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.

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

“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.

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

“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.

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.



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.

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!

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

“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.

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

“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.

Student Success Statement

“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.

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.

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.

 

Student Success Statement

“You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.”

-Robert E. Lee

You can always choose the right, the option is always there. Whether you choose it or not is up to you, you will gain the most from choosing the right, maybe not in a materialistic manner but in a spiritual way. When you are doing the correct thing, you will feel good about yourself and about your life, this is because you conscience knows that you are doing what is correct and it appreciates you doing so because it is what your conscience wants, you don’t want to feel bad, and this is what will happen if you do not do the correct action. Choose the right and be the champion you are meant to be.

 

For example, if you steal from someone or somewhere, your conscience will not be approving, and it will haunt you for your wrong doing, now if you chose the right and obtained a materialistic item in a rightful manner you will have an approving conscience and feel great.



Student Success Statement

“Be always sure you’re right, then go ahead.”

-Davy Crockett

If you are sure what you are doing is right, then go ahead and do it, if it is the right thing to do there is no reason to hesitate and not do it. If you are right and are doing what is right then that can only benefit you, it will never come back and haunt you, you will have people looking up to you because you were righteous and great.

Student Success Statement

“Character is higher than intellect.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Character is higher than intellect, this is true. Personality is a lot more important and better than intelligence or a strong brain. A strong personality and character can lead you to stronger and more righteous things than a strong brain. What’s the point of being smart if you are not using it to you advantage and to the betterment of the world? Now however if you are using it for bad reasons then that is when it would be better if you were not even smart at all, there is no point in being smart if you aren’t going to use it for what’s right. Now if you have a good personality or character, you will most likely always use it for what is right (best) and that will lead you to being a better person in turn creating a better world by bettering yourself.