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Student Success Statement

“If i’ve got correct goals, and if i keep pursuing them the best way i know how, everything else falls into line. If i do the right thing right, I’m going to succeed.” -Dan Dierdorf

Knowing how to do the right think right is very important. For example, if you are suppose to wash the dishes but you keep pausing and taking breaks every 5 minutes, the you are doing the right thing wrong. The reason for that is because you are doing the right thing by washing the dishes but the wrong thing by pausing every so often, which will make what you’re doing take even longer to finish up. Doing the right thing wrong will take up to much of your time and will unfocus you from your main focus. Doing the right thing right will help you get things done much quicker and better because you will only be focused on your main focus. Keep yourself focused on just one thing because the rest doesn't have to matter if you want to get things done the correct way. It is important to make the right decisions because that will lead you up to good things and not bad.

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"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing." -Theodore Roosevelt
        A decision is something that will not be easy to do if you aren't sure of what you want. Making decisions can be risky. They can either turn out bad, or maybe good, but you never know and that is why you should think about the decions you make before you regret them. For example, making a bad decision and losing your parents trust. Your parents will constantly be worried about you even if you aren't up to nothing bad because now they doubt you. Your parents doubting you, and not trusting you enough is the most horrible thing ever, but if you did wrong then you earned it. If you want trust, and if you want good things to come your way you must do the right thing. Bad influences are not good and those type of people will convince you to do wrong. The best thing you can do when making decisions is the right thing, because that will lead you to good opportunities and anything that makes you happy. Making the wrong decisions never gets you what you want, infact sometimes those decisions can take things away from you, things that are valuable and special in your life.

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"Ask yourself is it right or wrong and act accordingly." - Otto Graham, Jr.

 If you know what is wrong and what is right then why would you choose the wrong. Ask yourself if what you are doing is right, because doing what is right will lead you to success. Knowing what you are doing is wrong should make you chose better decisions to act accordingly. If you know what you are doing is correct then continue acting the way you are to be able to strive for more. Success is not handed, it is earned by being hard working and maing the right decisions. For example, playing in a team you are not suppose to, or not being eligible to play, but you play anyways. You will eventually recieve repercussions, and all that yo've done will not count as anything. If you choose the right and play in a team you beong in or are eligible to play, then everything will be fine. You dont have to worry about anything if you make the right decisions.

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"Right is right only when entire." - Victor Hugo '
Right is only right if what you are doing or saying is comletely right. For example going to a place your parents do not want you in, but not smoking or drinking. You still did what was wrong even though you did not do anything bad at that party because you attended it without your parents permission. When saying the truth you must tell the whole truth because changing a slight little thing is still a lie. That lie can cause a big problem between people, like your friends family, or etcetera. The truth must be entire because if not then what is the point of even atempting to say the truth if all you will do is stack lie over lie over lie. Honesty is something that should be considered and done. If you knwowhat is correct then do what is correct to avoid trobles. Telling a lie is just the beginning of the truth and that will get you nowhere good, or nowhere where you want to be. Suffer the consiquences or just choose the right and tell the truth. Telling the truth does no harm but lying does. Its your choice.

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                                                           Karma will take care of itself
                                                             Student Success Statement
" It's not about how to achieve your dreams. It's about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma (destiny, fortune, goodluck) will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you." - Dr. Randy Pausch

Living life the right way leads to being able to achieve your dreams. Living your life the wrong way only brings you bad karma which prevents you from achieving your goals. It is important to not only go towards your goals but go towards how you live your life in general. The reason for this is because not living your life the correct way will bring you obstacles and closed doors. For example, a person who makes bad choices and whose life is a total mess might not be able to work towards or achieve a goal because of all the bad habits and mistakes he/she has done. Your destiny is based on only your actions, and the choices you decide to make. Only you can prevent yourself from achieving anything you want, and that is by making the wrong choices. If you lead your life the right way you can achieve your dreams. The dreams will come to you if you make good choices for yourself and always do the right things that you know are correct. Karma comes back.

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"Intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of true education." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Being intelligent is not all you have to be, because having intelligence but not knowing how to use your brain is not going to help you in nothing. Not using that intelligence for something good is not being smart at all. Education is being smart and making use of that intelligence by not making bad decisions. Making bad decisions when knowing you are very smart still leads you to bad outcomes and you end up in bad places when you could've done good things and gone far in life. Being smart is not all there is to it, there are many more things that can affect you in achieving what you want if you do not use your intelligence for the right things. People who chose the wrong by making bad decisions that they know are not right, always recieve repercussions. For example, if someone is really intelligent but decides to do drugs instead of being educated they could end up in a really bad situation. Although that person was really smart, they used their smartness to get drugs and make bad moves. Intelligence is not enough, that is not the key. It is your choice

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"Always do right." Mark Twain
This quote means that you should always chose the right. The reason why is because when you do not chose the right there are alway bad repercussions. When you do the right, good things come your way and you are much happier in what you have accomplished. Succeeding in life has to do with your decisions as well. Let's say you are a drug addict, you drink and go out, and do not go to school or listen to your parents. You will not have an education or any money to go look for a professional career. When you have nothing to do with your life you are not prepared and do not earn  enough money to  maintain yourself or even have a family or home. Another thing would be that people would not want to help you because all you've done is give yourself a bad reputation by always choosing what is wrong. People will no longer have trust or faith in you because all your life you have not done the correct things or choices. Maybe your family might support you because they want you to correct all your pathways, but it is all up to you and your decisions that you decide to take. Always do what's right even if your day is going wrong. Even little things are the stuff that count and choosing
what is right does not take anything, not even one cent from your pocket.

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"If we do what's right, we have no need to fear." Evan Stephens

This quote is saying that when you do what is right you have nothing to worry about because you know you haven't done anything wrong. Let's say you passed a red light and see a cop closeby you might be worried and scared that they saw you and you might even get caught. If you did what's right and passed at a green light then you have no worries and don't have to be scared of getting caught. Doing what's right always helps you in life because you don't have to be worrying about all the bad things you've done. If you do the right you will know you are going through the right path. Making decisions is a really impact in your life. Make the wrong decision receive repercussions, make the right decision, be successful in life.

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1. Can people trust me to do what's right?
2. Am I committed to doing my very best?
3. Do I treat people the way i want to be treated?

"If the answers to these questions are YES, there is no way you can fail."
                                                                                                  - Lou Holtz


What this quote is saying is that if you are able to those things without debating, you are someone who choses the right. When people chose the right they don't fail. The reason why is bc they never tend to do bad things.

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" Kindness is the essence of greatness" - Joseph B. Wirthlin
 This quote is saying that kindness is important in order to succeed greatness. Greatness is not just given to you, you receive what you earn and deserve. Greatness is a really important part of your life because without it you wouldn't achieve. Being kind is also very important because what's the whole point of being great and not being kind if nobody will appreciate you. Nobody will think of you as a good person if all you do is be rude and not care what you have to do to other people to get where you want to be. An example of kindness would be caring for other people before yourself, caring about what other people's opinions and feelings are towards something, and not underestimate someone for their looks or likes. Another way to show kindness would be helping out anyone in need of your help. When you do good you feel good about yourself and what you have done. Feeling good about yourself is also very important because when you have a high self esteem you are more confident of yourself and pursue yourself to do better. When you pursue yourself to do better you achieve many more things so that's why it is best to be kind to others so others can be kind to you and help you out whenever you need help. All this is determined on your choices and what you think is best for you.

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" Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. " - Henry Ward Beecher
Only because someone doesn't believe in you, doesn't mean you cant do it. Believe in yourself and prove that person and anyone else that doubted you wrong. You are responsible for your actions. If you ignore the negative comments and try hard to achieve what you are seeking for then you'll get there. Don't use the people who don't believe in you as excuses to not do what you want. You are able to do whatever you want, but all you need is the courage and confidence to know that you can do anything. When you finally hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you, that is when you are able to do anything without caring what people say. For example lets say someone tell you that you are not able to graduate high school but do not listen to them and passing your classes with only A's, at the end of the day you will prove that person wrong. On the other hand if you listen to that person, you might get your hopes down and stop trying and you will actually not graduate and that certain person will win, even though you knew you actually had the ability to graduate. In my opinion this is a great quote written by Henry Ward Beecher. The reason why is because this quote is giving you encouragement on what you want to achieve.

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" If it's not right do not do it; if it's not true, do not say it. "
                                                                - Marcus Aurelius

This quote is saying that if something is not true you should not say it. For example lets say you don't like a certain person so you starts talking stuff about them and say stuff that is not true, everyone would believe what you said but it is not true. If you know something you are doing or are about to do is wrong then don't do it. Why would you want to do something bad. Doing bad just makes repercussions in your life. If what you are doing is wrong and yo know it, do the opposite of that and do what is right. Doing what is right, saying what is right is always the best thing to do. The reason why is because if you chose the right, good comes your way and you will always have success in your life. In order to do whatis right you must have courage, Success, doing what is right, achievement is all about courage. Basically everything in life is based on you have the courage to do what you put yourself up to. In my opinion this is a great quote by Marcus Aurelius. Some people should consider it, because talking what isn't true and choosing what is not right can affect you in life now & in the future.

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" Doing what is right, fair and honorable is more important than winning or losing. "
- Chick Moorman

 This quotes is saying that it does not matter if you win or lose, as long as you're doing the right. For example let's say your friendship with bad friends benefited on losing them if you chose to do the right. You chose the right and you lost your friends but you know what you did was right and so soon you will be benefited with good outcomes. The choice of choosing what is right is way more important than anything having to do with bad. When you chose the importance of winning or losing over the importance of choosing the right there is always negative consequences that come your way. All this has to do with what you want and the choices you make. That is why you must choose carefully and decide what you want before making any move. It is hard to go through obstacles, like persuasion but you have to have the courage to overcome those people who want to make you do bad. Don't be a follower of people who are choosing the wrong. Make your own decisions and good will come your way if you do what is right.

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1. Have the courage to say no.
2. Have the courage to face the truth.
3. Do the right thing because it is right.

These are the 3 magic keys to living your life with integrity." - W. Clement Stone

This quote is saying that in order to live your life with integrity you must do those 3 things. Having the courage to say no leads you to good things. If someone offers you something that you know is bad but do not have the courage to say no, then you'll also end up doing what is bad. Every bad thing you do will lead you to trouble. Having the courage to face the truth is very important as well. If you are able to confront something and say the truth, you are choosing what is right. If you decide to lie, remember that a lie is the starting point of the truth. The truth will come out no matter what and there will alway be negative consequences. Doing the right thing is a last thing that leads to good. If you do the right thing, you have nothing to worry about. If you chose to not do the right thing, everything will soon fall down. In order for no repercussions all you need is courage.

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"He that walketh with wise men shall be wise; but a companion of fools shall be destroyed."
                                                                                                                    - Proverbs 13:20             This quote is saying that a person who choses to be with the wrong crowd will suffer the consequences. A person who choses to be with a good crowd that always chooses the right is most likely to succeed. It is really up to you and your choices of with who you want to hangout. Being with the wrong crowd is always bad. It is bad because then you will always get into trouble and you will have less chances to succeed with a bad reputation. On the other hand when you hang out with the right crowd , you are most likely to succeed. The reason for that is because your friends will as well push you to do better than you yourself might think you can. If your in the good crowd, your friends will not lead you to do bad things that they know would not benefit you future. That is why being in a good bundle of good people is better and beneficial. All you need is the courage to tell people that try and persuade you to do bad, no. In my opinion this is a great quote. My reason why is because this makes you think about what type of people you truly want to be having around yourself. This quote also makes you think if you want to succeed or just fail only because of something you wanted for a small while.

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"The best recreation is to do good." - William Penn 

 What this quote is saying is that to do good makes you feel good about yourself. When someone does bad, that is not something they will enjoy getting repercussions about in the future. A recreation is something you feel good about and enjoy doing. Doing bad things cannot be a recreation because how can you feel good when you know what you did was bad. Doing good always bring benefits into your life, therefore at the end of the day or whenever it is, you will feel good about yourself and also have positive things come your way. Recreations can consist of swimming, playing basketball, volleyball, or maybe going out to spend time with family or something. For example, when someone decides to chose the wrong and eventually get negative consequences for their actions, they will not enjoy what they have earned for themselves. Therefore when you chose the right there is always good outcomes which make you end up doing what you enjoy or like the most, and that is what you call a recreation. Let other people do there own thing and let them chose the wrong. If you follow along with people who don't do good, you will not be doing no recreations. All you will do if you chose the wrong is get yourself into big trouble, and you will have to be responsible for the consequences. In my opinion this is a good quote, because it makes good sense, and has a good meaning to it. It is all up to you and your choices.

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"Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it."
                                                                                                                            - William Penn        This quote is saying that although there could be a whole group of people doing wrong it does not mean they are right because wrong will always be wrong no matter what. Everyone could be against of what is right but that does not mean right is not right anymore. For example, let's say everyone decides to tag on school walls, that does not mean that it is the correct thing to do only because everyone is for it. Wrong is still wrong even if many people are for it. If there's only one person choosing what's right and 10 other people choosing what is wrong, the one person choosing the right is still right. It does not matter the amount on each side, because right is still right and wrong is still wrong. Don't be influenced by other people and have the courage to stand up for yourself and your decisions. All this will help you to create a good name for yourself. Sooner or later everything right you did will pay off in the future. The people who chose wrong will soon suffer the consequences and will regret ever choosing the wrong over right. Also, in order to feel good about yourself you must always keep going/choosing the right way and never look back at other people choosing the wrong. 

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"Success is not an accident. Success is actually a choice. Are the habits you have today on par with the dreams you have tomorrow?"- Alan Stein
This quote is revealing that success is actually something you decide to thrive at or not at all. Success does not come to you, it is earned with hard work and dedication on any task you put yourself up to. The term success is a big part of your life, because if you are not successful then life is much harder on you. For example, people who decide to drop out of school don't get the education required to work as anything such as a lawyer, dentist, teacher and many other careers. Without a career/job people cannot succeed for the fact that they do not earn the right amount of money or no money at all to care for themselves. When learning that success is one of many important factors in life, you acknowledge the consequences that can come your way if you decide to give up and put no effort into anything. When you make the choice of wanting to succeed in life or not, you are basically choosing if you want to live a miserable life with nothing to offer to yourself, or achieve goals and make right decisions for your future. If you want to benefit your future, success is the key.In addition, people who succeed always get the better and know what they really want. In conclusion this is a great quote by Alan Stein, that describes succeeding as something really important and in my opinion many people should really consider it.