The Ten Tips

The Ten Tips

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 in reverse.
9. Talk to yourself.
10. Treat yourself when you tell the truth.

Reflection: 
These benefits can help you very much in your life. They teach you how to be a better person and how to make sure you look like a better person. They teach you that you should not lie to people because that is the wrong thing to do. To me, i listen to Tip 6 because it helps me when i want to twist the truth a bit and i end up catching myself and i realize that its still a lie even if i am telling the truth partially. When i write my life planning goals, i make sure that i am writing things that i actually want to do and that i am not writing things just for fun without actually doing them. 

How the internet works

How the internet works

The internet can be a very fascinating place. I have learned how the internet works and how we are able to communicate with other people around the world. For example, when we try to communicate with people in other countries, there are these fiber glass wires that run across the bottom of the ocean. In those fiber glass wires are a beam of light which contains a message or whatever  you want to send someone. That message is bounced in between that wire at the speed of light, which is very fast. I have also learned that every computer has a certain number which is called an IP address. This number helps other computers figure out who is sending them a message and who they should also send it back to. There are many hackers in the world. Some can be adults trying to get information from someone or it can be a regular teenager just trying to show off. There are also many receivers in the  world that help manage certain things. For example, if you are searching something that ends with .org, it will send it to the .org receiver and in return, you will get sent to the right place that you are looking for. 

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 forever to work for others who do."

Key 2: Competence 

" if you commit to excellence, opportunities 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 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."

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."

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."

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Habit 1: Be Proactive 

" Bait 1 is the key to unlocking all the other habits and that is why it comes first. It says, " I am the captain of my life. I can choose my attitude. i am responsible for my own happiness or 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." Jake Welch

Habit 3: Put first things first

" Organize and execute around priorities."

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

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw 
Four Dimensions of Self-renewal: physical, mental, spiritual, social/emotional

Reflection: 

In my opinion, i think that all of these habits teach us a very important lesson in life. It teaches us that we have to work together even if we do not like someone that we are working with. It teaches us that we have to put the most important things first. It also shows us that we have to always have a positive attitude and that we have to stay proactive. All of these things are very important, especially if we want to succeed in life. The habits are a very important thing to follow and to pay attention to. I will try my best to follow these habits because i feel like it will help me succeed in my future.

Life planning Goals

" A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder."
Thomas Carlyle

Three Fundamental Techniques in Handling People

Three Fundamental Techniques in Handling People

Technique 1: Don't criticize, condemn or complain

" if you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive."

Technique 2: Give honest and sincere appreciation

" the big secret in dealing with people"

Technique 3: Arouse in the other person an eager want.
" He who can do this has the whole world with him. He who cannot, walks a lonely way."

Final Reflection: 

I think that it is very important to learn how to talk to people and how to interact with others. 

School Break Days

• For winter break, I spent it mostly out with my friends Sara and Stephanie, I also watched Friends for 3 days straight.
• I went to the movie theater, I went to HP High to watch the Varsity basketball team, i also went my my aunts house for New Years Eve and Day.
• I met 5 new people when i went to my friend Sara's basketball tournament. I also met new people when i went to my cousins basketball tournament at HP High.
• I watched The Forest on Friday.
• I watched the L.A Kings hockey game and the Packers game.
• I didn't get the chance to read any books.
• I worked on my IDP