Student Success Statement

“Courage is being scared to death and doing the right thing anyway.” –Chae Richardson

Reflection: courage to me means to stand up when everyone else is too scared to stand for the right decision. Courage is that tiny voice in our heads that we tend to ignore when we know were going to do something wrong. You might be scared to stand up for what you believe is right but you don’t know the difference it can make. The decision to stand up for what is right can lead for even more than you expected to stand up with you, it takes a courageous one to lead the rest. Be the leader of those who are too afraid to speak up and teach them to have courage as well. We all have fears, and we all need to overcome them with courage. If you only knew what you’re scared of, will actually make you stronger. Fear is a word that stays deep in our minds and doesn’t let our potential show. You’re stronger than you think. Choose the right.

                                                 

The Magic Word

                      ATTITUDE

Definition: a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person’s behavior.

Synonyms:

¨     Approach

¨     Belief

¨     Point of view

¨     Perspective

¨     Philosophy

¨     Position

Examples of bad attitudes:

Ø Dishonesty

Ø Anger

Ø Critical

Ø Depression

Ø Jealousy

Ø Pride

Ø Revenge

Examples of good attitudes:

C  Confidence

C  Gratitude

C  Friendly

C  Courteous

C  Obedient

C  Kindness

C  Honesty

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Student Success Statement

“Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong even if everyone is for it.” –William Penn

Reflection: I believe that doing what is right doesn't always satisfy every individual; maybe it’s doing wrong that satisfies them. I can personally agree with this quote because I have personally seen or pretty much been through this where sometimes I'm the only one that wants to do what’s right while everyone does wrong. I pretty much go against the crowd when it comes to choosing the right because I know the consequences that will turn out for me. Even though it may seem that no one is with you when deciding what is right, it’s usually the fear of other to get out of the little “popular” crowd because they fear what they are going to say about them. I don't know how I do it when it comes to not going along with the crowd because they might say I’m different but I know that I’m the brave one to be myself and to not let anyone else control my decisions. I try my best to choose the right and it doesn't bother me if I’m the only one choosing it because I know a God that has given me discernment to know what the right thing to do.

Student Success Statement

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.

Live the life you have imagined.”

-Henry David Thoreau

  

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.

Live the life you have imagined.”

-Henry David Thoreau

 

Reflection:

 Our dreams are the direction in our life, our purpose of living. As we plan out our life, we should walk confidently towards those dreams. Just don’t let your dreams just be dreams, make them come true. We can all have a fantasy world where we would like to live, but if we don’t try to make it real, we’ll only live there through our imagination. Take action to bring dreams into reality that we can be proud of the life we live in. We just need to understand that our plans or dreams should be placed in the hands of God before we even try to pursue them. He is the one who decides where we will be heading. He already has a plan for each of us that we don’t know about we just need to trust His will. Not everything we dream of will come true because God decides what’s best for us. Choose the right.

   

Student Success Statement

“I will persist until I succeed” – Og Mandino   

Reflection:

 Persisting means to stay strong in your goal, even though there is difficulty around you. Life will brings adversities that will not only try to cause us to fall but to give up and when we persist no matter what, your success is just around the corner. This is a great quote to live by because our goals can be big or small but as long as we persist we will succeed.

My example of persisting is graduating high school. When I stepped in this school I determined myself to persist no matter what until I graduated and received my diploma. Throughout my years in highs school, difficult situations came into my life but I stayed strong and I’m almost done. These last months in highs school are actually the hardest and most stressful because I get this laziness (or what the teachers call it “seniroitus”) but I know I need to persist and I will succeed. I’m trying my best and I know that if I just in God, He will give me the strength to persist any difficulty.                                                            

Student Success Statement

  

“Nothing in the world can take the place of PERSISTENCE.

Ø  TALENT will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

Ø  GENIUS will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.

Ø  EDUCATION 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.”   

                                           -President Calvin Coolidge (30^th president of U.S. 1872-1933)

 

Reflection:

Persistence is the key to success and there can’t be anything to take its place. Many have talent but are too afraid to use it, many are geniuses but are afraid to show it, and many have education but don’t know what to use it for. The only way to succeed in a goal is to first have determination to pursue it and no matter what or who comes along to bring you down, you always have to be persistent. Persistence is the voice that tell you to not give up when you what to throw in the towel. For the fact that we think were not gonna make it, we start losing strength and start giving up little by little. We all should have persistence in anything we do but most of all have faith in ourselves.