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yesterday I was skating with my friends and i was having a lot of fun, learned a lot of new tricks. I also went to the skate park and skated there too. i love skating at salt lake, that's where I train and do all my tricks. i don't really skate anymore how i used to, now I'm more focused on other things like in school mostly that gets in my way, it takes away my time and i don't get to have that free time i used too. but I still continue loving my passion to skate I hope i don't try to stop but all I need to do is to try harder and have all that confidence in me. skating was my first habit and now became a lifestyle knowing that I skate well enough, I hope i'll get a chance to be on a team and to get sponsored. 

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.