Success

I as a student myself, have witnessed many other students begging the Professor to give them extra points to raise their grade. Many will cry stating that they did not realize an assignment was due, or that they had forgot the assignment on their night stand. Many students know how to pass, but what they all overlook is how easy it is to fail. Failing a class may seem preposterous for some students, for others it comes as a second nature. By following a few simple guidelines a student can…

Willy Loman is a character who is full of pride and is always aware of what others perceive of him. He dreams to be a great man and wishes the same for his two boys: Biff and Happy. But due to the absence of a father for most of his life, this had affected his character to be too self-loathing, oozing with pride, living in a cold-hearted business world, and developed a mental health instability. To be a great man he says is by being charismatic that if you're well liked and work hard then it…

believed in him and wanted him to be successful, she encouraged Wes to keep trying. She worked two jobs to support her family. This showed Wes determination and resilience. Joy positively impacted Wes and his future because she was invested in his success. However, the other Wes…

If grit is a significant predictor of success, then I feel I have reached that goal. An article in Forbes Magazine talks about how the topic of grit, and whether or not young people have it anymore, was the focus of a TED Talk and a book by Angela Duckworth about the power and passion of perseverance. I started swimming competitively when I was in the second grade and am still swimming. Like any competitive sport, there are plenty of days when I don’t feel like getting in the pool -- I’m tired…

gained by being a Varsity cheerleader will help you in your future endeavors? “Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” – Heywood Broun The lessons I have learned and my experience of being a Varsity cheerleader is invaluable and vital to success in my future. It has helped me find myself and brought out some of my best qualities; community, accountability, and resiliency. My future endeavors may not be set in stone and life doesn’t always go as planned, but I know these qualities will…

say there is a correlation between intelligence and high achievement in life. A person who is at the pinnacle of the intelligence scale is more likely to accomplish the greatest triumphs in life. However, according the book Outliers: the story of success written by Malcolm Gladwell talents and brilliances are not the only elements that contribute high achievement in life. From what I have read and my experiences, the length of the school year and good communication skills are also the qualities…

What does it mean to succeed in life? To succeed is to look backward, forward, and inward without regret. Success is a dynamic state, which consists of an individual constantly taking agency over his or her life. It is accepting one’s circumstances and becoming, through one’s actions, a person about whom he or she feels proud. The various philosophers, political activists, authors, and business people, whose works I explored in my Professional Responsibility and Leadership (PRL) course in…

to never give up. In sports there will always be people working harder than you. If you want to be the best or good at something you have to work hard every time you step on and off the court. Another reason that not giving up in sports is because success isn't rewarding if it's easy. For example sports wouldn’t be fun if you would just won every game. You sometimes learn a lot more when you lose. You will work a lot harder to win against the team that beat you. My second learning experience is…

A time I experienced failure was in my freshman year of High School. At the time, I had prioritized my friends and having fun over focusing on my studies. I didn't see any importance in applying myself at school. This resulted in an extreme drop in my grades and performance inside the classroom. The school I was attending offered college courses, and I failed two simply because I felt that I didn't need to put any effort into the classes and that my friends were more important. After I saw I had…

Most parents tend to think that intelligence and talent are the key to success for their children. However, many researches nowadays points out that there are many factors others than smartness along to make children successful. Among those theories, Angela Duckworth‘s “Grit” about hard working and Carol S. Dweck’s “Growth Mind-set” about not giving up stand out the most. These two theories, while having differences, can be surprisingly similar as they are based on a perspective about how…