Student Success Statement

“Honesty is the cornerstone of character. The honest man or woman seeks not merely to avoid criminal or illegal acts, but to be scrupulously fair, upright, fearless in both action and expression. Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind.”

-B.C. Forbes

 

Honesty is a very important thing, perhaps the most important quality in a person, if a person is honest, then not much can go wrong, if I know a honest individual I will have no problem trusting them with whatever it might be, meeting a dead line, taking care of my little brother, or taking care of a personal materialistic item, I know they will be responsible and honor their word or our agreement, so why would I be worried? Honesty is a great thing for a person to have.

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Honesty is always the best policy. Employers need to know that they can trust you with everything from company credit cards to trade secrets. How can you work at honesty? You demonstrate integrity every day that you do your own homework and resist the temptation to cheat on exams.

           What is honesty?

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Honesty is telling the truth.

·         Honesty is straightforward conduct.

·         Honesty is being sincere, truthful, trustworthy, honorable, fair, genuine, and loyal with integrity.

 

You are being honest when you…

·         Do your homework

·         Tell a friend the truth

·         Explain the real reason you didn’t turn in your homework

·         Keep your eyes on your own paper

·         Clean up your room after making a promise

·         Give the cashier the extra money she have you by mistake

·         Write a report in your own words instead of copying

·         Admit you made the mistake

·         Keep a friend’s secret

·         Turn in a wallet full of money that you found

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Student Success Statement

“Stop worrying about whether you’re going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what’s happening right this moment.”

-Phil Jackson

11 World Championships-Coach

2 World Championships-Player

2 High School Championships-Player

 

This is a very interesting quote, it applies to many things, it reminds me of something my coach tells us, Do not look at the score board, if we are down, lest take it goal by goal, when you do too much is when you go downhill fast, look at the big picture and help the big picture by avoiding the big problem, look at the little problems, what small things can you do that will make a big impact? Those or the important things that will help greatly in the long run, so what if your down by 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,20 goals, if you take it one by one, you CAN catch up! But if you try to score 5 goals in 1 minute, you’re setting yourself up for disaster and disappointment.

Time Management

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Master the moments and you may be a real pro when it comes to juggling the many demands your time – classes, homework and activities – with some family help. College gives you an even bigger chance to sharpen your time management skills by doing it all on your own. And that’s a good thing since most jobs require multitasking. You might need to take care of current clients while attracting new ones, respond to e-mails while working on a major presentation, or order tomorrow’s produce while planning next week’s menu.

Someone said “Where you are, be there” Focus on the present moment and give it all your attention. Don’t let your mind drift and wander here and there when you need to be thinking and concentrating on the moment at hand. You can’t go back and recapture this moment, so make the most of it while it NOW. Master the present and you will master the future. Work smart by mastering the present moment.

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Student Success Statement

“Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon.”

-Elizabeth Cady Stanton

 

Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon, this is true because when you tell the truth, not much if anything can go wrong, to the contrary when you lie, a lot of things can go wrong, people will start doubting you, People will lose respect they have for you, you will no longer be trusted. But if you tell the truth and that is a healthy habit of yours, you are more likely to be respected, trusted, and will not be doubted.

Attention to Detail

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 When you double-check your calculation for a math problem or cite sources carefully in a research paper, you’re paying close attention to detail, That skill comes in handy in any workplace, whether you maintain a database, keep a log of the hours you spend with clients or write e-mails.

John wooden, UCLA’s former great basketball coach who lead his teams to tend consecutive national championships, was asked what he attributed his success to. Among a number of things, he mentioned that paying attention to details was one of the most important qualities for successful coaching and for high achievement in any worthwhile pursuit. He even paid attention to how his players would lace up and tie their shoe strings. If they didn’t tie them correctly, he would teach them how.

Details may be small things but from small things come great things; therefore, pay attention to details and you will experience substantial progress in your overall education attainment.

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Student Success Statement

“Everyone is the architect of their own learning.”

-Claudius

Everyone is responsible for their own learning, your teachers and mentors are there to help you set a foundation, but eventually, it is on you. You are who matter’s when it comes to education, you decide if you learn or not, you will be exposed to it, the option is there, will you decide to educate yourself by paying attention and doing the work that is necessary? Or will you lack education and just lag when it comes to learning. Build your education strong, pay attention, do what is necessary, and strive for excellence.

Cool Under Pressure

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Very few students enjoy taking tests. Yet functioning well under pressure is crucial to your future success. Try thinking of the pressure of testing as practice for the work world’s own explosive situations. You could someday find yourself meeting tight deadlines, speaking with irate customers, wielding a scalpel or handling dangerous chemicals.

The best way to curtail pressure and to even eliminate it is to prepare. Applying the motto “Be Prepared” holds true first time and every time. Prepare for that tests, and you won’t worry about it. In facts, it will be your chance to shine, to reveal the hard work you have put into preparing for the test. You will be rewarded for the effort you have thrust into your studies. Preparation removes fear. When you are prepared, you will not fear. Preparation helps you maintain your cool under pressure. Preparation generates energy and enthusiasm; therefore, prepare and your coolness under pressure is sure to abound.

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Student Success Statement

“Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.”

-Peter F. Drucker

Choose you actions wisely, choose your actions by doing what is right, not by what is acceptable, because what is acceptable is not always right.

For example, if you are with a group of friends and they offer you marijuana, smoking with them would be acceptable in their eyes, but is it the right thing to do? No, It is not, therefore do what is right, rather than what is acceptable.

Initiative

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Initiative is creativity, inventiveness, originality, ingenuity, imagination. Every time you respond in class, every time you choose your own research topic, every time you put together your own interpretation of a piece of literature, you take initiative. And future employers value can-do professionals who come up with new ideas and chart their own courses through projects, employees who are self-reliant. Self-reliant people are self-starters who don’t procrastinate on getting the job done. They know what is required to do and do it. They don’t wait to be told many times. Succeeding in high school, college, and in the career world is taking the initiative.

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Student Success Statement

“To be great—concentrate.”

-Orson Swett Marden

In order to achieve greatness you need to concentrate, you need to focus, get your priorities straight, what are you doing and why are you doing that? Are they going to help you achieve your priorities? If not, you should probably concentrate and get back on track. Make sure your time goes to a good cause, your money goes to a good cause, your energy goes to a good cause,otherwise you are not being efficient. Being efficient with your resources will help you concentrate and be on track, achieving your goals faster.

 

 

Problem-Solving Skills

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Problem solving goes far beyond your math textbook. Every assignment is an opportunity to weigh all possible solutions carefully and choose the one you think is best. As a working professional, you’ll be solving problems regularly, whether it’s fixing a bug in a computer program or overcoming budget shortfalls. Problem solving situations occur extensively and frequently; therefore, be ready when they come.

When problems or challenges occur, some people look at them as negative experiences, as a crisis. These people are the ones who live day by day with gloom and negativism in their attitudes. But the really successful people, those who are cheerful and optimistic, are those who look at problems as opportunities, opportunities to learn, grow, expand their horizons, and make new discoveries. They look on the bright side of things and live happy lives.

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Student Success Statement

“Education is a marathon—not a sprint”

-Anon

Education is a marathon and not a sprint, in the sense of what it basically is. You cannot complete an education with a short burst, it is a time consuming, long run type of thing. Just like a marathon, education takes lots of time, motivation, inspiration, energy, and dedication. You cannot cheat education by trying to sprint through it, you have to be persistent throughout you education and do what is necessary to make sure you get a good education.

Teamwork Skills

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Every time your class breaks into groups to tackle a challenge, you build teamwork skills. In college, you’ll continue to have these opportunities to practice voicing your opinions, listening and responding to others, and reaching compromises. By the time you leave college, you can be an expert in this important workplace skill.

Together

Everyone

Achieves

More

Individually you can achieve so much, but when you work with others for a common cause, the same objectives, you can accomplish a tremendous amount more. You synergize your talents, knowledge, and skills with those whom you work. All members of the team are edified together, a type of edification you can’t obtain by working alone.

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Student Success Statement

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “Press on” has solves and always will solve the problems of the human race.”

-30^th president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge

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Student Success Statement

“To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.”

-Confucius

If you know what is right, and you do not choose to do what is right, you are lacking courage, the courage to stand up and do what is right. You should always do what is right, it is the best thing you can ever do.

For example; If you see a thief attempting to rob a person of their belonging’s it is your righteous duty, if capable to physically stop them, if there is a possibility of physical harm then you can also do what is right by calling the police.

You can also do what is right by having the courage to stand up against the wrong, for say, legalizing marijuana, if you protest it, you know you are doing something right and you have the courage to go against those people who do want it legalized.



Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test-Taking

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Identify key words.

This helps you focus on the main idea of challenging questions.

Rephrase difficult questions.

To understand questions better, rewrite in your own words. Be careful not to change the meaning.

Organize your thoughts before you write.

Take time to organize your responses to short-answer and essay questions. You’ll reduce the time you need to revise.

Write neatly.

Be sure you don’t lose points on answers the teacher can’t read.

Use all the time you’re given.

IF you finish early, don’t leave. Use the extra time to proofread and review your answers.

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Student Success Statement

“Always do right.”

-Mark Twain

You should always do what’s right; you can never go wrong, doing what is right is RIGHT because that is what it is. There are many benefits to choosing the right. You will feel better mentally, physically, and many other ways. You will feel better mentally because you will feel right morally opposed to feeling the weight of choosing the wrong. You will feel good physically because if you don’t you will feel bad, knowing CTW counts as consuming certain things that can lead you feel bad physically such as drugs.

Online Learning

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More Tips
Finally, look beyond the article for more clues.

·         Read the website’s home page and the About Us page. Look for a mission statement to learn more about the site, its purpose and organization sponsoring it.

·         If there is an author listed, look for a biography that discusses the author’s education, profession and other relevant background. If there is no bio on the site, search for one elsewhere on the web.

·         Check the date. Facts can change over time, so see if the site shows when it was last updated.

·         Presentation counts; look at everything from design to spelling. A clean well-organized site shows a certain degree of professionalism.

·         Avoid sites that are pornographic, vulgar, inappropriate, below par, suggestive, and falsifying.

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Student Success Statement

“Gold medals don’t make champions… hard work does.”

-Anon

Gold medals don’t make champions, hard work does. Worded perfectly, this quote could not be more correct. You do not have to have gold medals or any medals at all to be a champion you just need to have the ambition to be a champion. You need to be willing and just go out there and do what needs to be done, it doesn’t matter if you lose all your games, you can still be a champion. Many people get the meaning of champion wrong, it takes a real champion to lose a game and keep their head up high, and it doesn’t take a champion to be on a winning team. If you want to be a champion do what’s right and prepare yourself to be a champion and you will become one with time. Choose the right!

Online Learning

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Read Between the Lines

Make a judgment about the site’s reliability based on your own analysis of the site and the information it contains. Here are some ways to do this:

·         Look for facts you know or can check with a trusted source. If the site gets those facts right, it’s more likely that the other facts on the site are also accurate.

·         Study the language used. Is it angry, satiric or overly impassioned? This may indicated that the site is biased.

·         Consider whether the arguments are logical and backed up by evidence, and whether the site presents only one point of view.

·         Check the links to the sources that the author acknowledges. Scholarly writing, whether in print or online, should include a bibliography.

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Student Success Statement

“Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.”

-Liana Cordes

A lot of people are born with strength that is greater than average, or intelligence that is greater than average, but that strength or intelligence will only help you to a certain degree. You have to make sure that you are supplying those skills you have with improvements in order for them to really be a skill you have. Such as strength, you can be stronger than the average man, but that will not help you much unless you plan to be just that, stronger than the average man, but if you seek to be stronger than stronger than average men, then you need continuous effort working out and having healthy eating habits in order to unlock your potential physically.

It’s Online but Is It On Target?
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Research with Attitude

Conduct your research with the attitude of a skeptic. As you examine websites for clues that they’re trustworthy, ask these questions:

·         Who wrote the Web page? If you can’t identify the individual or organization responsible for the information, don’t use it.

·         What are the author’s qualifications for writing on the subject?

·         Has the article passed through an editorial process designed to ensure quality and accuracy?

·         What is the website’s purpose? Look for motives – like selling products or winning votes – that could result in biased or incomplete information.

·         Is the information accurate? Is it up-to-date?

·         Where did the author get this information?

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It’s Online, but Is It On Target?

Part 1

Using the Web Wisely

Thanks to the Web, information is easy to find. However, it’s also easy to post something online. Anyone can do it.

You’ve probably used the Internet to do research for paper, to help you decide which product to buy, or to form an opinion about current events. Looking up information online is fast and convenient. But when you do online research, it’s important to find sites you can trust. Many websites claim to have the facts, but are full of errors. Others present information in a biased way – they only give one side of an argument. How can you tell reliable sources from an unreliable one? Also, it is critical that you post online only that which is decent and appropriate ,never anything pornographic, vulgar, indecent, out of taste, untruthful, or obscene. Post those things that will make a good name for you and your organization, that will promote goodwill and be of benefit to the world.

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Student Success Statement

“When an archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bulls-eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim, improve yourself.”

-Gilbert Arland

Whenever you don’t achieve something, you can’t really blame it on anything but yourself, if you don’t score a goal in soccer, don’t blame it on the field, that the grass was too long, you should’ve accommodated to that and have prepared for it. You should always be prepared for the challenges and obstacles that are to coming that will try and prevent you from achieving your goals, it is your duty to prepare yourself, not anyone else's.

Saturday

Saturday was a very eventful day, this was the day of the wedding. Saturday most of the family was awake by 

SQ3R

SQ3R+Survey-Question-Read-Recite-Review

Recite

At the end of each section, look up from the text and in your own words recite an answer to your question for that section. Then write down your answer. Be sure to provide examples that support it.

Now repeat the Question, Read and Recite steps for each section of the chapter. First ask a question for the next section. Then read to find the answer. Finally, recite the answer in your own words and jot it down. The written questions and answers can help you study in the future.

Review

After completing the chapter, review your notes. Identify the main points by looking for the most important idea in each section. Recite, or write ,a  brief summary of the assignment.

Review your study notes every week to help you remember the information. When it’s time to prepare for your tests, you’ll find you’ve created an invaluable study guide.

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“The first law of success… Is concentration; to bend all the energies to one point, and to go directly to that point, looking neither to the right nor the left.”

-William Matthews

When you are aiming for something, you shouldn’t allow yourself to become easily distracted. You have to focus on your main priority and make sure it happens, whether your goal is to score a basket, or to gain a degree in a subject you are extremely interested in, you have to make sure that nothing irrelevant takes away your focus and distracts you from achieving your goal.

SQ3R

SQ3R=Survey-Question-Read-Recite-Review

Question

As you survey the text, ask a question for each section. Ask what, why, how, when, who and where questions as they relate to the content. Here’s how you can create questions:

·         Turn he title, headings or subheadings into questions.

·         Rewrite the questions at the end of the chapter or after each subheading in your own words.

Write down your questions. Questions Help you pay attention, understand the text better and recall the information more easily later on.

Read

Read one section of the chapter at a time, actively looking for an answer to your questions for that section. Pay attention to bold and italicized text that authors use to make important points.

Be sure to review everything in the section, including tables, graphs and illustrations – these features can communication an idea more powerfully than written text.

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Friday

Friday was a very nerve racking day. I woke up around 7 Am, showered, prepared myself, made sure everything was packed and ready to go. Then my mom took me to my cousins house, whom was providing me with a ride to Arizona. After me dropping off my luggage in his house my mom dropped me off at my girlfriends house around 8:30 and I spent about an hour there watching tv and eating breakfast. Afterwards I walked my girlfriend to her school and walked back to my cousins.

At around 12 we took off to Arizona, the view was beautiful. We saw a Marine convey on the way over there, when we got there we were EXHAUSTED. We spent a little bit of time chatting with our family, putting away our clothes and luggage and suits and then just said goodnight for the day.

Student Success Statement

“Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow”

-Robert Kiyosaki

A lot of people prevent themselves from being successful and a great future by putting things back, If you’re going to do something do it sooner than later. If you have time to do it now why not? There’s no need for excuses, excuses will only hold you back from things you are capable of achieving. Have a strong mindset and make yourself capable of getting off the coach to do something that needs to be done.

For example, if you are trying to lose weight, don’t wait for tomorrow to make the lifestyle change, start eating healthier NOW and work out as SOON as you have free time, the fat is not going to trim itself away.

Another example, if you are looking for a job, sooner is better than later, the sooner you go out and look for a job the sooner you can get that paycheck you really want or need and the sooner you can gain the experience you want. You are only loosing precious time by waiting.

 

SQ3R

SQ3R: A Great Reading and Studying Technique

Improve Your Study Skills

SQ3R Stands For:

Survey

Question

Read

Recite

Review

It is a proven technique to sharpen your study skills.

In college, you’ll be required to do lots of reading, You’ll often have to complete reading assignments in several different books for several different courses at the same time.

SQ3R helps make reading and studying purposeful and effective, so that you use your time most efficiently. Here’s how this strategy works.

Survey

Let’s say your assignment is to read on chapter. First, get an idea of what the chapter is about by reviewing the highlights:

·         Read the title, headings and subheading.

·         Notice words that are italicized or bold.

·         Look at charts, graphs, pictures, maps and other visual material.

·         Reading captions.

·         Read the very beginning and end of the chapter.

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Student Success Statement

“When I was teaching basketball, I urged my players to try their hardest to improve on that very day, to make that practice a masterpiece.

This rule is even more important in life than basketball. You have to apply yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better. Only then will you be able to approach being the best you can be. It begins by trying to make each day count and knowing you can never make up for a lost day.”

-John Wooden

When you are practicing or attempting to do or learn something, you should do it like if it’s the real deal, try your hardest, because only when you try your hardest is when you’ll improve so much that your level of “hardness” that used to be there, is not the same. You will improve greatly, try to get everything down to perfection and within a certain amount of time, it will become perfection, but you must do your absolute best.

Reading

5 Tips for Success

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Tip 3: Do Research

Literary critics have written vast numbers of analytical and critical pieces on countless books. If you’re having trouble understanding a particular text, do some research and see what knowledgeable sources have to say about it. In addition to increasing your comprehension, you’ll also be showing initiative, something teachers always like to see. Always use legitimate and scholarly sources, not condensed study guides. Going the extra mile in your research elevates your achievement 10-fold.

Tip 4: Use a Dictionary

Make sure you have access to a dictionary when you’re reading. You can often figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word by using context clues, but sometimes you can’s. Rather than simply skipping over the words you don’t know, take the times to look them up. The results are well worth the effort. Your comprehension ill increase greatly, and you’ll build your vocabulary at the same time.

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“Every time I’ve done something that doesn’t feel right, it’s ended up not being right.”

-Mario Cuomo

 

When you feel like something is not the right thing to do, it’s because its not. Most of the time you are taking a gamble and hoping it will be the right thing to do but in all honestly if you don’t feel right doing so it’s because it’s not the right thing to do. There are also times where something you do doesn’t feel right and that’s because you know it isn’t right, don’t do what isn’t right, do what’s right, because it’s the RIGHT thing to do.
For example, if you don't feel right when you are making a decision of whether to go to practice or not and you choose not to, you know that decision was wrong if you don't have a proper excuse.

Reading

5 Tips for Success

·         Posting up Posters *

Tip 2: Note the Author’s Writing Style

Every author writes with a purpose, using deliberate methods to successfully relate specific information to the audience. When you’re reading, look for patterns in the author’s writing. For example, you may notice a repetition of key words, phrases or symbols – or the use of a distinct type of sentence structure. Authors employ these writing strategies to help readers comprehend

 

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Student Success Statement

The Three Don’ts

Don’t Whine. Don’t Complain. Don’t make excuses.

-John Wooden

Don’t whine, complain, or make excuses. These are just you trying to lag or prevent something that needs to happen from happening.

For example, if you are in a sport and your coach tells you to do something, do it.

If you don’t do it or complain, your coach will get irritated and might give you consequences, as well as if your whine or make excuses. No one likes anyone who whines, but coach in tired.. But coach my calf’s burn.. You’re tired and your calf’s burn for a reason, your gaining muscle, its productive, don’t whine, complain or make excuses.

5 Tips for Staying Motivated

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3. Set Attainable Goals

If you’re having trouble writing a 35-page paper for class because it seems like such a big job, don’t focus on that final number. Break the paper down and consider each section of your paper individually. You can handle any project in small chunks.

4. Find a Social Support Network
Create a group of people around you who want to help you succeed. Mentors can be teachers or family friends who can give you guidance and help you develop new skills. Counselors can help you with planning your courses and starting to explore colleges. You can also each out to friends and peers who can motivate you by listening and sharing ideas.

5. Acknowledge Your Accomplishments

Give yourself a quick reward when you complete an assignment or task. Take a walk, send an email, get a snack. Then move on to the next project.

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Student Success Statement

“The Three Nevers”

Never Lie. Never Cheat. Never Steal.

-John Wooden

Three things you should never do is lie, cheat, or steal. These 3 things are very harmful not only to yourself but society and those around you. When you lie you are giving a false statement or impression and that will never be productive, and it will eventually catch up to you and you will pay for it accordingly. When you cheat you are not just cheating what you are directly cheating in, but you are also cheating yourself, because whatever you did cheating, you weren’t able to accomplish by yourself, so you are cheating yourself of experience and achievements as well. When you steal, you did not earn that item, you simply got it in a wrongful manner, obtaining that item is not an accomplishment because you did not obtain it in a righteous or honorable manner.

 

For example, if you win a championship because you cheated in the roster and put in alumni, did you really win the championship? No. You simply obtained a championship in a wrongful manner and cheated in order to do so, this will eventually catch up to you and fairly quickly as well, and the consequences will be harsh.