Ten Tips for Being more Truthful
                                                     
                                                                 Barbara A.Lewis

Wife, mother, religious worker, national award-winning author and educator  

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, and 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 say the truth 

These ten tips for being more truthful will make you have many benefits in your life, because they show us how to be true to yourself, and how to be less liar, a lie will always be a lie no matter how smallest it is. Currently I am applying the third tip for being more truthful. 

"Think before you give a dishonest, answer, explanation, sarcasm or reason" this tip is going to help me to be a better person and as well as thinking before to say something. 

I will incorporate these ten tips into my life planning goals journal by writing them down as goals in my life that will help to grow as a better and person and human being. 

       
                                            The Pyramid of Success

                                                                     John Wooden
                             
                                                                     25 Blocks

Block 1: Industriousness "There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning."

Each of this blocks are very important in our life we need to work more better and be success with all this blocks. This blocks show us much things in our life for example the block that says that the confidence that is saying that we need to be respectful with all the people and make a confiance with all the people actually with your family.




Block 2:  Enthusiasm ''It is the engine that powers all blocks of the Pyramid. It is why I choose industriousness and Enthusiasm as the cornerstones of my Pyramid of success. It is 
where everything begins." 

Enthusiasm It is also the most important success in the Pyramid because we can learn that we can have much Enthusiasm when we do something new for example like the first time of school some of  Students  have that enthusiasm to go to the school.  There are many things that we can get Enthusiasm . When you are enthusiasm you have more motivation and creativity to now or do something . The Enthusiasm is also something to carry you over obstacles adds significance to all you do. Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string. Enthusiasm is also the key to success any undertaking. 


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 it is also important in our life because we all have a friendship with someone and it is important because we all have to be respect with all the persons also be kind with the people but doing all this it ts a effort that we do all the days. Be kind with the people it make  you a good person and also if you have respect. The two qualities of friendship that are so important are respect and camaraderie. To me these are the most noteworthy characteristics of true friendship as it pertains to leadership. Think how much you'll give when asked to do so by someone you respect and with whom you share camaraderie. You will give plenty, all you've got. Thus, I sought and valued these two particular qualities of friendship in my relationship with individuals on the UCLA men's basketball team. I did not seek their affection nor wish to become buddies. Mutual respect and camaraderie strengthen your team. 
 Affection, in fact, may weaken it by tempting you to play favorites.Where Friendship exists you will find the makings of a formidable organization. 

Block 4: loyalty "To yourself and to all those depending upon you. Keep your self-respect".

Loyalty is about people who stay true to you behind your back. This means that if someone are down you are down too. whether you are wrong or right but they will tell you when you are wrong and help you to get right.  Also loyalty its no easy to find out but if you find it keep it. If  you are in bad terms you shouldn't change your loyalty. Most people, the overwhelming majority of us. wish to be in an organization or part of a team whose leadership cares about them, provides faimess and respect, dignity and consideration. Loyalty from the top inspires loyalty from below. It is a most precious and powerful commodity and it starts with the leader. Loyal comes from the old french word loyal which means something like legal but if someone is only loyal to you because  the law requires him to be that's not true loyalty, which should come from the heart, not a contact.

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 a higher moral principle than competition. The cooperation is also one of most important things that we do. All the people need to collaborate in something. For example when you are in a team in your school or in any sports ect you need to collaborate with  them. If you don't put your cooperation maybe the team can lose or if don't turn the work that you need to do in your school to your team maybe they can get a bad grade. That's why we all need to put our cooperation in something.  The cooperation is also a effective action and creativity.  We all need to cooperate in something good. 

Block 6: Ambition (For noble goals)

The ambition is a feeling or a desire to achieve goal. Usually that goal resolves around A person's definition of success or greatness . Also the ambition is the last refuge of  the failure. I believe we are most likely to succeed when ambition is focused on noble and worthy purposes and outcomes rather than on goals set out of selfishness.  If our ambition is to be highly publicized, receive a lot of 
recognition, attain a position of power or prestige, or make a lot of money, we do not have noble goals. If we are focused away from ourselves and on the team and others, we possess the noble goals. All our goals are like  dreams but with ambition. 

Block 7: Self-control '' Practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control. Good judgement and common sense are essential."

Self- control is choosing to do what is right, when you feel that you are doing something wrong. Getting to the top and saying there something different tasks present unique and formidable changelle. To do either requires great self-control, This characteristic with This characteristic within the Pyramid of Success addresses the importance of controlling yourself in all areas - avoiding temptations, avoiding emotionalism, avoiding peaks and valleys of effort.I viewed Self-Control, both personal and by our team, as a sixth Bruin on the court during my years at UCLA. That invisible sixth player was as important as any of the visible players.I like to remind those under my supervision: "Control yourself so others won't have to do it for you." Ability to control oneself, in particular one's emotions and desires or the expression of them in one's behavior, especially in difficult situations. 

Block 8: Alertness "Be observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve."

Alertness being aware of people and circumstances so that i can have a right response to them. My favorite American hero is Abraham Lincoln. Abe had Alertness. Mr. Lincoln once said that he never met a person from whom he did not learn something although most of the time it was something not to do.There is activity going on around us at all times from which we can acquire knowledge if we have Alertness. Too often we get tunnel vision and don't see the full picture which precludes learning things that are available.Basketball is played as much between the ears - Alertness - as between the lines on the court. This is true in life and business. Alertness is that asset that keeps you awake and perceptive and increases Skill. 

Block 9: Initiative "Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it."

The initiative is the ability to propel life forward in purposeful directions. We need to have the ability to make our proper decisions because we need to be sure all the time when we are going to do something or when we thing in something. When we need to take a decision we start to be afraid because we do not know what to do or we start to be nervous , but we don't need to be afraid when we are going to take a decision because all the time is necessary to take one.

Block 10: Intentness ''Set a realistic goal. Concentrate on its achievement by resisting all temptations and being determined and persistent."

Intentness means that we need to stay in course,  be determined  and also be persistent. The place became full of a watchful intentness now for when others thinks sank blooding to sleep the heath appeared slowly to awake and listing, This means that we need to be carefully when we do something.  We need to be smarter and also when thwarted try again and harder.

Block 11: Sincerity (keeps friends)

The sincerity is one of the most important things because we always need to be sincerity with the people an get the con fiance of them. Sincerity is not to say everything you think but to means everything you say. We need to always say the true and be sincerity because if we are sincerity all the time we can get more opportunities of jobs because you get the con fiance of your boss and maybe he give you a big job with major opportunities. We need to be sincerity is an open our heart.  The sincerity and the truth are the basics of every virtue.

Block 12: Adaptability (to any situation)

Adaptability is being able to adjust to any situation at any time given.If you are in a difficult situation at school or at any place, and you do not what to do, you have to adjust to that situation and do something in order to solve it. We never know when a hard situation will arise in life, but we just need to be always prepared for it. Sometimes there's people that do not know how to face and act in a situation because they are never prepared or ready for that. For example if you have a presentation, and a member of you group does not want to come or for any situation is not able to present, you have to be adaptable and play by ear (improvise) to solve the problem, maybe you have to look for other alternatives for your presentation and that way get a good grade for your presentation. In any case or situation in life we have to know how to improvise, and not get in shocked

Block 13: Condition "Mental-Moral-Physical. Rest, exercise and diet must be considered. Moderation must be practiced. Dissipation must be eliminated."

Consideration comes from the hard work during practice and proper mental and also moral conduct between practice. condition you must prepare mentally and show moral restraint. So it is with us – we have to nourish our bodies, our minds, and our souls to be at the top of our game. On the physical side, it’s a blend of proper rest with a regular exercise regimen and a healthy diet. On the mental side, seek to learn at least one new thing every day. Also learn how to be mentally tough so you can withstand the inevitable ups and downs. Your condition depended on two things – how hard you work and how well you behaved when living in the outside world. You must condition into a new school or new job and do the things you need to do. If hard things come your way you must not give up. Keep on pushing through and you will make it far enough. 

Block 14: Skill ''A Knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail."

A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail. "At the very center of the pyramid of success is skill. You have to know your stuff and that includes a mastery of details. This is true whether you're an athlete a surgeron or a CEO. You'd better able to execute properly and quickly and that requires skill. 

Block 15: Team Spirit '' A genius consideration for others. An eagerness to sacrifice personal interests of glory for the welfare of all."

The team spirit are part of everyone's life. The team spirit is very important any field of life because it creates the utility in human beings to improve their work. 

Block 16: Honesty (In thought and action) 

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

Honesty is doing the things that we know are right and not giving into the temptation to do the things that we know are wrong. Honesty must occur at all the times, in both through and action. If we are honest, our integrity will not allow us to compromise ever. A dishonest act is an attempt to deceive someone. Dishonesty no matter the reason destroys our credibility ruins our reputation and costs us our self-respect.

Block 17: Resourcefulness (proper judgment) "Make the most out of what you have." (Anonymous)

"If you have a dream, if you have something you've always wanted to do, look within yourself because that is where resourcefulness resides; and go for it

(Jennifer Witterick)
Resourcefulness is the ability and the creativity to overcome difficulties no matter what.  This means that we need to stay where you are. 

Block 18: Poise '' Just being yourself. Being at ease in any situation."

Poise don't pretend to be what you are not. Don't get rattled, thrown off or balanced regardless of the circumstance or situation. Leaders with poise do not panic.

Block 19: Confidence "Thorough preparation breeds confidence" Gerald Bell in "The Carolina Way"
There is no stronger steel that well founded belief in yourself the knowledge that your preparation is fully complete and that you ready for the competition. Confidence cannot be grafted on artificially. True abiding confidence is earned through tenaciously pursuing and attaining those assets that is excellence. You must monitor confidence because it can easily turn into arrogance which then can lead to the mistaken and destructive belief that previous achievement will be repeated without the same hard effort that brought it about in the first place.

Block 20: Reliability (creates respect)
Reliability means a specification can be depended on to be accuracy. For example maybe helicopter could have gone in  directions, but for detailed reasons of control and reliability that did't work out. Reliability is a property of any measurement tool test or sometimes of a whole experiment. Another example of that is that it is that you can might try to weight a bowl of flour on a kitchen scale.

Block:21 Fight (determined effort)

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, where unto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. The phrase was commonly used in the both UK and the USA in the 19 century when toe using it would have been wen versed in biblical texts. In November 1843, the Gettysburg newspaper the republican compiler printed what it claimed to be a verbatim report a speech made of republican forces by the reverend Job Proust on the eve of the battle of brandy-wine. Soldiers in the morning go forth to battle and fight. Today few people could quote the original form the Bible. We know the hen best because the hymn fight the good fight with an thy might words and music by John S.B Mon sell and William Boyd, 1863.

Block:22  Competitive Greatness "Be at your best when your best is needed. Enjoyment of a difficult challenge."

Competitive greatness is the ability to be beat at your best when your best is needed. We all should do our best in whatever aspect of life, but when our best is needed, that is the perfect moment when your best should showed. Competitive greatness is not about winning or losing, but doing the best of ourselves, it is also having a real love for hard battles. That means not being scared of failure, and loving challenge in life. Remember challenge is the best way to learn how to master something, and besides the enjoyment you feel is incomparable. 

Block:23 Integrity (purity of intention)

Integrity in its simplest form is purity intention. It's keeping a clean conscience. But it is also a composite of some of the other mortar qualities in the pyramid.  To some extent, integrity contains a bit of reliability, a healthy helping of honest and a portion of sincerity. However, I believe that the component of purity of intention is important enough to give integrity the status of mortar in its own right.

Block:24 Faith (through prayer) 

Believe and Achieve. Positive belief. The mortar on the left side of the pyramid made up of ambition, adaptability, resourcefulness, fight and faith. The mortar on the right side is sincerely, honesty, reliability, integrity and patience. Coach Wooden explained his strategic placement of faith and patience by describing how they are leading up from competitive greatness to the to, success according to my definition at the apex. On one side, I have patience, and on the other side, I have faith. You need those things. More than once coach said that faith and patience could have been placed at the very top or the very bottom of the pyramid. ''Distrust begets distrust; it takes trust, faith and patience to acquire peace of mind".

Block: 25  Patience (good things take time)
(Good things take time), Coach Wooden explained the importance of patience this way; from this last block, competitive greatness, leading up to the apex on which success rest, according to my definition, on one side I have patience as a trait that is essential in achieving , success. "Good things take time," he explained, He was quick to acknowledge the rarely want to wait for the necessary progress to reach the end result. This patience is something that is often tempered by maturity and wisdom. Also we forget that there is no progress without change, but not all change is progress. 

                                    Final Reflection

My thoughts on the pyramid of success what that these 25 blocks would be helpful for other people including me I would share this with my other family members as well. The block that I will liked would be Competitive Greatness because I'm athlete myself I want to compete and win doesn't matter if I win or not i would playing. Another block that I liked would be Honesty because honesty is one of the most important in this world. Honesty is doing the things that we know are right and not giving into the temptation to do the things that we know are wrong. This two blocks show me that in this world we need to have a little bit of all this pyramid success. Other block that also is important is Ambition. Ambition means having a big and a strong desire to achieve a goal in life. We all should be ambitious when it comes to goals life, because a goal is what makes us improve not only as a workers but also as a human. The last manner in this pyramid that I want to mention is intentness, this means being hardworking, ambitious but also persistent. Loyalty is also including in this pyramid of teachers and family.

      

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10 keys to personal power

                             10 Keys to Personal Power 

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."

I think about this that all the people need to determine his own goals because the goals is some of the things important if you don't know your goals you are not going to know what to do in your life. Also we need to have clear ideas do star doing good things. We need to have energy for something that we wanted to do. Also the concentration is some of the important things that we need to have in mind because if we don't have the major concentration maybe we are going to do wrong things and we are not going to accomplish our goals.

Key 2: Competence "If you commit to excellence, opportunities will always come your way. The harder you work, the better you get."

Competence is a cluster of relate abilities, commitments, knowledge and skill that enable someone to act in a wide variety of situations because each level of responsibility has its own requirements, competence can occur in any period of a person's life or at any stage of his or her carrier. This all will happen if

Key 3: Concentration "Make the best use of your time. Ask yourself "Is this the best use of my time?" before you start anything." 

I think that the concentration is very important in our life. We need to be concentration all the time when the do something. Also the concentration implies, first and ability to release one's thoughts and emotions from all other interest and involvements, and second, an ability to focus them on a single object or state of awareness.  Concentration may assume various manifestations from a dynamic outpouring of energy to perfectly quiescent perceptions. The concentration also will help you succeed life. Also if you sate committed nothing will go wrong. You're mindset will be towards those goals of yours.

Key 4: Common sense

•  Train your mind 
• Think things through 
• Listen to your intuition 
• Learn from setbacks 

These common sense are important because we need to listen from some setbacks. Sometimes we have to ability to really make simple situations much more complicated that it has to be. Where as if we slowed things down in bit a little bit more. We have to ability and some examples in the situations that we have for example listen to our intuition.  Learn from setback and keep doing situations and some of that situations are going to be more and more complicated and it has to be like that. We need also to think our things that are so complicated in our life. When we have complicated 

Key 5: Creativity "Except the fact that every human being is a genius. The hallmark of creativity is asking questions. The people who are most creative ask the most questions."

Be creative means that we have new ideas .People who is creative in doing a lot of things ask questions and reach more information about that we are interesting. The people who are most creative ask the most questions." What this key is trying to say is creative people are people who ask the most question, and with asking questions it is the definition of creativity. If you are not a creative person then you will be choosing the wrong. However if you are a creative and ask many questions you will be choosing the right. People are born with creativity no matter what they just don't show it enough but people are creative in many ways. Having new ideas.

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 ect."''If you were to learn one new word a day, within 5 years, you'll be the best educated person in history."

Key 7: Consistency ''Dependable, Steady predictable work in always superior to fast of work.

Be consistent in your relationship, your family, friends, your boss, your work. Be the person that people can depend upon. That if you say you'll do something you do it.

Be consistency doesn't come from what  you do y occasionally it comes from what you do consistently. If you want to be taken the things seriously maybe you can have problems that's why we need to be consistency.

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."

Commitment is what turns a promise into reality. When you do a commitment it means that staying loyal to what you said you were going to do long after the mood you said it in has left you. A commitment is not made lightly its about making a decision so strong that there is no going back like a skydiver who has jumped from the plane. The decisive act of making a commitment when we decide to do whatever it takes to reach a goal sets in motion an energy field that propels us forward on our path. At each step along the way, our commitment inspires us to take positive action and overcome obstacles, and pushes us on until we "make it happen.

Key 9: Courage "The fear of failure is the single greatest reason for failure in life."
The courage is not absence of fear is the ability to act in  the presence of fear. Courage takes to grow up and become who you really are. The word courage means to me is to have the ability to face something really scary or something you are afraid of and just having the ability to come to face it. The word courage has a very important meaning to it to me because i have never had the ability to have courage not once in my life because i was so afraid of all the bad possibilities. Courage to me is strength in the face of pain or grief.

Key 10: Confidence "You only get confidence by doing things over and over again". Confidence is not something that can be learned.It also has other meaning to it like confidence is a state of mind and positive thinking, practice, training, knowledge and talking to other people are all useful ways to help improve or boost your confidence levels.An example of having or growing into confidence is when you are really shy. When you are really shy to your self you have no type of confidence because you have that huge part of you that always holds you back from doing the courages thing. Every shy person needs courage and Lots of confidence. With out these two things the habit of being shy will grow. I should know because i was like that i would let my shyness get the best of me until  gaind confidence and after i gaind confidence i became a whole diffriend and positive person now. 

                                     Reflection

This 10 keys are going to benefit me because I'm going to be more stronger and also because I'm going know already what to do when i need to be concentrate. The key that I'm planning to do is consistency because it will be making differences in my life because i will be more with my family and also at the same time working and taken my things seriously.