My Top 10 Rules to Success

By Ashley Tapia 

1. Be a Role Model 
2. Never Give Up 
3. Encourage others 
4. Be Self-Motivate
5. Have Determination
6. Be Positive 
7. Be Confident 
8. Have Goals 
9. Have Multiple Opportunities
10. Never forget where you started 

Class Evaluation 

Some things that I got to enjoy on a personal level are my classmates because they have been very kind and helpful this past year. They have been helpful by helping me with any questions I have asked them. For instance, last class I was having a difficult time completing the code-academy levels and my table peers were helping me which resulted in me understanding the concept of the task it was asking me to complete. I have also enjoyed the positive attitude and vibes Mr.Haymore has been giving his students the past years he has been employeed here. I really like how he has also enforced great positivity in the classrooms. 

Some things I dislike about this class is how some students may act disrespectful towards the class rules. For instance, they randomly shout out things that disturb the peace in the classroom. Which can be really distracting and annoying. I'm also pretty sure that it hurts Mr.Haymore because I feel the type of disrespect he may feel from other students that disrespect him and his class and it makes me feel bad. 

I don't think this class needs to be improved anymore because I think that Mr. Haymore has one enough and tried to enforce as much good in people but its the peoples decision to do good. 

The Top 10 Rules of Success 

by Stephen Curry 

1. Visualize Your Goals
2. Be the Hardest Working Person
3. Stay Confident
4. Do It Your Way 
5. Be Creative
6. Stay In The Moment 
7. Better Yourself Everyday
8. Have An Upbeat Personality
9. Be The Best Version Of Yourself 
10. Actions Speak Louder Than Words 

Final Reflection:

These 10 rules of success by Stephen Curry are very encouraging when it comes to achieving some goals. Personally, I think that this will motivate many of his fans and other people who want to end up being successful in sports or in general. I can try to apply these top 10 rules to help myself accomplish big things when playing volleyball. Just watching others who started as a nobody motivates others who have big dreams because anybody can become a somebody. It's very encouraging to have people to look up to, a role model. 

The Top 10 Rules For Success

By: Cristiano Ronaldo 

1. Just Play!
2. Be Competitive
3. Always Take On New Challenges
4. Know Your Priorities
5. People Will Judge You
6. Work Hard
7. Believe You Are The Best
8. Play For The Team
9. Enjoy The Moments 
10. Have A Sense Of Humor 

Reflection: These are the 10 steps that Ronaldo went by and it help him aspire to where he is now, a professional footballer. It was difficult for Ronaldo to accomplish all his goals, but he was determined and motivated by the people who believed in him. During try-outs for the Linda Marquez girls volleyball team I too, used some of these steps. For me it was a bit difficult because I had no experience in being in a volleyball team before, but it didn't stop me from competing against those who were returners. I was motivated to work hard by those same people who encouraged me to try-out. There were people 

10 Seeds of Greatness 

Denis Waitley 

1. The Seed of Self-Esteem (Appreciate the Value of Yourself)

The seed of self-esteem is important to develop because it helps you boost yourself up when no one else will. It's very important to value yourself because no one can value you more than yourself. Good self-esteem helps an individual grow to appreciate themselves. Bad self-esteem destroys ones hope and reassurance into bettering them-self. That is why it's best to block out any negative people that don't help you grow into a better person. Isolating yourself from negative people and surrounding yourself with positive people make you as person feel better about who you've become. The only opinion that matters is your own. 

2. The Seed of Creativity "Releasing your Creative energy"The seed of creativity is important to develop because it helps you think outside the box and image things onto another level. It is also important because not everyone can have a creativity mind. in our society today not everyone approves of having a creative mind because "they think it's weird". They tend to isolate the people who are "different" just because they can't develop that same skill like others. So they try to put others down. Schools limit our creativity the most but that shouldn't stop the creative people. 

3. The Seed of Responsibility "Whatever we sow, we reap" 

The seed of responsibility is important because in order to maintain a job you have to be responsible. Responsibility comes with great advantages. Being responsible can better your future because it can teach you to prioritize your tasks. Responsibility comes with a great cost and you should not take advantage of it. If you are not responsible you are disorganized and unprepared. in school you must be responsible because if you are not then you will start losing your mind and belongings. Its important to also be responsible because you can people look up to you and you will start setting a great example for your siblings, families, friends and peers. If you are not responsible people will not trust you with their belongs or any group work you have complete at school. Nobody likes irresponsible students. 

4. The Seed of Wisdom: "A large vocabulary -- which implies broad, general knowledge -- characterizes the more successful persons, regardless of their occupations".  

The seed of wisdom is important because in other to maintain knowledge you have to have wisdom. The point of wisdom is to see the big picture and being able to translate one's experience and knowledge into good judgement and decision. It is important to show wisdom to others that way they learn and continue to pass it on to others. Knowing wisdom will give you the respect you earn.  having knowledge and taking initiative to take action to do something is having wisdom. 

5. The Seed of Purpose "The Gold Mine is your Goals"

 The seed of purpose is important because it determines how your future is destined to be. everyone has a sense of purpose;without it we lose our way and become demotivated and depressed. Recent studies have shown that when people are contributing to a higher purpose, they are more likely to have a healthier outlook on life and be more resilient to stress. The point of having purpose in your life is to help you achieve your goals and give you a reason for living. Believing in God gives certain people a purpose of living.  Following Gods path brings meaning to our lives. What ever helps you find a purpose such as family, friends, pets, money or etc you should find it so it can motivate you to make your dreams a reality. 

6.The Seed of Communication. "Reach out and touch someone" 

The seed of communication is important to everyone because in order to succeed  in relationships you need to be able to communicate with your partner, friends, and family. Communication is very important to us because its the key to making friendships and creating bonds with other people. If we don't communicate with others how could we expect them to know how we feel. For example, if there is no communication in a relationship it wouldn't last because neither of them are communicating with each other. Another example could be for school, such as if the teacher made a mistake on your grade you have to be able to communicate with them in order for them to fix it. 

7. The Seed of Faith "The power of positive believing" 

The seed of faith is important because we usually have faith when something bad has happened to us or a family member. Faith is an expression of hope for something better. We happen to act in faith when there is no guarantee or certainty. Faith can speak the language of the heart. If we don't have faith in ourselves we cant relay on others to have faith for us and expect them to bring us up. It is important to have faith in ourselves because we need to believe in ourselves to keep us motivated and sane. 

8. The Seed of Adaptability "Turning problems into opportunities" 

9. The Seed of Perseverance "The will to win is everything" 

Perseverance means not giving up. To keep on pushing through good and bad times. We must understand that the things that we desire will need fighting for and endless effort. People who have a mindset of always persevering simply go farther in life. Perseverance means fighting through, past your comfort zone. It means not giving when the task reaches a difficulty level you did not believe it would. Perseverance encompasses what it is to fight until the end of something;to finally reach completion. "Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."( Calvin Coolidge). 

10. The Seed of Perspective: "Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." 

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.

Reflection: 

These "Ten Tips for Being more Truthful" by Barbara Lewis are very great tips learning how to become an honest person not only with others but with yourself. This also helps you become a better person. Especially when it comes to getting caught it's better to tell the truth than to think of a lie. I agree with her when she says that you should think very clearly before you think of a lie before it can hurt the other person and yourself if you continue to let that lie get bigger. These ten tips are so important to live by because they help you grow into a better person and helps become a trust worthy person. I can interpret these ten tips into my life planning goals by achieving any goals I've inputted into my goals journal for example a goal that I have is to remain truthful as long as I live. People will always respect you if you continue to choose the right. 

Freelance Post 3/16/17

 In the video that Mr.Haymore showed our classroom today was about honesty and it showed two perspectives of what two students. One of the students was in Junior High and as soon as she entered the classroom the teacher handed them a test to complete and one of her classmates asked her what the answer for number four was and as she taught about  not only the consequences they'd receive if they were caught cheating but what the student would gave in life from asking others for answers they should be prepared for. If the student helped her cheat she would not only lose respect from herself but the student would not learn and would always think it's okay to cheat out of life. So towards the end she told the student no and ended talking to her about it after the teacher collected the test. In the other students perspective that was shown in the video he was taking a medical final exam or test at a college every student pulled out their cheat sheets as soon as the teacher left the classroom. Except for two student as one of the students taught to himself about how he wouldn't be able to compete with these students because they had the answers. But then one student stood up in the front of the class and told all the students that he had his kids and wife at home and that whoever had a cheat sheet out he'd tell on them because he didn't work so hard for himself and his family so he can loose his opportunity to those who didn't work for it. And as soon as he said that all the students put their cheat sheets away and it turned out to be the highest class ever in history to graduate. So being honest is standing up for what is right!!

Pyramid of Success

Pyramid of Success

John Wooden

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."

If you want to be successful then you have to be determined and work hard. Nothing can replace or substitute your hard work. What is means to be successful is that you can't give up even when it turns out to be tough. Make sure to avoid negative people, complainers, and those who suck the life out of you by taking without giving. It's hard to move forward with your plans when you're constantly bombarded by the negativity of people around you. Instead, surround yourself with successful, positive people. To be Industriousness it means to be actively engaged or occupied. 

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."

When we have enthusiasm about our work then we'll have a great outcome because we are confident and we were enthusiastic when completing the assignment. What it means to be enthusiastic is having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval. It's always good to live a little make sure you have life in you share your positivity with others and help others smile and have enthusiasm. Live with enthusiasm because like Wooden once said "nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm". We all have the choice to live enthusiastic or not too. Make sure you always commit to your goals and stay joyful. 

Block 3: Friendship

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

Friendship is the most important thing to because it can help you build bonds and your social life as well. Without friends who else would you confine in other than you family. Sometimes people want an opinion from their best friend about something before telling their parents. Friendship can be determined by how good you get along with each other and how well you trust that person. Friendship is very important so if your best friend were to start distant themselves from you and they start confining in others what only you guys should know then it wasn't a real friendship and you have to be careful in who you trust and confine in because some people will just stab you in the back or use your person information to blackmail you. So be careful in who you trust friendship is a valuable meaning to some people and you wouldn't want to make them regret them  trusting you.

Block 4: Loyalty

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

Having loyalty is very important because without loyalty you can't build up a friendship or relationship. Loyalty is the quality of being loyal to someone or something. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. Colin Powell. Trust is a big word for me. Loyalty and trust, for me, are everything. It's the core of what I'm about and what the people around me hopefully are about. It's a certain thing that gives you a sense of security. It's the biggest factor in everything I do"Tommy Mottola.

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 together to the same end.The definition of cooperation is people working together to achieve results or people helping each other out to achieve a common goal. An example of cooperation is when one person hands you a brick and you lay the brick. Cooperation is important because it allows people and groups to work together to achieve a common goal or derive mutual benefits. Teamwork is often a physical joining of two people or a group to accomplish a task.

Block 6: Ambition 
For noble goals

To be ambition a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work. Ambition describes those that achieve success based on their inner desire to do so and their belief in themselves. Ambition in itself may not be a key to success. Successful, ambitious people need both energy and goals to succeed. Someone with plenty of energy but no goals may find themselves pursuing one opportunity after another without success, wondering what it is that they are wanting out of life. Someone with goals but no energy may find themselves wanting to achieve success, but too complacent to do the work to go about pursing their goals. They might also start projects but quit when the work becomes too hard or too much for them.  Ambition is not a requirement for success for some people. Many unambitious people would describe success as accepting what life has to offer and making the most out of it. 

Block 7: Self-Control

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

 Self-control, an aspect of inhibitory control, is the ability to regulate one's emotions, thoughts, and behavior in the face of temptations and impulses. It is the ability to subdue our impulses in order to achieve longer-term goals. Rather than responding to immediate impulses, we can plan, evaluate alternative actions, and, often enough, avoid doing things we'll later regret. The ability to exert self-control is typically called willpower. It is what allows us to direct our attention, and it underlies all kinds of achievement. There is significant debate in science as to whether or not willpower is a finite resource. Studies demonstrate that exercising willpower makes heavy demands on mental energy, notably on reserves of glucose, the brain's preferred fuel, creating ego depletion.Recently, scientists have failed to replicate some of the studies underlying the concept of ego depletion, and more research is underway. Another way of self control is by choosing to stick to certain restrictions you put yourself on.

Block 8: Alertness

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

What it means to have alertness is to have the quality of being alert. a place of consciousness where one is alert and ready to respond to stimuli, versus when one is unaware or tired. Being alert in class is essential to learning and performance. Students who can sustain appropriate levels of alertness are characterized as being vigilant or fully engaged in school activities, for example, when attending to a lecture, reading a textbook, writing a report, or solving mathematical problems. Students who effectively control their alertness are able to concentrate without becoming mentally fatigued. 

Block 9: Initiative

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

Being initiative is having the ability to access and initiate things independently. Showing initiative is a must do in demonstrating your value at work. Initiative correlates strongly with personal achievement and professional development. It is the act of taking personal responsibility for your growth, and it is a clear sign of your capacity to develop as a leader. Being initiative is being able to make the right decisions. Be a role model for showing initiative because someone is bound to look up to you and want to follow your steps to a success yet right life. Make sure to help yourself and others make the choice to lead with action and initiative. When nobody wants to take initiative to get thing done that help benefit you then get it done yourself and take the credit because others who don't take initiative to help don't deserve full credit for something you did.

Block 10: Intentness

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

What it means to be intentness is to firmly or steadfastly fixed or directed, as the eyes or mind; an intent gaze or to have the attention sharply focused or fixed on something; intent on ones job. Three ways someone can build their intentness is by 1. Finding a Timer, 2. for still work such as basketball, music,memorization, studying, or etc set the time for 20 minutes and work as intently as you can for 20 minutes at a task. Once the 20 minutes are up, switch to a different task or still, you can circle back later to the same skill or task but commit to working as hard as you can on a skill or task for 10-20 minutes and then switch. At the end of 3 rounds, stop and take a short 6 minute break. As long as you stay commit to something you are being intentness about how serious you can stay focused on getting your work done. 

Block 11: Sincerity
 Keeps friends

Sincerity is a mix of seriousness and honesty. If you do thing sincerity people will trust you. Sincerity is also apart of patience and compassion,sincerity is one of those qualities we all probably wish we had more of or wish others had more of. People who show sincerity are being serious kind, and truthful. Politicians who show sincerity tend to do well because people believe and trust them. An apology full of sincerity will probably be accepted depending on how much damage you caused the other person emotionally, mentally, financially, or physically. On the other hand,if you show no sincerity by being sarcastic or dismissive you will most likely not be forgive especially if you tend to make the same mistake more than twice. Being able to keep friends is easy but for some people it can be difficult because it can be hard for them to trust others. Making sure that you show honest sincerity your friends will stick by you as long as you are true to them. 

Block 12: Adaptability
To any situation

To be adaptable is being able to adjust to new conditions. Such as if you were to move to a new school you'd have to adapt to the new rules and conditions of the school. Having to adapt to new teams, organizations, people, and environments can be difficult but I admire the people who can learn to adjust to it because it is hard I've had to learn to adjust to new schools and I'm still stilling to adjust to my school and I've been here for about a year and a half close to two years. Rather than getting stuck on one solutions to solve a problem, adaptable people have a contingency plan in place for when Plan A doesn't work out for them. To adapt is to grow, to change, and to change you must forego what you once believed to be "right'. For example we learn to adapt on reading and writing as a child.

Block 13: Condition

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

To be conditioned is the state of something, especially with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order. It should be mandatory for everyone to be in good condition physically, emotionally, mentally and financially. Having a least 7 hours of sleep daily is a good working habit condition but if you now you're not really doing anything productive by 8 or 9 pm then you should sleep to get your rest because the more rest you get the better. Its also better if you sleep in silence and not while listening to music because you're brain will still be functioning and working so you're not really getting any rest if you listening to music as a sleeping helping mechanism because it doesn't really help you get rested. Practice makes perfect eventually but not by tomorrow so make sure to practice exercising your brain to help it get accustomed to what you want to improve on little by little you'll notice the progress. It takes time and patience because not everything gets down right away. 

Block 14: Skill

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

To have skill is the ability to do something well; expertise. Having skill takes practice and hard work sometimes the skill can be a gift but its something you can develop on your own. At the moment every student is skilled with determination here at Marquez high school whether if it's for school or sports but they are determined to succeed. Being prepared is an important asset to ones ability because we need to be skilled and prepared if we ever want to survive the real world. Nothing is given to us but we can achieve the skill or opportunity our selves. We can work on whatever skill that we want to improve on for example if you want to improve your hitting skills for volleyball continue to practice your approach and hand angle so you can get the strength of your hit to narrow down and let the team receive the hit or let them watch us receive the point. 

Block 15:  Team Spirit

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

Team spirit is the feelings of camaraderie among the members of a group, enabling them to cooperate and work well together. Team spirit is the key to success. Team spirit plays an important role both in personal and professional life styles. When people get together for achieving a common goal and common attitude shows during work that is called team spirit. A proverb is established like that "Coming together is a beginning." It's important to work in a team because of delegation. A team that works well together understands the strengths and weaknesses of each team member . One of the benefits of strong teamwork in the workplace is that team leaders and members become proficient at dividing up tasks so they are done by the most qualified people. This is why teamwork is so important to develop as a skill because everything involves teamwork.

Block 16: Honesty 
In thought and action

Honesty is the quality of being honest. Honesty is important because it creates peace of mind and promotes relationships of trust. The benefits of honesty extend to personal health, relationships and society at large. The opposite, lying, leads to distrust, conflict, corruption and anxiety. Honesty also makes relationships stronger by promoting trust. If someone discover that they have been lied to, they are more likely to doubt the liar's words in the future. Honesty also enables self-improvement. A person who is honest with himself recognizes his weaknesses and is thus able to work toward becoming better. Someone who is dishonest with themselves denies their flaws and never improves. Being honest in life means choosing not to lie, steal, cheat , or deceive in anyway. When we are honest, we build strength of character that will allow us to be of great service to God and to others. We are blessed with peace of mind and self respect and will be trusted by the Lord and others. 

Block 17: Resourcefulness 
proper judgement

To be resourceful is the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties. Resourcefulness is about optimizing what you have to work with. Being resourceful takes more than cognitive skill. It takes the ability to process information emotionally as well as intellectually. Research shows that resourceful students are not only better at achieving their goals, but also respond better under stress. Being resourceful can be handy within time for one because of academic reasons. people think that they need more of something when the truth is they need a different perspective and see things other ways. Because everything you need is there for you People don't need money to make their goals reality they need resourcefulness. Resourcefulness is all you need to change your work.Make your dreams a goal and a reality. Resourcefulness is something you have already.

Block 18: Poise

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

I agree with this quote because the only approval anyone ever needs is their own. But if you insist on getting anyone else's approval make sure it's an opinion from someone that matters to you. Being yourself gives your leadership style an approach-ability that you may not otherwise bring to your team. You should be comfortable being yourself and being able to show this to your team. Those issues that may shake others to their core have little impact on you. You rarely fight yourself in the sense that you know what your plans and goals are and you never get in your own way. Being poise makes it much easier for people to adapt to situations. This is almost a zen-like aspect of your personality. When stress starts to build for you and your team you are able to overcome those issues by being the relaxed and, for lack of a better term, individual showing poise in the face of adversity. Poise isn't something that needs to be trained because we already have the acknowledgement of it, but it just depends on whether we'd like to learn that skill. There are always going to be good and bad days but the poise and strength comes out when you know that you'll be able to handle it and get through the rough times just as you did with the great times. 

Block 19: Confidence 

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

Confidence is the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust. Self confidence is important because it can determine how much you achieve in life and also because it has a major impact on your happiness. Self confidence can be defined as your assessment of your own self-worth. If they're indifferent to success in that field, then it's unlikely to affect their confidence or self-esteem. A lack of confidence, or being under-confident , will prevent a person taking risks,from accepting new challenges,from stretching themselves beyond their existing comfort zone. On the other hand, over-confidence can lead to failure. A person may not prepare for an event and then perform badly. Or they may over-estimate their skill or knowledge in a particular field and then set themselves up to fail.

Block 20: Reliability 
Creates respect

Reliability is the quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well. In order for research to be considered reliable it should produce the same (or similar) results if repeated. Reliability is highly important for psychological research.Reliability means to be persistent and helping others without hesitation. They find new ways to help others. They are professional and flexible and they get the job done. Being reliable means you're being honest and dependent. your reliable if  you get things done ! reliability attracts opportunity! 

Block 21: Fight 
Determined effort

Fight has to deal with violence but the fight we are talking about today is about not giving up in what you believe or truly deserve. To fight is to never give up on something you love, never quit based on what others think. You shouldn't let others get in the way of your success. The effort to not give up and continue to fight no matter what gets in your way. One way that i fought for something was for example was for volleyball I fought for a sport on the time I pushed myself to continue because nothing is given to someone they earn it and they don't do that just by laying around waiting for it to come to them they do it by working hard to improve into a better player or person. They push themselves as far as they can take it and don't give up because they've came so far to be where they are now. I pushed myself and observed the way others would play and based on that I pushed myself to be better than everyone including the person I once thought I wouldn't be. I fought ad earned myself a position on the team and I achieved "The Most Improved" player in our volleyball banquet. Don't let your mind get to you , if you have a dream you must do everything to make it reality . Life itself is a test sometimes you fail but in order to stop failing you must never give up. Push yourself to become the person you want to become . Success isn't about the money, fame or the big house its about becoming the best version of yourself . Create a mind set that doesn't allow you to quit. You should never doubt yourself. "The more you learn the more you earn". In order to be successful you have to schedule your time right . We must be productive and use our time wisely because we won't be able to get that time back.

Block 22: Competitive Greatness

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

When most people compete it's mostly out of anger and frustration because they think about "WINNING". Although i don't understand winning isn't everything. And if one is going to compete they should compete with greatness. What I mean by "competing with greatness" is that they should compete without the thought of winning or losing but out of fun because that is what makes everything so much better. Being competitive can be a great quality but yet it can also be a bad one. I say this because some people take being competitive to a whole new level and can get way out of line by doing so. But as i mentioned before it can be a great quality one can have because they know what they want and some know how far they should go to complete that task. 

Block 23: Integrity 
Purity of intention 

By having integrity you have the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. Integrity is the importance skill for leadership. Knowing you have the skill to help and lead others in the right paths is a rewarding skill that should taught to everyone. To have integrity means to tell someone you love the truth even if it hurts them. It is better to be honest than to lie to the ones you love. They might hurt from the truth but eventually that scar will heal but if you just lead them to believe a lie that cut is as deep as the lies you told them and there's no telling how long it will take for them to heal from that constant pain and devastation. Integrity is the core of a successful and happy life. Nothing can get as good as having the best quality and have to live with it for as long as you live. If you lie to others it's like lying to yourself and not only are you hurting them but you hurt yourself. 

Block 24: Faith
Believe and Achieve

Faith is Important. Faith is an expression of hope for something better. More than a wish, it is closer to a belief. A belief is rooted in the mind. We act in faith when there is no guarantee. Faith speaks the language of the heart. When things don't go according to plan we often loose faith and I believe that instead of losing our faith it should strengthen it. Without faith, we couldn't expect that things would turn out alright for us no matter what the situation might be. 

Block 25: Patience 
Good things take time