by working alone.  

Student Success Statement

“The man who has no imagination has no wings.”

-Muhammad Ali

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited but imagination is endless. Without imagination your life will be boring. You will not have high hopes and dreams for yourself later in the future.

 

Speaking Skills

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When you’re assigned a class presentation, think twice before dismissing it as an unimportant part of your education. Employers look for speaking skills in job applications, 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 public speaking techniques.

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

“The biggest fear id public speaking, with 15 percent of American 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 problems of the human race.”

-Calvin Coolidge, 30^th president of the United States

What it is saying is that you don’t have to be the smartest person to succeed. You don’t have to have talent to be a good person. If you try your best and always have a positive attitude you can do about anything. You need to keep moving forward.

 

Writing Skills

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Communication is at the top of the list of skills that employers look for. And communication in the workplace often 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-mail to people inside and outside their organization. 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 career.  

Student Success Statement

“Failure is only postponed success as long as courage coaches ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.”

-Herbert Kaufman

When you fail you should think of it in a positive way because you can only get better. You should learn from your mistakes and succeed in it the next time you do it.