Honesty 9 of 10

Honesty
9 of 10
Honesty is always the best policy. Employers need to know that they can trust you with everything from company credit cards to trade secrets. How can you work at honesty? You demonstrate integrity every day that you do your own homework and resist the temptation to cheat on exams.
What is honesty?

• Honesty is telling the truth.
• Honesty is straightforward conduct.
• Honesty is being sincere, truthful, trustworthy, honorable, fair, genuine, and loyal with integrity.

You are being honest when you...

• Do your homework
• Tell a friend the truth
• Explain the real reason you didn't do your homework
• Keep your eyes on your own paper.
• Clean up your room after making a promise
• Give the cashier the extra money she gave you by mistake
• Write a report ion your own words instead of copying
• Admit you made a mistake
• Keep a friends secret.
• Turn in the wallet full of money that you found

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Student Success Statement

"Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon."
-Elizabeth Cady Stanton
REFLECTION
I think this is a wonderful statement. Elizabeth Cady Stanton used the literary device of metaphor to compare truth with safe ground. I think that was an exceptionally wise choice, since in the real world, truth really is the only thing you can depend on.

Attention to Detail 7 of 10

Attention to Detail

7 of 10

When you double-check your calculations for a math problem or cite sources carefully in a research paper, you’re paying close attention to detail. That skill comes in handy in any workplace, whether you maintain a database, keep log of the hours you spend with clients or write e-mails.

John Wooden, UCLA’s former great basketball coach who lead his teams to ten consecutive national championships, was asked what he attributed his success to. Among a number of things, he mentioned that paying attention to details was one of the most important qualities for successful coaching and for high achievement in any worthwhile pursuit. He even paid attention to how his players would lace up and tie their shoe strings. If they didn’t tie them correctly, he would teach them how.

Details may be small things but from small things come great things; therefore, pay attention to details and you will experience substantial progress in your overall educational attainment.

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Cool Under Pressure 6 of 10

Cool Under Pressure

6 of 10

Very few students enjoy taking tests. Yet functioning well under pressure is crucial to your future success. Try thinking of the pressure of testing as practice for the work world’s own explosive situations. You could someday find yourself meeting tight deadlines, speaking with irate customers, wielding a scalpel or handling dangerous chemicals.

The vest way to curtail pressure and to even eliminate it is to prepare. Applying the motto “Be Prepared” holds true first time and every time. Prepare for the test, and you won’t worry about it. In fact, it will be your chance to shine, to reveal the hard work you have put into preparing for the test. You will be rewarded for the effort you have thrust into your studies. Preparation removes fear. When you are prepared, you will not fear. Preparation helps you maintain your cool under pressure. Preparation generates energy and enthusiasm; therefore, prepare and your coolness under pressure is sure to abound

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"Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable."
-Peter F. Drucker
REFLECTION
A somewhat puzzling quote from Peter f. drucker, this statement is one i can associate with "Do it 100%, or don't do it at all." I think this quote means that you should not just dip your foot, but dive in (to goodness, that is).

Initiative - 5 out of 10

Initiative

5 out of 10

Initiative is creativity, inventiveness originality, ingenuity, imagination. Every time you respond in class, every time you choose your own research topic, every time you put together your own interpretation of a piece of literature, you take initiative. And future employers value can-do professionals who come up with new ideas and chart their own course through projects, employees who are self-reliant. Self-reliant people are self-starters who don’t procrastinate on getting the job done. They know what is required to do and do it. They don’t wait to be told many times. Succeeding in high school, college, and in the career world is taking the initiative.

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Student Success Statement

"To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage."
-Confucius
Confucius was a very wise and enlightened man. He spread his philosophy through psalms, such as this one. No matter what it was, it always seemed that Confucius had the right idea on it. Why was that? Because he was a man of honor, and he always did what was right.