Pyramid of success
John Wooden
The 25 building blocks of the
pyramid of
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 ."
reflection : This means that in order to have success you have to work hard .nothing in this world is free or given to you . in this world you need to work hard for what you want in life . in life you have days when things will go wrong but also days when you do thing that you will forever be proud . when you have a day that everything is wrong then work hard to make it a good day . that is what successful people do it life to get were they are . you need to be willing to work very hard . it wont be easy but nothing is impossible in this life . this is the first step to success in order for a good life . this is the hard part if you pass this you can be greater .life is to hard when you aren't successful that you can end up on the streets .
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."
reflection:that this quote is saying is that we should be happy to reach our goals .also we should show effort .we shouldn't let it become a drag to do . we should show happiness that we are doing this to be successful in life .we should make it a part of our life like a relationship is .or our friendships are in like . we should be enthusiasm we everything we do so we dont give up .its like the thing that gives you motivation to the thing that have to get done .
Block 3:Friendship
"Comes from mutual esteem ,respect and devotion. Like marriage it must not be taken for granted but requires a joint effort ."
reflection:what this quote is sating is that in order to be successful you need to have friendships. friends help motivate you to do better. to do things you wont do on your own . be remember some friends come and go but true friends stay and help to to be better not hurt you in ways they know how . friendships will help you grow . they will help you when you fail . they are the ones who help you up and tell you to try again . A friend that is truly your friend will never never hurt you in any way .A friend is a tool you can use to go in high places and you help them as well . if a friend dont put effort in your friendship its better to let them go cause you need to stop caring about that people cause can be the reason you arent successful in life that friend isnt and never was you truly friend.
Block 4:Loyalty
"To yourself and to all those depending upon you .Keep your self-respect."
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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."
reflection:what is cooperation ? cooperation is the process of working together with someone .cooperation is what we use everyday.At school we use cooperation as a skill we use in when we are doing things as a group .like if you need to write a story as a group in your English class .each of the people in your group will have to help with ideas with writing etc. we use it will our friends like if one of our friends is upset we each take turns trying to make them happy .cooperation is not a bad thing to do but it takes two people at least to cooperate.
Block 6: ambiton
For noble goals
Block 7:Self-control
"practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control.Good Judgement and common sense are essential ."
Reflection:what is self control ?self control is to keep your emotions in control dont let them control you cant let them control you. you can get all mad and want to start something ,you have to stay claim. we need to not be taken by emotional cause they can hurt you .you need to stay claim and say im not going to let this control me im going to pretend it didnt happen .we all can stqay claim but some of us feel like it we need to show how we feel . we need to stay claim can that will be the key to our success over time.
Block 8 :Alertness
"Be observing constantly.Stay open-minder. Be eager to learn and improve ."
Reflection: what this means is that in order to have success you need to have an open mind . you need to have be able to observe all the time cause that will mean you have alertness .alertness is key in success .that way you know that things can happen and you can be ready for the things coming your way . you need to be willing to learn and improve in your skills and in your everyday life . and dont let anything stop you keep all ways an open mind in everything .closed minds will never go far in life .
block 9: initiative
"Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure,but learn from it ."
reflection : what this means is to take the chance to do something and if you fail its okay .next time do it better that the last .never say i cant i will fail because it is okay it fail as long as you learn from it.we all have failed at one point in our life . but that doesn't make us any less of what or who we are . failing is a part of growing up . if dont fail then you wont grow as a person . we all feel scared when we have a chance even if its a small chance of failing .and i will tell you again its okay to fail .there is going to be a time you try again you wont fail no more and you make all the fail worth it .
block 10:intentness
"set a realistic goal .Concentrate on its achievement by resisting all temptations.be determined and and persistent ."
reflection:what this is stating is that we have to set goals that can be achieved . you have to be determined to reach your goals in order to be successful . we can set many goals for our self but if we dont reach them what is the point .we all have different goals like go to mexico or losing weight but if we just set them it wont help you . if you want to go to mexico than you need to work hard and you need to save money in order to reach your goal .if you want to loss weight you have to work out and eat right .in all the goals you make you need to have determination in order to reach them .
Block 11: sincerity
"keeps friends"
reflection : what is sincerity ? it is when you are truthful with the people around you .you tell them the truth even if it hurts them .you talk to them with your heart .you dont say things just because you say it because you mean it . sincerity is more important than just saying things. its like the truth but you put you heart in it . like for example you can tell someone you love them but if you dont mean it . that i love you means nothing its like you never said it. sincerity is when your heart is in everything you say . dont be a hypocrite because that just makes you fake .
Block 12: Adaptability
"To any situation"
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Block 13:Condition
"Mental -moral -physical .Rest,exercise and diet must be considered .Moderation must be precticed Dissipation must be eliminated."
Reflection:what is condition ? it is when you put yourself in a state. you need to put yourself in a mental state that you are going to do something in our to be successful in life . if you have the wrong mind set like for example you want to get a's in your report card and when your in class you dont do your classwork in your mind you are saying i can always make up the work ill do it later and you forget to do them .your mind was badly conditioned to not do your work . that why conditioning is very important and one of the keys to success .
Block 14: skill
"A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals .Be prepared and cover every little detail."
reflection: what is a skill ?it is something that you are good at doing.in order to he a skill you have to work at it for hours and hours in order for it to become a skill . for example when you try to start walking . you dont just start walking . you craw than you walk using a walker or a chair to keep your balance than you take you first steps by yourself then you walk . when you were small you developed that skill of walking after working hours and days you do it in the end . you need skill to be someone in life to be successful and to achieve your goal.
Block 15: Team spirit
"A genuine consideration for others. An eagerness to sacrifice personal interest of glory for the welfare of all"
reflection: in order to be successful you need to have team spirit . what that means is that you need to make sure that you consider others and that you not only cheer for your glory but others glory too because we all are good at something more than others . and you guys can work together to get far in life . if you work together you will be more successful in life than by yourself . example lets say you have a big quiz and you are good in somethings on the test but not others .and your friend is good at the things that you are bad at and bad at the things you are good at . you guys would help each other learn and be good at the things your guys were bad at . and in the end you both get good grades on the test .
Block 16 :Honesty
"In thought and action"
Block 17 :Resourcefulness
"Proper Judgement "
reflection :what this is trying to say is that you have to see and hear everything that happened or that they tell you before you judge something or someone . resourcefulness is the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties. example if you see something thats hard to do and you say im not going to do it because its hard you arent being resourceful . you need to find ways to overcome the thing or problems you face .if you find ways to overcome something then you will have resourcefulness . dont be scared to do things find ways to overcome them .show people that you can do great things in life .
Block 18 :Poise
"Just being yourself .Being at ease in any situation,"Graceful and elegant bearing in a person .
Reflection:Poise is graceful and elegant bearing in a person.its like that thing that help you be yourself .you should be yourself because you are who you are for a reason .and it wont help you to be or to act like someone you aren't because later on the person you are will come out sooner or later.you can try to change yourself as much as you want but there is always going to a part of you still .its being yourself when there are bad and good things happening .dont change yourself because of a bad event .you should always be a first rate version of yourself .
Block 19 : Confidence
"Respect without fear.May come from being prepared and keeping all things in proper perspective ."
reflection:Confidence is key to success in order to go far in life . confident is the thing that over comes your fears .confidence is like how at first you are scared to talk to a group of people and then you feel like talking to them and you become friends the power of talking to them even tho you are scared makes you have confidence.confident makes you different from the other people . with confidence you can do almost anything you set your mind to . confidence is a great power in this world so use it and over come you fears .
block 20 :Reliability
"Creates respect"
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Block 21: Fight
"Determined Effort"
reflection:what this is saying is that you need effort to be successful. if you have effort than you can reach anything.its like the thing that keeps you going .you may not think its really important but it is .without effort you couldn't ride a bike or swim .for things like these you had to have effort you had effort before when you were smaller. so you cant say you dont have it in you . look for that effort to be someone great in life and you will go far. everything depends on you if you want to use it .
block 22:Competitive Greatness
"Be at your best when your best is needed. Enjoyment of a difficult challenge."
reflection:you need greatness in order to be successful .greatness is never given it is earned . you cant get greatness if you dont do your best . you have to do your best everyday because it is what make you go far in life . greatness what we all want in life because its that thing that says you are successful in life .so why not try to do your best everyday its not all to ask in order to get greatness . competitive greatness will need you to have love for what you are doing .some people are born with greatness .some achieve greatness and some have greatness within .we all have greatness in some form .
block 23 :integrity
"purity of intention"
reflection : integrity is doing what is right . thinking ,specking and showing that you know what is right and willing to show it . doing thing that will help people at times ,even if it doesn't help you . at times we do things that only helps us and we dont do things that helps other because we say its not our thing to worry about . but we should cause that shows that you are a great person in life and that you can make someones day . and that is the best feeling in the world . that feeling of i doing the right thing is something that will make you happy . we are all good people but when you have integrity you show it .
block 24:Faith
"Believe and achieve"
block 25: Patience
"Good things take time"
reflection: what this is saying is that in order to have success you have to have patience .good things take time .not everything has to be fast .take for example if you grow a flower you have to give it time to grow big and beautiful or you will be with no flower at all .we all think we should be doing and having things fast but its not the case at all . everything comes in the time it was to . when you are teens all we want is to have someone with us but life has a way to send someone with you if its meant to be . so dont rush to things cause life will help you on your way .
final reflection
reflection : the building block can benefit me by in a way giving me a guild that I can use to be successful . for example like teamwork and faith . I am applying faith ,patience,Confidence and many more .I am trying to at one point apply all the building blocks .I have more confidence now because I put my self out there so that I can do different things even if I get scared and at first I don't wont to do things .I will incorporate the other blocks into my life planning plans by setting a goal to use all of them .also i will go back and reread my goals to see if any of the building blocks can help me achieve my goals. I would pass the information forward by telling my friends that its helping me be better overall .i would teach the building blocks by showing my work or my blog on the building blocks .
