Memorial Day  

             A day on which those who died in active military service are remembered, traditionally observed on May 30 but now officially observed on the last Monday in May. Memorial day is on last day of may. A few ways to show honor and respect on Memorial day is by visiting a local veterans cemetery, or war memorial, Visit a nearby Vetereans hospital, or even go to a Memorial days parade. 

Memorial day is the day honoring those who have given their lives for this country and for those who are currently serving in our millitary services. This day honors many men and women that gave their lives for what they care about which is this country and the great people in it. A few things i will do is most likely go to a memorial day parade or got to a museum that shows the history of our great warriors that gave up their lives for this country and for what it means to live in this country.

                                                The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders






1. Be true to character


2. Use your imagination
Using your imagination will lead to many successful paths for you in the future. These paths will be created because of your imagination and creativity you contain. Having an imagination can help you create many ideas that you can evaluate and see if they can work out. Having imagination will not only lead you to a good life but can give so many opportunities when it comes to working, socializing, and many more.
Quote: "Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."
                                                             Albert Einstein 
I chose this quote because its saying that if you use your imagination, you can go anywhere and also help you open up your mind to many ideas. That could lead to a better and happy life in the future.

 

3. Apply the power of knowledge 

4.Never give up 

 Never giving up is one of the most famous quotes or saying's. The reason why is because it means that you will succeed with hard work you just cant give up if you fall. This principle is very important because it is telling that there is a possibility. You just need to work very hard for it and yes there will be times that you will fail but that just means you need to get back up and keep on driving yourself to your limits so that you can achieve what you worked so hard for. This is important as a leader because as a leader you cant give up over one loss or mistake. You must learn from that mistake and become better then you were before. 

Quote:  "When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."   

                                                                   Harriet Beecher Stowe  

 

5. Find peace and balance  

 Finding peace is a very good feeling since you are being overwhelmed with happiness. Which will help you accomplish more goals better and faster.  

                            

 

6. Live the Golden Rule 

Living the golden rule means that you must treat people the way you want to be treated. This primciple allows you to be more social with others. This rule will allow you to cooperate with many others in projects or events. The golden rule has got to be very important since its been taught to you since you were in kinder garten. 

 

7. Build and maintain trust 

Trust is something very important to achieve and even maintain. Trust is very importantin being a leader because its something you must require it to work with others. Trust is required the most because without it you cant allow your teamates to work with you.  

Quote:"I dont trust words, I trust actions" 

 

8.Quick to listen slow to wrath

9.Lead with vision  

Leading with vision means leading with someone who sees the whole plan and all the risks that can come with one mistake. What i believe it also means is that a leader must over see everything from plans to situations. They cant just look at their target and go for it but they need to analyze the area for danger. 

 

10.Manage with a plan 

 What this means is that you must be able to lead your team with the plan that you were supposed to be given or even be able to change up the plan so that you can succeed your target or goal. Being able to manage a mission, plan, and objective is very improtant to becoming a successfull leader.  

 

11. Do what matters most. 

Doing what matters most is very important because

12.Be accountable
Being accountable means you need to be able take charge at any moment of any time. Being accountable is a big part of being a successfull leader because as a leader you have to be able to make decisions that can be life changing for you and or your teamates. Being accountable also means you have to make these decisions or give instructions within seconds depending on the timing. 

  

          

                    

The Ten Tips For Being More Truthful 

1.Make a commitment to tell the truth.

Making a commitment to always tell the truth rewards you with honesty. Not only that but you would be recognized for being honest. Making a commitment for something means starting a new beginning or a new start . Committing will also mean you must not lie or betray anyone or anything.    

2.Tell someone about your commitment  

Share this tip with a friend .By telling them to commit to something or keep a promise so that they can begin a new life.  

 

3. Think before you give a dishonest answer, explanation, sarcasm, or reason. 

What this tip means is that you should basically think before you say something. This is important because you may never know if what you said can affect someone in a harsh way or can even cause someone to feel bad. This is why before you give a dishonest or sarcastic answer you must think about it and ask yourself if what your going to say is okay to answer with.Tip number 3 will be applied to my life by actually giving a thought to what im about to say or do. So that I wont accidentally hurt someones feelings. Once i have applied this to my life i will become 3 steps closer to becoming more truthful. 

 

4. Be careful of when and how you use exaggeration, sarcasm, or irony. 

This 4th tip means that you must be careful of how you use exaggeration or sarcasm because you never know how it can affect a situation. These things can cause the situation your to become worse then it already is or make a good thing into a bad one. The reason why this tip is important is because people tend to use exaggeration or sarcasm to try to be funny. But this can cause problems sometimes which are not good at all.  

  

5. Be careful not to twist the truth or leave out part of it. 

Being truthful is very important and rewards honesty. As long as we tell the whole truth without twisting or changing it. The reason why is because it may cause a horrible event that could hurt someone emotionally or physically. These events led by lies can also cause havoc on you if the whole truth has been told. 

 

6. Don't indulge in little white lies. 

Don't allow yourself to become apart of little white lies which are lies that are not true about someone. This is important because if you were to get involved with lies you can end up hurting yourself or others which will cause you to lose trust and even be hated on for making up a lie that hurts someone. Involving yourself with these lies will make you deceitful and you will start to lose trust among others. 

 

7. Watch out for silent lies. 

Adding this tip to your daily life is important and it will help you become more truthful in life. 

Watching out for silent lies may be hard but can be easy as well. Reasons this tip is added it is because the consequences of the lie can be devastating. 

 

8.When catching yourself lying, throw your mouth into reverse. 

What this quote means is that instead of lying do the opposite which is saying the truth or not say anything at all by keeping your mouth shut.  

Quote: "Your intellect may be confused ,but your emotions will never lie to you."

                                                     Alexander Pope 

The reason i have chosen this quote is because you must not lie at all because if you know or think it will affect someone in a bad way then there is no reason of saying or letting out the lie. The truth is the only thing that must be spoken.

 

9.Talk to yourself. 

This tip means that you must think and question yourself before doing something like what do you wanna do when your older. Or if you don't know whether or not its right you can think and talk to yourself about if what your doing is right or wrong. 

Quote:" One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody's listening." 

                                                          Franklin P.Jones  

I chose this quote since its your life you must talk about your decisions and determine whether or not you want to go through with your decisions or plans. You will most likely chose the right one. 

 

10.Treat yourself when you tell the truth. 

When ever you tell the truth you should treat yourself with a small celebration like buy yourself something small. This tip is great because you can train yourself to basically tell the truth. Since every time you tell the truth you reward yourself you can train your brain to tell the truth because you start to realize that after you tell the truth you get a small reward. This causes you to believe that every time you are in a situation that lies are involved. 

Quote: "  Three things cannot be long hidden:the sun, the moon, and the truth." 

                                                               Buddha 

Reflection: These tips are very important since they teach how to become more truthful and can help you change to become a better person not only that but you will gain respect from the people around you. I have implemented these tips into my life by making them a goal which is to achieve a goal that will make me become a truthful person. This will affect me in a good way since i will learn to think about what i say or do. These tips will be incorporated into my goals as an individual itself so that i can re-read these tips everyday.

Kahn Academy Internet 101

                                            Kahn Academy Internet 101 
        What i have learned through the videos about the internet is that the internet can be a wonder full place yet it has many dangers as well. The internet can be very complicated to understand but very easy to use. What the videos helped me learn and understand is how it works and how much data must be processed to send just one message. The way that the internet sends and receives messages, pictures, and videos is through a cord that connects around the world being able to send messages within seconds of time. Although this is very amazing it can also be a scary place due to hackers who are able to take over anything that is electronic like phones, computers. and drones. The hacker can also take over your accounts that have personal information like your address, your credit card pin, or even your social media accounts. Although there is many dangers on the internet there are people that specialize in ways to prevent these hackers from causing harm to you and are looking for new ways to make it more secure. One amazing thing i learned about the internet is that our next war may not be fought in combat but through the internet by taking out our security systems or shutting down our power. Something that fascinated me when learning about the internet is how to secure data when it is being transferred from one area to another. Which is by encrypting a code to that data allows it to switch letters or input numbers into the data so it wont be able to read until it is received.  

                                                       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." 

Reflection: Clarity helps you visualize what you really want on life and what you should do to reach you're goals.

Key 2: Competence 

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

Reflection: The harder you get the better you get is one the most important keys. So far because it is the reason you are succeeding since you are working forward to getting what you want. 

                                           

 

Key 3:Concentration 

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

Reflection:I do not know if I am not using my time right or wrong so i cant answer that. But if i could i would most likely say no since i'm in computer science and if i wasn't wasting my time i would be taking classes i actually need.

 

Key 4: 

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."

Reflection: Creativity is one of the main focuses to personal power because it helps you become more of a brave and encouraging person. 

                                                               

 

Key 5: 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." 

"If you were to learn one new word a day, within 5 years you will be the best educated person in the world." 

                                          

 

Key 6: Consideration 

Key 7: Consistency

"Dependable, steady, predictable work is always superior to fast spurts of work" 

                                                                 

  

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 ."

Reflection: Being committed means you are willing to put the fun things aside and work hard to become a better person.

Key 9:Courage 
"The fear of failure is the single greatest reason for failure in life."
Reflection: Fear is a big reason you fail in life but this is why you must have courage in taking risks that have a chance of helping you. Courage crushes all your fears into succeeding at gaining your personal power.

 

Key 9:Confidence  

"You only get confidence by doing things over and over again." 

Reflection: Having confidence is a valuable key to having personal power. A way of gaining confidence is by doing something repeatedly or practice it. For example when your in a speech class and you must go up in front of the class everyday to talk for 5 mins. you will eventually get used to it and get more confidence every time you go up to speak. 

 

 Reflection: 

All these keys will lead you to personal power and will help improve your life. I believe these 10 keys can help better yourself in many ways not only because you gain personal power but because you will gain small things that will change your every day life to a better one. The way for me to implement this to my daily life and plans is by sharing it with other who may need help or share these keys with friends and family.