John Wooden - Pyramid of Success
The 25 Building Blocks of the
Pyramid of Success
Block 1: Industriousness
"In plain and simple English this means hard work. Very hard work. There is no substitute for very hard work when it comes to success."
A industrious person is working energetically and devotedly. It someone who puts thier heart to something they are doing. They dont just do it for because they dont have other option. They do it because they want to produce successful work. In order to produce great work you have to work very hard and have to do it with passion.
Block 2: Enthusiasm
"It is the engine that powers all blocks of the Pyramid. It is why I chose Industriousness and Enthusiasm as the cornerstones of my Pyramid of Success. It is where everything begins."
It is good to be enthusiaistic because it helps build your confidence.As well as the others people around you. It makes you have ability to have a positive outlook an belief. To be enthusiaistic, you look for what can be done rather than what cannot. They dont let the bad past experiance push them back they look into what good thing the future has to offer.
Block 3: Friendship
"Comes from mutual esteem, respect and devotion. Like marriage it must not be taken for granted but requires a joint effort."
Block 4: Loyalty
"To yourself and to all those depending upon you. Keep your self-respect."
Loyalty is one of the greatest qualities anyone can have. Friendship require loyalty from friends. If you lack in having loyality is one of causes of failure. Trust is earned by demonstrating loyalty over time. Loyalty is the same as faithfulness. If a person has faithfulness, this person will live in a good sense. That's why loyalty is important.
"With all levels of your co-workers. Listen if you want to be heard. Be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way. "
Cooperation is important because it allows people or groups to work together to achieve thier common goal. Cooperation leads to productivity and creates a good working enviroment. Firstly cooperation comes within ourselves. It means to help each other out and to never leave someone out. Everyone is doing thier part for everyone's benefits.
Block 6: Ambition
For noble goals
Ambition is the most important tool to have to achieveing your goal and success. Having an amitious attitude can lead people to victory and enjoyment. Regardless of anything you put in front of them. Without amibition theres no goal. If there goal is no plan and without a plan will lead to no direction. Without direction you have a horrible life. In other words, a person cant go or reach far without them.
"Practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control. Good judgement and common sense are essential."
Self control is the ability to control ones emotions, thoughts, behavior, and desire in order to obtain a certain reward. Having self control is important because it help you maintain a healthy lifestyle. For example exercising daily, maintain a healthy diet, and working harder. Self control affect many parts of your life. Including life choices and who you hang out with, as well as your action.
"Be observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve."
Be alert is very important because majority of things you on daily basis require a degree of alertness. For example doing simple things like crossing the street from driving a car. It also to keep others and youself safe. To notice when dangers around you and to respond to them in a matter of seconds. You can improve your alertness by getting enough sleep, eating, and exercise.
Block 9: Initiative
"Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it."
Initiative is the ability to slove problem and take action. You do this by thinking of soultions rather than being told what to do. It is important because it shows people around you what you are capable of bringing out ideas. Also it shows them how you carry them out to be. It shows you can work by yourself and with a group by motivating them and capable of talking a task.
Block 10: Intentness
"Set a realistic goal. Concentrate on its achievement by resisting all temptations. Be determined and persistent."
Intentness is the thing you plan to achieve it. The ability to concentrate on your objective and be determined to reach your goal. Having intentness is being successful of blocking all distractions. It is the ability to focus with enthusism on full attetion on your task or goal. Without goals, progess is unlikely going to happen.
Block 11: Sincerity
Keeps friends
Sincerity is important because it help build trust. Being sincere could do something good to society. Sincerity can make a difference whether it big or small. It can have such an positive effect on others. A person who is sincere will put all thier effort to improve his work. Sincerity cause the smallest of goods deeds to become the largest.
Block 12: Adaptability
To any situation
Adaptability is being able to adjust to new conditions. It can also mean that it can be taught and learnt. It shows that you can learn from experience, and improve and adapt to any situation. Flexibility is also other way to learn adaptability. It means to go with the flow. People who can adapt to any circumstance, embrace new ideas, and they are resourceful and adaptable.
Block 13: Condition
"Mental-Moral-Physical. Rest, exercise and diet must be considered. Moderation must be practiced. Dissipation must be eliminated."
I think being in good condition means to be healthy and be around a good environment. To be healthy means to healthy mentally, physical, morally. You can be healthy physically by eating right, exercising, and getting enough sleep. By being mentally healthy is by seeking help when needed, having a high self esteem, and as well getting enough sleep. You can have good moral by being kind to people, being trustworthy, having respect for other people, etc. As well as being in a good and safe atmosphere can cause you to be healthy and have a good life.
Block 14: Skill
"A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail."
Skill is the ability to do something well. You can have many or little skills depending on the person. There are different types of skills. For example there is communications skill, social skills, critical thinking skill, etc. Some people can naturally have these skill and some can lack in these skills. But over time if these people want to improve thier skills you can keep on practicing these skill.
Block 15: Team Spirit
"A genuine consideration for others. An eagerness to sacrifice personal interests of glory for the welfare of all."
Team Spirit is important because it is the key to success. Teamwork creates unity among people, When people get together and achieve a common goal with a positive attitude that is called team spirit. Team spirit is willing to corporate with each other as a team. It makes other member want succeed as well. Everyone is involved in making decisions and agreeing with their fellow team mates.
Block 16: Honesty
In thought and action
Honesty is the fact of being honest, uprightness, or fairness. It is important because it creates and promotes relationship of trust. It benefits stronger relationships and personal health at large. If you do the opposite, for example lying it leads to distrust, problems, and anxiety.Even if you start with a little white lie then you start a habit of constantly lying to other and even to yourself. Telling the Truth makes life easier and happier instead of hiding in a bunch of lies.
Block 17: Resourcefulness
proper judgement
Being resourceful means solving skill with what you have. One way to be resourceful is to develop skills like being open minded, confidence, proactive, creative, etc. Another is being prepared for unexpected problem and evaluating a situation. Also managing your time carefully because life is made up of time and time is resource. Setting goals is also a good way to be resourceful. Resourceful people seek challenges to overcome.
Block 18: Poise
"Just being yourself. Being at ease in any situation."
Graceful and elegant bearing in a person.
Poise is being self confident mannered or bearing. You always have to remain poise even in difficult situations. In order you be a poise person is first practicing self confidence to increase yourself esteem. Another thing you can do is focus only on your strengths. Paying attention to only your positive aspects of yourself. Also become a good communicator by listening to others. Finally maintaining a good posture by taking deep breaths and not slouching. You become better at this by observing others and practicing.
"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone."
-Audrey Hepburn
Block 19: Confidence
"Respect without fear. May come from being prepared and keeping all things in proper perspective."
Confidence is the courage to be yourself no matter what. The greater self worth you have the more self confidence you will have. No one will respects someone who afraid to be themselves. It brings happiness and enjoyment to yourself. It will create a good atmosphere between you and the other person you are talking to, helps you build friendship or strong bonds with people. As well enabling you to become more independent.
“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles”
- Audrey Hepburn
Block 20: Reliability
Creates respect
Reliability is the quantity of being trustworthy or performing consistently well. People can rely on you to get the work done. One way you can describe as reliable person is being consistent. People who lack of this will lose trust of others. Another way is keep promises but don't over promise people. Don't leave others hanging because the person will think poorly of you and unreliable.
Block 21: Fight
Determined effort
When you fight for something or someone it means that you passionate about it. It thrives innovation and improves quality. Nothing will get in the way of you. It can get people motivated and make them strive to do their best. It get things done and later rewards you later. To fight for something can have a positive side but as well as negative side. It turns ugly when people get resentful, jealous and start acting dirty to win.
Visions are worth fighting for. Why spend your life making someone else's dreams?
- Tim Burton
Block 22: Competitive Greatness
" Be at your best when your best is needed. Enjoyment of a difficult challenge."
Competitive greatness is doing your best when the time is needed. Always strive to do competitive greatness. It promotes growth and improvement in yourself. It also teaching us to learn when we lose and think about how we can better ourselves from that. It also prepares us for the real world when you have to compete for important things. For example, having a good colleges applications or compete for that job offer.
“A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.”
Block 23: Integrity
Purity of intention
Integrity means to be honest with other people and having strong moral principles. We use integrity in our lives everyday and in our thoughts everyday. If we cant because honest with ourselves, we cant be honest with others. It big impact on people and which a person with integrity can earn honor and respect. People with no integrity will have a bad reputation. It leads to untruthfulness and bad behavior. No one will want to hang around with you because nobody wants to hang around with someone they cant trust.
"The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively."
Block 24:Faith
Believe and Achieve
Faith is to have complete trust or confidence in someone or something. Every thing requires having faith. You have faith in hope that things will work out. We depend on faith on big or small things. For example, they have faith in friends that they wont lets us down. We hold on to beliefs despite of the lack of evidence.
The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith. Billy Graham
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