Pyramid of success 

 Block 1: Industriousness

"There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning."

    1.  Industriousness means having to work for what you want. Chasing what you deserve in life. It also means Putting your effort and your time if you really want it. Wanting it means giving up on certain things. For example your freedom, your time and most importantly your energy. When watning something you have to plan for it, make plans for every step. Making plans can be so helpful in so many ways. You can orginize ideas and later put them together to make better things out of it. No one can do your job, you could only do whats yours. Doing your things can help you out in so many ways, good and bad but most good.

 

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."

   2. For everything needed you have to always have a beginning and ending. And starting with motivational phrases. Motivational phrases can push you into doing things and encouraging you to strive for more. More than what you already have, better opportunities. Better opportunities bring bigger advances and being one step closer to reaching your goal. 

Block 3: Friendship

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

3. When you committe to something you put effort. You have respect for what you are working on, so much respect that you put all your time into it. Not just time but your energy and your head into it as well. When you committe you stick to it, you stay loyal to it and only that one thing. In a friendship it takes a lot not just effort from one side but from both sides. 

                                               

Block 4: Loyalty

"To yourself and to all those depending upon you. Keep your self-respect."
4. Loyalty has to be one of the most important things in life. Loyalty is genuinely being and caring for a person. Being there for them and being supportive. When you  have a lot of loyalty people usually look for you to depend on. They come to you because they know you can be dependable and a trustful person. Just like others you have to have respect for yourself and others will respect you even more. 

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. "

5.  Cooperation is putting part in things others are doing to combine all the ideas into one. It's about respecting others decisions. It's about getting effort from each and every person from the group. You have to give repect to get respect. One way of showing respect can be by listening to what others have to say without interupting her. It's always about to figuring things the right and proper way rather than to just to do them the way you think they may be right.  

Block 6: Ambition (For noble goals)

6. its a good thing to have ambitions. Ambitions are  a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work. There is good and bad ambitions in these world. The good kind are the ones that ypu want so bad but you want to get it the right way. The bad ambition may be when you want something so bad that you will do anything to get it whether you have to do it the wrong way, by cheating.

Block 7: Self-Control

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

7.Self control includes balance, calmness,determination, confidenc, and will power.  Having self control can help you out so much. It can be helpful when controlling your actions and emotions. When controlling your actions it can be so helpful and it makes you responsible because you are aware of your decisions , you usually become a good decision maker. When having control of your emotions it can be the best thing because when you have control over your emotions its literally everything. You dont always need  a reaction to everything that is handed to you. When having control over emotions because you learn how to control your reactions, words, feelings and you get yourself out of good situations. When having a good judgement on others is important because you dont always have to be so negative you can be positive at times. 

Block 8: Alertness

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

When being alerted you always have to be on a look out. You have to observe the people around you. You also have to observe things that surround you. When you stay open minded you have a better way of understanding things. You have to always have in mind that its okay to developed new things everyday.

Block 9: Initiative

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

Initiative means the ability to assess and initiate things independently. To be able to do things alone without needing anyone else. Doing things for yourself and feeeling okay with everything. Not needing anyones opinions because you know whats right for yourself. Making yourself happy with the decisions you make. Its okay to fail things its not all about completing and accomplishing everything the best try. Sometimes it takes more than one, two,three or even more tries to succedd. Failing is about being able to recognize the mistakes and wanting to fix them to better yourself. Its all about being your own leader.

Block 10: Intentness

"Set a realistic goal. Concentrate on its achievement by resisting all temptations and being determined and persistent."
Intentness means firmly fixed; determined and concentrated. When being firmly fixed you know what you are up to. You know what is on  your agenda and upcoming events into oyur life. You have to be determined to doing your work or doing things you are assign to in life. Being concentrated if your daily stuff that has to get down means putting things that dont matter to the side. When you concentrate oyu dont pay attention to other things other than what has to get done. By setting a goal and sticking to it, it can be so helpful and way easier to reach that goal. Resisting on doing uncertain things is a good thing. It is a good thing because when you try achieving things sometimes you fail. Whe you means to try harder and learn from the given mistakes before. We all have temptations and sometimes we let that get into our world and it messes up things.Its always good to be persistent in everything because that only means you are always on it.

Block 11: Sincerity (keeps friends)

Sincerity means the quality of being free from pretense, deceit, or hypocrisy. When you are sincerity a lot of people want to be around you. Being sincere can make a lot more than just being really honest. Being honest is the best thing a person can ever bring to you. Being honest makes you a better person because when you are honest you are telling the truth. People like to lie a lot to others about stuff. But really what do you get out of lying?I think getting caught in the lie is worst because you have to go through that embarrassment. When you are sincere people come to you a lot more often because of the way you are. They feel like they can count on you. They feel as they can say and do anything around you without you judging them. Its about looking for one another, its about trying to be the best for the people around you. 
 

Block 12: Adaptability (to any situation)
Adaptability is when you get use to something or someone. You start to feel safe and comfortable within. Its like a life planning journal you have to follow the steps and ways. Adapting with something can be like a schedule its a daily routine. Its easy to adapt to certain things. Animals have to adapt to the weather and where they live.Us as humans we have to adapt to the way we live. We have to adapt to where we go and what we do.  

Block 13: Condition

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

the state of something, especially with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order. Meaning the way you treat your mental health is the same way you should be treating your whole life. Physical condition should be done by exercising your body and relaxing your thinking.

Block 14: Skill

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

Skills can mean a lot, it has many different definitions. Having skills can get you to places. Some skills can be talking and improving your talking skills. Other skills can be your communicating skills you can improve those skills by practicing. Having knowledge can be the ability to getting you somewhere you want to get. Its having to know how to deal with everything without missing anything. 

 Block 15:  Team Spirit

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

      Team spirit consist of more than one person. It is usually two people and above. You don't only think about yourself but you think about others as well. It is getting out your way to receive the same effort from others. Having to think for others and combine ideas and making it work. We have to all agree on the same thing and make everything work.  

Block 16: Honesty

 (in thought and action)

"Honesty is the best policy." (Ben Franklin)

Honesty is when you don't lie about things. Being honest can be when  they ask you an specific question and you answer what you really think of it instead of lying. Lying is the opposite of honesty. When thinking about what to say you may say it and take an action on it. I think being honest can be one of the greatest things in the world. Being honest can help a person out in correcting their errors and improving lots of things. When someone asks about your honest opinion its best if you don't lie because remember you are trying to help them out instead of lying and dragging them. Being honest can bring you lots of good opportunities because people will see that they can count on you and you will keep a secret. 

Block 18: Poise

"Just being yourself. Being at ease in any situation."

Poise means being graceful and elegant bearing in a person. Being yourself instead of having to pretend you are someone else is so much better. When  you are yourself things are easier and better for you. People like you for being yourself and not for trying to fit in. Being fine with anything in any situation more like being calm. Being at peace with yourself can be a good thing you dont worry about anything, so its less stress. It is being at balance with your life and life situations.

Block 19: Confidence 

"Thorough preparation breeds confidence" Gerald Bell in
"The Carolina Way"

Confidence is when you believe in yourself. Confidence is can be when you have so much hope in getting something right. Confidence can be to always think positive instead of negative. Preparing yourself and being positive about certain things, situations and other stuff can make you become a better person. It can prepare you for different situations. Confidence can be used when presenting presentations, work related and school stuff. When you are confident you get good  outcomes of the situations. Being confident can boost your esteem higher, which is a good thing.

Block 20: Reliability (creates respect)

Reliability is when you can count on somebody for something and you know you can trust them.For example i rely on Daisy and Fatima because i know i can trust them and they are responsible. Reliability is being responsible for yourself and others. When people rely on you that means they trust you a lot and they believe they can count on you for everything. People respect you more and they come to you for help because they know you are a good person.

Block 21: Fight (determined effort)

When you fight for something good like maintaining your grades good.

             You can also work so hard to win of the fight for becoming something important in school like maybe the vice president. Fight may also mean when you are determined to get something done. 

Block 22: Competitive Greatness

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

Competitive means when you like to challenge yourself without cheating. You like to go against other people whether you lose or win. It is always good to be at your best all the time. Good behavior makes a person look better, neater and more responsible. Giving it your best can get you to completing your goals and issues. When being competitive you have to enjoy what you are doing. You have to get the best out of it while winning or losing. Being competitive is a good thing because you learn a lot from losing to winning. When being competitive you need to be 100% honest about stuff you do. 

Block 23: Integrity (purity of intention)

Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles;moral uprightness .Having integrity is a good quality because it includes being honest. Having to know what you believe and keeping it that way which would be having good morals. Having good morals doesn't only mean about that it also means having to have standards and living up to them.

Block 25: Patience (good things take time)
Patience means being able to control your emotions and actions towards anything. Having patience is wanting to do something when you shouldn't but being able to control yourself. I believe in the saying, " if you are patient good things come your way". I truly believe if you are patience good things actually do come your way. I feel like in every situation or atleast a couple of times you will need to learn how to be patient. When you work you have to be patient with the customers. When you work you sometimes have to be patient with your coworkers. When you come to school you have to be patient with your partners, specially when it includes a group project.