Pyramid of Success

John Wooden

Block 1: Industriousness

"In plain and simple English this means hard work. Very hard work. These is no substitute for very hard work when it comes to success."

• Industriousness means you work hard and energetically. You have to work hard if your trying to succeed in life many times there's going to be competition but you have to work hard and diligently in order for you to actually achieve something. 

Block 2: Enthusiasm
"It is the engine that powers all blocks of the pyramid.  Its is why I chose Industriousness and

Enthusiasm as the cornerstones of my pyramid of Success. It is where everything begins."

• Enthusiasm is intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval. This can help you in many ways because you can be encouraged to do something you'll never see yourself achieving. Enthusiasm can make whatever your're doing fun and you'll enjoy every bit of it.  

Block 3: Friendship

"Come from mutual esteem, respect and devotion.Like marriage it must not be taken for granted but requires a joint effort."

• Friendship is the emotions or conduct of friends or the state of being friends. Being able to be in a friendship with someone can be a huge thing because friendship can make someone close and also make someone trust you. Another thing about friendship is that they would never do something to you, they always find a way to help you or even cheer you up. A friend would never let you down so do anything that would hurt you in any way. Friends actually care so much about you. If there's no friendship then how are you going to work in life or even trust someone. 

" A best friend should love you like a mother, protect you like a father, talk to you like a sister, and fight with you like a brother." - Unknown 

Block 4: Loyalty
"To yourself and to all those depending upon you. keep your self- respect."

• Loyalty is the quality of being loyal to someone or something. Loyalty is a good thing to have because it shows that people can actually trust you and if they trust you they would be loyal back. Being loyal can bring happiness to your life like for example a loyal friend can help you with anything you need because you know there always going to be there for you. Unloyal people dont have friends and many people dont trust them so its always a good thing to be loyal. 

Block 5: Cooperation
"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 the process of working together to the same end. There are people that are going to support you all the way into the end and theirs others that wont and they'll just give up because they think you wont succeed. well you dont pay attention to those people pay attention to the ones that actually care about you and would stick by your side for the rest of your life. 

Block 6: Ambition

For noble goals 

• Ambition is when you have a desire to achieve something. Like once you start something you always have to finish it no matter what. Your always committed and you also show that you really like what you do. Being Ambition is a good thing because your always going up there's nothing bringing you down or stopping you from achieving your goals. Your effort is always bigger when your ambition. 

"Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.'' - Salvador Dali

Block 7: Self-Control
"Practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control. Good judgement and common sense are essential."

• Self-Control is the ability to control oneself, in particular one's emotions and desires or the expression of them in one's behavior, especially in difficult situations. This skill is very important to have because this can help you stop doing whats not the best for you and the things that can ruin your whole life. Self control gives you to use your common sense and stop the bad decisions. Sometimes you will like what you are doing but you have to realize that what your doing and like to do is not always the best thing and it might not be in your best interest.  

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” - Eleanor Roosevelt

Block 8: Alertness
"Be Observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve."

• Alertness is when you're always aware and you know whats good for you and whats not. Also that nothing gets pass you. Alertness also means you are very careful and think twice about the decisions you make.  This also means constantly be aware and observing and always seek to improve yourself and the team. 

Block 9: Initiative

"Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it."

• the ability to assess and initiate things independently. This means dont always give up and keep doing what you want. Sometimes your friends dont want to do something that you want to do so you dont do it because they are not going to be there. Don't give up that easily. Be prepared to fail because once you fail you can learn from it and do better. 

Block 10: Intentness
"Set  a realistic goal. Concentrate on its achievements by resisting all temptations. Be determined and persistent."

• Intentness means having the attention sharply focused or fixed on something. This also means to always try to reach your goals no matter what. If temptation is upon you then you have to resist and keep achieving your goal. You always have to stay alert with the things that are good for you and the things that aren't as good. Many times that temptation would be so strong that you'll end up giving up on your goals but you have to stop that temptation and try to ignore it. Therefore it would be hard for you to ignore the temptations but you also have to keep in mind that those temptations can hurt you in many ways. 

"The place became full of a watchful intentness now ; for when other things sank blooding to sleep the heath appeared slowly to awake and listen." -Thomas Hardy

Block 11: Sincerity
Keeps Friends

• Being Sincerity is a good thing because without it you wouldn't be able to make friends or even know how to treat them well. Making friends is the best feeling because you wont be lonely all the time. Also you'll have someone to go to when you're hurt. Many times friends are more than just your friends they are more like family that would always be there for you no matter what.  

"A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and its sincerity." -Robert Hall  

Block 12: Adaptability
To any situation

• Adaptability is the quality of being able to adjust to new conditions. In order for you to do good in something you always have to adapt to your surroundings. Adaptability is a huge advantage because it can help you with many things. We wouldn't survive anywhere if we didn't have the skill to adapt to anything. It would be hard for us because adaptability plays a huge part in our life. 

“All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Without it, no species would survive.” -  Yann Martel 

Block 13: Condition
" Mental - Moral- Physical. Rest, exercise and diet must be considered. Moderation must be practiced. Dissipation must be eliminated."

•  Condition is the state of something, especially with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order or a mode or state of being. The way you are conditioned is the way you'll preform in something your are doing. If you are in good condition then you'll have a better chance to succeed in life. The way other people conditioned you that's they way you'll always be.

"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them."                -Denis Waitley

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. Skill is a good thing to have because it means you are good at what you do. It shows you can be committed to what you start and it also shows that you really try your best to learn something. When you have skills in something you know how to do it well and other people may look up to you and ask you for help because you are really good at doing whatever you do. This also means that you are very prepared for everything. 

"Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation."  -John Ruskin

Block 15: Team spirit
"A genuine consideration for others. An eagerness to sacrifice personal interests of glory for the welfare of all."

• the feelings of camaraderie among the members of a group, enabling them to cooperate and work well together. In order to work well with others you need to have team spirit and actually do your part of the work. without team spirit all your team would not be motivated which would cause a lot of damage. Everyone in your team needs to have a part if someone doesnt play their part then the whole team has to suffer the consequences that come.  

"We have a great sense of togetherness. It is our team spirit that has taken us to this World Cup."

-Robbie Keane

Block 16: Honesty
In thought and action 

• Honest is being free of deceit and untruthfulness and also being sincere. Honesty is hard for some people. If you be honest then you'll become a better person in many ways. People would start to appreciate you more and you'll also get trusted more. If your honest many people would want to be around you because they know you wouldn't lie to them but instead you'll tell them the honest truth. Just be honest because eventually the truth is going to come out. 

" Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves."
-Walter Anderson

Block 17: Resourcefulness
proper judgement

• Resourcefulness is the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties. This is a good thing to have because you can overcome anything. When something is difficult you'll always find a way to get past it without any problems. You are also able to cope with difficulties. 

"Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful." - Jeff Bezos 

Block 18: Poise
"Just being at ease in any situation." Grace and elegant bearing in a person.

• Poise means you can get past any situation and you can manage to learn something from that situation. Poise also gives you posture that you need in order to present yourself as a proper person. Also the core strength you need to overcome anything. This also helps you focus on the things that are good for you. It makes you confident. 

"The key to winning is poise under stress"

- Paul Brown

Block 19: Confidence
"Respect without fear. May come from being prepared and keeping all things in proper perspective." 

• Confidence is the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something. Being confident is a major thing to have because little things dont get to you. Many times there would be people that bring you down but since you're confident in yourself you wont little things like that get to you. Being confident also means you're positive all the time. 

"Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy"

-Norman Vincent Peale

Block 20: Reliability
Creates respect

• Reliability means the quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well. This means that you perform well in your job and projects that you are given. This also means everyone can depend on you to be honest. Trustworthy is also an aspect of being reliable. It shows you're committed with whatever you're trying to achieve.  

"Sometimes I light incense and a candle. It's so peaceful and quiet. The steadiness of the energy and the reliability of the warmth have a calming effect."
- Cindy Williams

 Block 21: Fight
Determined effort

• This means to fight for what you believe dont let anyone tell you what you can and cant do. There are going to be times when someone doesnt agree with you but you're not going to let that affect you because you are your own person and you decide whats the best for you. Sometimes you have to fight in order to get your point across. You always have to believe in yourself and tell yourself you can do it.

"Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive."

-Leah LaBelle

Block 22 : Competitive Greatness
"Be at your best when your best is needed. Enjoyment of a difficult challenge."

• Competitive Greatness is having a real love for the hard battle knowing it offers the opportunity to be at your best when your best is required. You have to be a leader that would learn how to fail and lose. Sometimes you have to put a lot of effort in order to do your best. Each day you have to learn how to be the best and in order to achieve that you have to practice. The things in order to have competitive greatness is to be patient, Create Challenges, and Embrace your competition.  

"A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart."
-Tom Brady 

Block 23: Integrity
purity of Intention

• Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles and moral uprightness.This mean that you always have to be honest and tell the truth in order to be a good person. You also have to have good character and be fair. This also means that your doing the right thing even though no one is watching.  

"The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower

Block 24: Faith
Believe and Achieve

• Faith means to complete trust or to have confidence in someone or something. faith also means that you can trust people and that you also have trust in yourself. Having faith is a huge thing because this can show that you are confident and ready for the unknown. Faith is not some feeling its a choice. 

"Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy."

-Norman Vincent Peale

Block 25: Patience
good thing take time 

• Patience is the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset. In order for you to succeed you have to be patient and good things will come your way. Patience is very important because you get to learn more things and succeed better. The leaders are the ones that wait and that are patient. Everything is difficult at first but in the end its worth the wait. The key to everything is patience. 

" The two most powerful warriors are patience and time."
-Leo Tolstoy 

Final Reflection

• The building blocks made me a better person. It also made me realize that you have to wait in order for you can have a successful life. Everyday i try to apply the blocks to my everyday life. The blocks that I'm applying now is Patience, Confidence, Honesty, and Integrity. The difference is that now I am patient and I wait for the things to get better. I am more friendly than I was before. The blocks made me realize there is more things out there and I have to explore them. They also showed me not to give up, and to keep going. I will incorporate by making goals about the building blocks for I can become a better person and a better team mate. I will show and teach my friends about the Pyramid of Success by showing them my post about the blocks and teaching them about them. Ill even give them examples on how they can apply them to their everyday life.