Top 10 Rules of Success
Always keep your priorities: Do not loose focus in what is important like your faith and relationship with Jesus
Succeed by doing good: Do not climb to the top by bringing others down and making poor decisions
Do not get cought up in vanity: Do not spend your life chasing after money and material things
Stay Humble:Even if we are at the top we must remember that things are temporary and maintain a humble heart which pleases the Lord.
Have Faith, pray, and learn: The most important faith which is faith in God, and faith that with his help you can have great achievements. We can only rely on ourselves to a limit but we can always trust God without limit. We must be willing to learn and gain knowledge. For example by reading good things like The Bible.
(Philippians 4:13) "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
Do not try to be someone else: God made us all different with various strengths and qualities, therefore we can succeed by simply being who we are.
Be not Discouraged: If we do not start from the bottom then we cannot truly reach the top, success is not just about the stance at the top of the mountain but the climb it took to get there. 
As you go up bring others with you: You have heard about dragging others down with you, but do the opposite bring them up with you.
Remember where you came from: remember where you came from and the people that were there for you.

Be Patient and Work Hard: Success does not usually come overnight or without cause.
Be willing to start from the bottom: Sometimes we have to start from nothing

                             Class Evaluation:


1. In this class we focused on a variety of things throughout the year. There are many things that stood out to me because i find them very helpful and interesting. For example the course on html I find in very interesting because I feel that it is a tool for the future. Also, coding was another helpful subject in which we got the opportunity to gain a better understanding about the way that coding works. At last, I enjoyed the scratch programming because I had the chance to create something on my own and learn while at it.

2.  Although this class had interesting things, there are some things that did not stand out as much as others. For example, the time for breakfast was too short because sometimes we would not get to finish all our our food on time. Also, the fact that we have to take breakfast in order because some people would take double servings on their first time up ans leave non for the other people.

3. My recommendations for improving the class would be to change the schedule a little bit to do different activities ones in a while.  Also to announce to people to get just one serving the first time they get breakfast until everybody is able to get it. Then people can be notified if they want seconds.

4. Many things in this class stood out to me. I think that to each activity we had the change to learn and grow on our understanding in computer science. Somethings that stood out to me were the free lance posts because they gave us a chance to write something of our own and talk about a subject we had in mind. Also, the scratch programming was a highlight because we had a chance to express our creativity and ideas. that also helped us to understand the whole idea of how programming works. Also the coding was another resource to understanding coding.

5. At first I feel like I did very good on the class. During the first semester my grade was an A which is good. Sadly in the last few weeks my grade of an A went down because i was forgetful of some things. One of those things was that I forgot my life planning which brought my grade down to a B. To finalize that I was not aware of the summary that was assigned for us to do at home, which brought my grade to a C, now I am hoping to have at least a grade of a B.

6. To be frank I am not reading my life planning for at least 5 minutes daily. Most times I get distracted one I am out of school and forget to read it. I know that it is important to keep my goals in mind and to read them and work hard towards reaching them.

7. Although sometime I make the wrong choices I know that I should be striving to make rightful choices everyday.

Top Ten Rules For Success by Steph Curry

1.visualize your goals
2.be the hardest working person
3. stay confident 
4.do It Your Way 
5.be creative 
6.stay in the moment
7.better yourself everyday
8.have an upbeat personality 
9.be the best version of yourself 
10. actions speak louder than words 

Reflection: 
Success is something that we all aspire for and that is why we must discipline ourselves to follow the way of success. It is important to have confidence and try to push ourselves to the limit. Success though is not only about how wealthy or known or how many material things we have. Real success comes from being the best version of ourselves and living rightfully. There are goals that we all have, but it is important to keep focus on those goals but also to keep guard that they do not hurt others or us more than they will benefit us or others. To meet certain goals we must put our mind and our hard work into them. It is important to believe that we are capable and also to know that it takes hard work and we must climb to the top of certain situations. We are all our own person and it is important to be unique and different.

                              Top Ten Rules of Success 

1. Just Play

2. Be Competitive

3. Always take a new challenge

4. Know your priorities

5. People will judge you

6. Work hard

7. Believe you are the best

8. Play for the team

9. Enjoy the moments

10. Have a sense of humor

Reflection: Success take time and effort it is a slow improvement of ones self. Ronaldo the famous soccer player said that it is something that takes years to build and improve where we must put hard work and effort. He gave his top ten rules for success which have worked and helped him. For example, the second rule was to be competitive. There are many people out there working hard to reach their dreams as well. Competition is important as long as we do it fairly and honestly. Also his sixth rule is to work hard. Success can not be attained without our work and effort put in to it. that is why it is very important to try to have a daily improvement and move forward. We must too value ourselves in the process and believe in ourselves. Believe we are capable and as Ronaldo said believe we are the best. Although we must keep our goals set in our mind it is also important to not loose who we are. To keep a good personality and a sense of humor all throughout the process.

10 Seeds of Greatness 

1.Seed Of Self Esteem (Appreciate and value yourself)
Self esteem is extremely important. How we value ourselves will reflect who we are to others. If we do not value ourselves much then we cannot expect other people to value us very much either.I think that there is a line between having self esteem and being over confident. We can still be humble and have self esteem. Self esteem does not mean that we think that we are better than everybody else. Self esteem means that we know we are unique and are worth very much. No matter how successful we are or how many times we fail we are still worth very much. Often when we do not achieve a goal or the success of other people we value ourselves as worthless and useless but it is important to know that this does not define who we are.
" The respect we get starts with ourselves"

2. The Seed of Creativity 

Creativity is important. We must try to make something ourselves and our way. Everyone is different and what works for others may not work for us. That is why in order to stand out and be remembered sometimes we must be creative and unique. Sometimes we can get great ideas from other people but we can also get great ideas from ourselves. Every person is different and we do not have to be exactly like somebody else. Creativity plays a big part in our everyday life, in school for example. When we do so many of our assignments it is required for us to be creative. Also in our jobs and even in the way we arrange things. We have a great ability to create many thing by using our minds and our creativity in a good way.
"One of our greatest gifts is that of being able to think and create"
3.  The Seed of Responsibility 
( Whatever we sow we reap) 
Responsibility is definitely one of the major keys to be successful.  It is important not only for our selves but for those around us as well. For example, our responsibily habits can affect those who we work or go to at school with . Or if we promise something to someone and we are irresponsible then that can affect them as well because others might be counting on us. Responsibility is one of the keys that successful people hold.  By being responsible we can do not let ourselves down and other people down. Also it is important to take responsibility for our own actions. Sometimes we might have done something that is wrong but that is when responsibility also comes in. To admit that we made a mistake and to try to fix it. It can also come in hand with honesty. I will try to apply more responsibility in my daily life as well by trying to complete my school work.

" Without responsibility there is no ability for success"

4.)The Seed of Wisdom " A large vocabulary which implies broad general knowledge -characterizes the more successful persons, regardless of their occupations.
Wisdom is a very essential characteristic that we should all be striving to have. Although wisdom is complex to define, it is not just composed of one kind of knowledge. Wisdom is not only knowledge on certain studies but in different fields. There are some things that we do not go to school to learn yet we still learn. In life, by our decisions we will choose to gain wisdom or not. The things we study for, like math and science

I do not consider them wisdom. Wisdom are the things we learn from other than that. It is a deeper understanding. Wisdom is reflected on the way we act and the choices that we make. I know that the best kind of wisdom we can attain is the wisdom in the Lord. Overall God is eternally wise and by seeking him he will grant us wisdom to understand the things that we do not. 
" Be not wise in your own eyes, fear the LORD and depart from evil."-Proverbs 3:7

5) The Seed of Purpose "The gold mine is your goals."


Purpose is very important to have our goals clear. Sometimes we might not know where we are going and that is why we must try to have a clear mind set. It is important to know the purpose of why we do certain things. Having a set purpose will help us to achieve certain goals. To understand and visualize the achievements we are going for. I think that to a certain extent we are able to control our purpose. Although there are always some things that are out of our control. Purpose in someway is defiened by the actions we take and decisions that we make. The people we surround ourselves too can contribute to the purpose of something. It is not easy to think of purpose as something that we can or cannot control but rather small thing that contribute to a bigger purpose.

The seed of Communication
reach out and touch someone
Communication is a very important seed because throughout our life we are surrounded by people whom we must communicate with. Sometimes it is harder to communicate with some people than with others but we have to try and still communicate in a respectful manner. Communication does not simplify to jut talking, rather it to let other people know the way we feel. We must not strive for just communication, but for appropriate communication. Sometimes people can talk but they are nor really communicating. Part of communication is also listening. We want to be listened when we talk that is why we must also listen when others talk. Also, in communication it is important to learn how to control our selves. At times, people will not talk or treat us nicely, but is is important that we keep our composure and good communication. This is key, most jobs look for people who are good communicators and work well with others. 

"The best communication comes not by both willing to talk , but by both willing to listen."




Faith: 

Faith is the most important seed out of all the seeds. Without faith then there is no meaning to anything we do. Faith is crucial to our purpose and what we do. It is important to have faith in ourselves and the things that we can do. But at the end we must not put all out faith in ourselves. Faith in God is the important faith. We do not have all the power to decide everything. That is why we must understand that God created us and He loves us and have faith in him more than in anything else. Faith in Jesus and his salvation is the best faith. To come to Him we must come with faith and a humble heart. It is vain to put our faith on things that are not God for those things are useless and will have an end.

Adaptability: Turning problems into opportunities Adaptability is very important throughout many situations in life. Sometimes we are given situations that we must adapt to and work with. Not everything will always be the way that we want it to be. That is why it is important to accept certain things and make them work as best. For example, many people who now own big businesses and companies have started out by accepting and adapting to situations. They were not given the exact opportunities to achieve their goal but they adapted and worked with those opportunities in order to move forward. Sometimes the problems that we face are actually a step forward to something else. We must not let ourselves get brought down by those things, instead try to get the most out of it and work with them. All this things are very important to take into account. It is not just about the opportunities we get, but the problems that we turn into opportunities. 

"If life gives you lemons make lemonade"








Perspective: "Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude."
Many of us do not usually think about the importance of the perspective of things. This can make a big difference. Perspective is something that does not usually come to mind when we think of success. This is because we forget that the way we view think and view some things can actually make a difference. The perspective of the things we do and their outcome can make a difference also. Sometimes we think that some people have it better than us, but it is just the way that we view things. The perspective of certain things can make a difference on wether we are content with certain things or not. Some of the people who are noe successful have had a good perspective even when they fail at certain things. That is why they keep on trying and see things differently.

Final Reflection: Every seed is the 10 seeds has a purpose, which is to help improve every person in different aspects of life. It is not about being better than others, but being a better self everyday. To achieve this there are certain aspects that contribute to the improvement. We usually never stop to think about this seeds and how to use them. That is why we must think about all these areas and work to improve them. The seeds work together to generate a greater outcome. Although they may seem like they do not apply to our goals in some small or big part they do. I think the most important seed is the seed of faith. If we have no faith then we have no purpose. Also that will help us find out our purpose. There are some seeds that I feel like are more important, but at the end all seeds have relevance and purpose. I will work on trying to remember the seeds and apply them to my personal life daily. For example, I think that I need to apply the seed of adaptability more often.

Ten Tips for Being More Truthful

Barbara A. Lewis

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

The Ten Tips

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, or 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 tell the truth.

Reflection:

Telling the truth is very important. As I have written in my previous blogs being honest is key to many things. Honesty does not only benefit us but those around us as well. There are small ways that we can improve our honesty such as the tips by Barbara Lewis. The tips can benefit me by slowly removing some of the bad habits that I have and by improving my honesty. For example, sometimes I may not even realize it but I might be exaggerating a story too much. That is when I can apply the tip of being careful with exaggeration. Also when we keep quiet at a question that can be a silent lie and I know that many of us do it. The ten tips are very important to live because honesty applies in many of the aspects of our everyday lives like at school and at work. It is important that we are honest not only to ourselves and those around us but to everybody we encounter even if we do not get along with them. Sometimes the truth can cause harm but not being honest can cause even more harm in the long run. I will incorporate the ten tips by achieving my goals through honesty.

                                School Break Days 
During spring break I did not go to any far away places I pretty much stayed in my area. I went to eat to different locations around the city .Some of the things that I did were play basketball, watch movies, and hang out with friends. I went to play basketball for two days with some of my friends from the team, also I watched a lot of movies and started and finished watching a series. In addition, I went to sleep over at a friend's house. Some of the other days I also hung out with some other friends. Some of the movies I watched were The Princess Diaries and Beverly Hills Chihuahuas. I also went for some walks. I went shopping as well. I met a new friend . The new places I met were a park by my friend's house that is very nice.