The 12 principles of highly successful leaders
1. Be true to character
This means to basically stay true to yourself. It is important to have a good character because you feel great. You have positive traits and that makes other people change their attitude towards you.



2. Use your imagination
Imaginative people are the best kind of people. I feel that when you have a very wide imagination, you have the potential to create big things. I think I have plenty imagination when I hear a song and I already know what the music video should look like so I have all these ideas in my head, the setting, the scene, but sadly when the actual music video comes out it is completely different. That's why I want to be a music video director so I can finally put my ideas into action.

4. Never Give up
This statement keeps me going and may be the only one. And I mean this in the long run because goals that I have and am going to accomplish are for when I get older. But currently sometimes I just want to give up on everything and mostly everyone around me. These things though aren't at all as important as the things I am willing to not give up on in the future. These tasks and these irrelevant people will not matter to me in 10 years so I don't put my focus on them at the moment.


Find Peace and Balance
Finding peace and balance is mainly about being at your happiest point. I think that to find your peace and balance you need to get away from the things that make you feel not at ease because then you don't have any kind of peace so if anyone wants to find peace and balance at all they should do the things that bring them joy.
 

Live the Golden Rule
The golden rule is to treat others the way you want to be treated. And that's important to me because I've been bullied almost my entire life. It has always been hard for me to understand why people are so cruel for no reason. I'd understand if I had given them a reason to be cruel to me but for them to treat me the way they did just because of my appearance and because I was different from the rest. They probably still don't even know all the pain that they caused me and how many times I cried because I didn't understand why they didn't like me. Now that I'm older I don't care what anyone thinks because if anything I will think worse of them. I don't have to feel bad for not being perfect and I don't take crap from anyone. I've learned to stand up for myself since deciding I wouldn't let anyone bring me down again. It is also the reason why I treat others the way I want to be treated because I know how much it hurts to be the victim. 


Build and maintain trust
To build and maintain trust means to become trustworthy and relied on to maintain secrets. It's very hard to trust people lately. There's only one person I could actually trust aside from everyone else. There's a girl that I decided to trust about cherrio and this dumb girl told cherrio that we call her cherrio. I thought that we could trust each other but apparently I was wrong about her. Well whatever she's ugly and she don't have friends. And that taught me a lesson to be really careful about who I trust. 


Quick to listen slow to wrath
No I don't think I am slow to wrath because anything can get me annoyed easily. I should totally work on that though because that might be one reason why some people don't like me and I get it but they should at least try to not get on my last nerve and stop being so annoying because I will speak out I don't care who it is. 



Lead with Vision
I think leading with vision means to be determined to follow up on your dreams and to always have that vision in your head of becoming what you want and do what you have always imagined yourself doing in the future. I decided what I wanted to be doing with my life when I was 12 and I still continue to keep the same vision in my head and I hope that's exactly how it stays in the next 5 years and maybe by then of my dreams will already have come true I will keep working hard to pursue my goals. 


Manage with a plan
To manage with a plan means to have an idea of what you as an individual want to do, whether it's a long term plan or a short term plan. I think I always manage with a plan like Dj Khaled always has a plan. He says to never let them tell you that you can't win. ALL I DO IS WIN WIN WIN NO MATTER WHAT GOT MONEY ON MY MIND AND I NEVER GIVING UP. 


Do what Matter the Most 
Always. There's very few things that matter to me so of course I make the most of them when I can. Some examples are: Eating food, showering, looking good, keeping up to date with my idols on social media and educating myself on what's gonna benefit me in the future. A lot of the things that I'm expected to do are not even close to being beneficial to me later on like math. I hate math so much and I don't think I will need to know how to do Algebra 2 or Geometry so I try to focus on more important things than that. I used to also focus on stupid boys but with all my bad experiences that I've had I have learned that it is better to stay away from immature little boys and that there are much more important things to do than to pay them even a little bit of attention I'll just wait until an actual man comes into my life.


Be accountable
I can be accountable when I need to be. Whether it's for a group project, or a friend thing, I can definitely be expected to be responsible, to explain, and to answer anything that is supposed to be. An example could be when I am relied on to be a witness of an event that person can count on me and I will for sure be there to talk to anyone who may need an explanation.

Way to Be
9 Ways to be Happy and make something of your Life

                      

                                                                   Gordon B. Hickley



1. Be Grateful 
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us

happy, they are the charming gardeners who 

make our souls blossom."



Being grateful is important because when you have someone or something to make you smile and give you joy, you need to appreciate the people that make you happy when you can't make yourself happy. For example I am so grateful for all the people who I look up to such as my favorite singers and youtubers because they motivate me to live life to the fullest and they bring me right back up when I'm feeling down or I'm at my worst moments.

2. Be Smart

I definitely think being smart can make you happy because if you are smart and educated you feel secure and proud to be intelligent because you can answer other people's questions and you will never be lacking knowledge unlike others. 

3. Be involved in Good Works


It is important to be involved in good works because you don't want to waste your time doing things that are not important and use your time on something that is actually going to help you and be useful of your time

4. Be Clean


I think being clean is not only about hygiene but also yourself as a person being clean, like being organized, and clear of guilt. For example you are clean if you have done nothing that you regret and you are clean if you don't feel like anything is missing in your life. Overall, being clean means you are more likely to be happy with yourself and your surroundings too.

5. Be True



Being true is very important in a person because if you can't be true to yourself and what you believe in then you are living a lie.

6. Be Positive 

Being positive is such an important part of life because what's the point of living if you can't be happy? Life is way too short to think negatively. Instead of being sad and bored all the time, you should do things you like and enjoy. Or try something new that you're interested in. You never really know where you might find happiness and positiveness. Don't hang out with negative people because that may be what's bringing you down. Listen to happy music. Laugh about the funny things. Dance and have fun. These will help you keep a positive attitude. 

7. Be Humble

Being humble is a great quality because when you are too arrogant and self-absorbed, most people actually look down on you instead of looking up at you. I have always been insecure whether it is about my looks, intelligence, or victories. If I got a good result on a test and someone compliments me on it I would say thank you but I hardly studied. That is usually the truth but I'm lowering my own standards because the test could have been corrected wrong. I wouldn't want to seem like I'm bragging either because chances are I did not study and I just got lucky at guessing. Or if you achieved something important you should be grateful not go around telling people how great you are. Stay humble. .

8. Be Still
 
I would say being still means being in a conscious state of mind where nothing distracts you from your own thoughts. What if you are in a dangerous situation like a robbery or shooting or something? The best thing to do would be stay still, calm, and relaxed and figure out exactly what you're going to plan to do. 

9. Be Prayerful 

Reflection: I think that these 9 ways to be happy and make something of my life were very helpful and useful to write about. My deepest thoughts and feelings about these have grown since I started writing about the nine ways like I actually think about it at night and how I'm going to get better in each way. I am going to be grateful by appreciating the things and friends I have. I'm also going to stay grateful by continuing to support my idols in the work that they make for us and buying their things because they always put a smile on my face. 

                             Accountablilty     

Accountability is liability, and the act of being responsible.

“If you think someone or something other than

 yourself is responsible for your happiness or 

success, I'd guess you're not that happy or 
successful.”  - Rob Liano 
                                             

I agree with this quote because you are always responsible for your own happiness and success therefore you're accountable for the actions you had to have done to be in the certain place that you are in. 
                   

                   Student Success Statement 

"Success is not an accident. Success is actually a choice. Are the habits you have today on par with the dreams you have tomorrow?"

                        

I believe it is true that success doesn't just happen out of nowhere by luck or by accident. Because success is a choice, you work hard to reach it.

                 Student Success Statement 
                         The 3 Questions

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

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

People can totally trust me to do what's right and never to do what is wrong. I am always committed to doing my very best. I always try the hardest i can even when I'm on the edge of giving up. I absolutely always treat people the way I wanna be treated. That is why I always constantly smile at people even when they are mean to me. Even if someone is being completely gross to me I still treat them with respect. I wish everyone would treat each other this way because then the world would be a better place.