The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People 

Habit 1: Be Proactive 

"Habit 1 is the key to unlocking all the other habits and that's why it comes first. It says, "I am the captain of my life. I can choose my attitude. I'm responsible for my own happiness or unhappiness. I am in the driver's seat of my destiny, not just a passenger." 

Reflection: being proactive means like to be motivated and smart about things. do things with precaution, and just caring about good stuff in your life. doing this to other people helping others with homework, teaching them how to do good things, maybe teach some kids how to ride a skateboard. this habit could keep you going and the stuff you need to do with your life. its the main key to success.

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind  
"Control your own destiny or someone else will." (Jack Welch)
"When you know where you intend to end up, you know where are you are now." (covey)

Reflection: I think this habit really opens up your mind to new things in life, think about having to do good in school and in jobs as well. control your life with a passion, love that passion, and continue to do what you love to do. a lot of people go through life chasing their dream and accomplishing it, many others don't. a lot of people just give up to fast, they need to learn and skill the passion they love. so they can perfect it. that's how I think of it, many things are impossible, but you can show the possibilities that many people won't try to do and you'll prove it. 

Habit 3: Put First Things First 

"Organize and execute around priorities"

Reflection: usually putting things in first like working on your homework and then skate, or like studying for a big test and then get to have your free time. a lot of things you need to put in first is mostly your education time. all the fun things after. organizing stuff that you need necessary and also mainly things you need for your future job. notice the important things and follow your career set, what you want to do and how you want to do it. succeeding in life could get you really far, you just have to put in the time for that job. and then you'll have it. 

Habit 4: Think Win- Win 

"Think win-win or no deal." 

Reflection: thinking about winning will help you to win. many things can help you to win and stay focused. I realized doubting yourself won't motivate you at all to do something in life. if you fail don't just give up, you have to keep going. pushing the limits and the boundaries can cause many positive things in your way. believing in yourself will motivate yourself, also get to talk to different people around you that may help you with your career. 

Habit 5: Seek First to understand, then to be understood 

"Diagnose before you prescribe." 

Reflection: looking into stuff first would be the best thing to do, then after looking and planning you could finally do something about it and make it happen. reaching those types of goals can make your life worth more, also making it to the top. therefore you won't have any mistakes in your life, living a good life with good remarks. listing the the things you want to accomplish, write it down on a notebook or diary, this would always make your life easier. 

Habit 6: Synergize

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts(1+1=3)"

Reflection: I think this means that doubling up your work and the things you are passionate about. one thing is greater than another people might say, but i think the passion and dreams are better than anything in the world. you live to that moment to do what you love and your inspired by it. you have that energy to do anything and forget about about the bad things in your life in that short moment of success. i usually try not to doubt my self but i really want to get out of poverty and help my family bring them out as well. knowing school is there for me to learn different opportunities and earn skills is very important to me, but i also love the sport i do and want to make it a career out of it, both my plan A and plan B. i just want to work my butt off until i make it, hopefully i do reach that successful point in my life and won't have to worry about nothing else anymore. 

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
The Four Dimensions of Self-Renewal: Physical, Mental, Spiritual, Social/Emotional 

Reflection: I think everything has to do with these 4 types of characters about yourself and how to learn these. Physical, Mental, Spiritual, Social and Emotional all these have to do with everything you do in life, every day when you go somewhere, talking to people, loving them and caring about them. being social can help you to get to know people also by hanging out with those type of peers. having to have fun with them you'll really be happy in life about what you did with friends and loved ones. 

Reflection: Reading the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People changed my whole perspective of life and I lived it. I plan to live my life different, being able to learn these habits could change the way i talk to people, I can make more friends at school or anywhere else. One of my favorite habits is Habit number 2, this habit really helped me find my own path in life knowing I can better my self at things that i was really good at. Like a passion I love to do or a sport, giving the time to read habit number 2 finding what I love to do made me more motivated to try it, also to prepare me for more upcoming advantages in the future. Realizing that now i get to think about something important that can change my life in the future, it made me feel good about my self. I hope to continue what I am doing and following into good foot steps down the road. 

How to Win Friends and Influence People 

Six ways to Make People like You...

Rule 1: Become genuinely interested in other people. 

1) "Do this and you will be welcome anywhere." 

2) "You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you."

3) "Ask questions to other people, questions that they would enjoy answering." 

 I personally agree with this statement and this rule. because you can make friends and that interest you in a nice good way. friends that care about you and what you also say about them. have friends that have good influence, not bad influence. correct each others judgements or opinions about each other. have good talks with them, show them that you are grateful to them, and love them as the way ther are. give them good advice they'll use in the future, or when they need to use it. always help out and try to be fair with those friends. for me making friends is pretty easy but you have to know if you trust them or not, there is a lot of people that are two faces or don't care about you. it's always important too know someone that would really care. 

"friendship without interest is one of the rare and beautiful things in life"

Rule 2: Smile 

1) "Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, "I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you." 

2)"You don't feel like smiling? Then force yourself to smile." 

3)"It creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business, and is the countersign (witness or indication) of friends." 

I agree with this rule because it shows a lot of respect and what you care about others. being happy is one thing people might not get to be. some are stressed out in life, they don't smile at all when it comes to their daily routine. many other different people have may have a smile on their face almost every other day in their life. staying happy can really help out the negative stuff in your life of course. you can't always force someone to put a smile on one's face, it's just the matter of positive things you do to make that happen. putting a smile on someone else's face could take some time but at the end it would work out eventually and hope that it does. 

Rule 3: Remember names

1) "A man's name is to him the sweetest and most important sound in any language." 

2) "If you don't remember names, you are headed for trouble." 

 I agree with this rule because you neeed to find good people around you and remember there names so you could be able to talk to them again. not having to struggle looking for those good people. eventually have good hope for yourself and others too as well. remebering those good names will help you make more friends and get to hang out with them more often and to see each other. giving time to them, thety would care about you and others would remember your name as well, it's very nice knowing a lot of different types of people out there in the world some may be bad, some may be good. it's always good to know who are your favorites and some that are not get the bad negative people away from you. 

Rule 4: Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves. 

1) "If you aspire to be good conversationalist, be an attentive listener."

2) "Remember that the man you are talking to is a hundred times more interested in himself and his wants his problems than he is in you and your problems. 

this is a true thing to think about and remember about. this could help you a lot with remembering to be a good listener in school and with other people as well. a good listener always remembers how to listen and to pay attention, they take notes or just learn how to memorize things in their head most of the time. they use those skills too listen good and that's how they learn new things. Encourage others to learn how to talk about themselves having a nice simple conversation with them and friends. so they wont be so shy with others, need to be more sociable with people. having problems with others learning how to talk, maybe you could teach them a better way to start a conversation. 

Rule 5: Talk in terms of the other man's interest.

" The royal road to man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most." 

this is important to remember a man's interest in some things, you could talk about it about them and visualize what they like. many people don't really know how to take things especially men. some are just to serious about things and handle them way to unprofessional. some other men don't take it as serious, because they know how you want to learn about there interest. a lot of people have a heart with their passion and some don't want to stop loving their passion what they do in life. thats why they get motivated and they start working hard. get good jobs get money is what everyone loves to interest them. 

Rule 6: Make the other person feel important-- and do it sincerely. 

"The desire to be important is the deepest urge in human nature." (John Dewey)"Helping people feel important and appreciated works magic." 

I really agree with this rule it makes a lot of sense. making other people feel important could make them feel really good about them selves, trying to bring positivity to the world and to people. being nice to them, complementing, caring for them. doing the urge to be respectful to someone else could help the way you may talk to other people or family and friends. this is really important finding new friends and to learn to be polite. everyone should follow this rule, they will feel rewarded by doing this rule. you can do it, possibilities are endless. 

Final Reflection: What I feel about these 6 posts is that it is very important of what they say about doing good in life and how to prepare to talk to people you don't know. these rules are great advice for future reference. maybe this could help you learn of something of value. these 6 ways is for people to like your personality and to do well when talking to them. this would make my confidence level go up. just having to be positive about everything not to stress yourself about it. 

University of California, Irvine - School of Medicine 

Location of the School: 1001 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine, CA 92617

Admissions Requirements: 

Biology	1.5 years, which includes one upper division biology course. Examples of courses considered upper division biology are: cell biology, developmental biology, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, physiology and virology. Please note we do not consider psychobiology courses to meet the upper division biology requirement. Applicants are encouraged to gain lab experience either through laboratory courses or research.
Chemistry	2 years, to include general/inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and  biochemistry.
Physics	1 Year Tuition: $37,553.50 Areas of study and Specialization: basically a surgeon in the medical field.  Reflection: I would love to attend to this University of Irvine, the school of medicine. I like studying about medicine and how the body reacts to every single thing. learning about bacteria, viruses, cancer, blood, the organs in our system and many more things in our body system. what causes sickness, pain all the things about medicine and to help people get better and to stay and eat healthy. taking care of people and teaching them how the body works and to take different kinds of medicine to cure or help you. we need more professional doctors and surgeons in this world so we could help out the people who have diseases and viruses, and as well as cancer.

Ways to be Happy

Ways To Be 

9 ways to be Happy and Make Something of your life

Gordon B. Hinckley 

                                                       1. Be Grateful
\many people have been very ungrateful in their entire life. maybe is because they don't get the attention they have for themselves or anyone. being grateful and kind is a big part of giving back to to the people letting them know that everyone in this world cares. being very respectful, kind, enthusiastic, caring, loving, sharing etc. all these types of behavior to people will give them the respect and of being grateful to each other. not all people are grateful for what they have in life. they are just lonely, depressed and needs someone to cheer them up for once. we need nice and good people, so this world wont be fulled with ungrateful people.

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."

The way this would apply to me is being grateful for my family, everything that has been given to me from people.

2. Be Smart

                       In order to be a smart person you have to behave in a good manner, listen really good to the teachers, also anything that most be important. there is a lot of different ways of being smart you just have to find those things. people don't realize how smart they are until they actually do something good, or just find what they're smart at. this means many people could be smart but some don't want to be or just end up being hateful to each other. you need to be smart and intelligent in this world many things are happening, not many people have the knowledge of what's going on. Therefore being a very smart person can help you with everything that happens in school or jobs, just out there in the real world. this is why its important to learn a lot from school, jobs etc. there's a lot of smart people out there and you just have to be one of them or try to beat them. 

"Intelligence is important, being smart matters, paying wise matters, but what matters being is humble and yourself."

the way how this applies to me is that being smart can mean a lot of things but what really matters is educating yourself and try to beat others. 

3.Be Involved in Good Works

                   being involved in good works can help you with a lot, good jobs, environments, having a great behavior and just being positive. many people do not want to be involved good things or activities, not a lot of people take that advantage and to be a good work person. this could be involved in sports as well, it is easy to be involved in good works. something that will help you figure out, fun times or just being a very respectful person in the office, living a good life. there is many things to be involved in, if there wasn't good works how else would you act, respond, respect, or behave. no one wants negativity it just brings bad vibes, ugly behavior, also bad mood. having integrity in good works, do what is right, even in tough situations. 

"To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act."

4. Be Clean 

being clean could mean in every different way. like saying not doing any drugs because that makes me a dirty looking person. you want to stay clean from your health and body. being a clean friend also refers to not being a mean person or acting dirty or disrespectful. this could also mean you are clean to god and your religion as well. many people that are religious can be very honest with each other and especially god. not using bad language to other people, having amount respect, learning how to be clean it's a process. some people may not be used to it, they find other ways to become clean. having a clean matter of sports, this could count as being clean, playing fair, playing by the rules, learning how to play. There is a lot of choices to be clean you just have to find that type of action and experience of how it works. then other people would look at you and say "wow you are a clean good person." It would always stick to you no matter what. 

"I am responsible for the quality of love and happiness in my life" 

5. Be True 

To be true you have to tell the truth to everyone and not be truthful about it. be true to your family, friends, love ones. and being a respectful person, telling the truth even though it's a bad choice you made, or a bad things you have done. or something good you had made in your life choice, how did you treat one of your friends, did you behave good in class, didn't get into any fights, or sad any bad language to the teacher. telling the truth could help you without being nervous or speechless. takes out emotions and makes you a more honest person. not being truthful can cause you more anger or make you a bad person, say that doesn't care about nothing in life and just treats others wrong and tells lies. there is a lot of people that don't say the truth, maybe they're shy or embarrassed about themselves. others don't mind about telling the truth they just love to be honest and want to be a better person. 

"Have the guts to be true to yourself.

nothing more." 

6. Be Positive 

being positive is to do behave good with your parents and other citizens. you need to be in a positive attitude at all times, choosing the right, complement others while they complement you back. making people smile and laugh with them, then everyone could be in a positive mood. having a good time. playing with your cousins, nephews, brothers or sisters. any one could be in a positive attitude in school, having to talk to friends, studying together, and having fun with them. if behaving bad and talking back to people how are you going to have friends or be apart of something. that's why being positive with people can help you be friends with other people also have good relationships with them. being positive can take a while to get used to, many don't want to be positive but its very important. 

"When everything feels like an uphill struggle; Just think of the view from the top." 

7. Be Humble

to be humble you have to get out of your comfort zone and be bold or brave say what you want to say, be yourself, show some of your talents. try to be friendly with other people be humble with them family as well, be proud of what you have. with your friends you could be very outgoing and just have fun in life with it. many people are humble in this world about what they want to know, what they want to learn, learn some good advice, and many more great opportunities. being polite to people, having self-respect, and just be gently with one another. just encourage yourself, encourage others to be humble as well. try to be very modest of how you do things, don't be too confident but do it well. that's what I think humble means from my perspective. 

"Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self given. Be careful." 

8. Still

to be still you have to be patient and take a lot of things with precaution. mostly take things with care, treat others with respect. take everything slow and try to calm down there's no need to rush things, that's how people get hurt or make mistakes. if your going fast on everything you might make some bad decisions in life or soon. to be still with god and everyone around you. sometimes you got to meditate in some points in your life. breathing exercises and stretches, take a couple yoga classes or breathing classes as well. life is very short and hard sometimes but its not good to over do things you have certain limits and make sure to use them wisely. 

"Don't ever try to get inside my head it's too dark for you."

9. Be Prayerful 

I think Gordon B. Hinckley  has made an accomplishment about his 9 ways of being successful, but this particular one the last 9 way to be happy is mostly important than the other ones and different about it. praying is important if you are religious you might know how to pray already, and if your don't know how you could learn or tell your parents about it. having faith in god and angels around you, might have a good sense of having a good long life. also praying helps you go through tough times, you need to talk to some one about it. pray about being educated, being healthy, living longer, pray for your family, and to have good luck as well. a lot of people don't believe in god. that's okay it there is many people out there that are like that. my own personal statement about this, I have some faith and do believe in god, or there's points where I say i don't. different reality checks. but mostly i believe in commitment and to confidence I believe i have that ability to do anything. just always have fun and don't let anyone judge you, you came into this world to accomplish something, mostly goals. 

The 9 Ways concluding words by Gordon B. Hinckley

"There they are, nine Be's which, if observed, will bring handsome dividends to any young man or woman. they will add sparkle to your days and peace to your nights. they will save you from heartache and pain.

 they will bring purpose into your life and give direction to your energies. they will bring your friends of your own kind. they will protect you from associations that would pull you down and deflect you from your course.

 This is time to be happy. this is a time to feel joy and make friends and enjoy the best this life has to offer. What I have tried to put forth....are simply a few suggestions, gained from many years of living, to help you do just that. The world will tell that certain kinds of things will bring you happiness - things such as popularity and possessions and satisfying your baser desires.

 If today you find yourself only drifting as a leaf in a stream, get hold of yourself and determine you will do better.

 At railroad grade crossings, signs of warning were once common. Two cross arms were emblazoned with the words, "Stop, Look, Listen." They meant that a train could be roaring down the tracks and you had better be alert. 

I was riding a train in the Midwest years ago. I looked out the window to my left. A road ran parallel to the tracks. A car with a boy and a girl was speeding down the road a little faster than the train. The car moved ahead until I can no longer see it. Suddenly, the locomotive whistle sounded and the train screeched to a halt as the brakes gripped the wheels. We looked out the window on to the other side. There was a mangled car. Police cars soon converged, followed by the ambulance. The boy and girl were both dead. The road they were traveling crossed the tracks. they did not stop, look, or listen. It all happened in an instant.

The better way to Be is the way of these nine Be's 

The years will inevitably pass, and quickly. Today is your day of resolution. Promise yourself to make something good of (your) precious life."