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.

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.

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.

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.

 

 

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.

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.

 

Student Success Statement

“Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices.”

-Albert A. Montapert

 

Every action has a consequence that consequence is bound to follow and get to you, one way or another it will reach you, if it is a bad consequence trying to escape from it will only make it worse, for example:

You accidently run over someone and leave the scene because you are nervous and worried, 2 weeks later police men find out it was you and catch you, you won’t just be accused of causing an accident and being responsible of the financial costs of the injury, you will be accused of hit and run and possibly attempted murder.

 

That is an exaggerated example although it can occur, point is, your actions will always catch up to you, whether they are good or bad.