There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure. – Colin Powell

1. Do you make it a point to say positive things to your team members when you’re playing in a game? Yes____ No____ 2. Are you honest with the little things as well as the big things? Big thing – never steal from your parents or school. Little thing- The store gave you a dime… Read more »

Psychology: A 17-year study tracked 700 young people into their adult lives. Hours of viewing were correlated with acts of aggression. By ROSIE MESTEL, Times Staff Writer Adolescents who watch more than one hour of television a day are more likely to commit aggressive and violent acts as adults, according to a 17-year study reported… Read more »

As educators we want our students to have a clear sense of purpose, to be motivated and self-assured, to know the importance of helping others, and to understand that they are at the controls of their life. According to John Bishop of GoalSettingForStudents.com, “We want students to know how to step up to the plate… Read more »

Don’t speak unless you can improve on the silence. – Spanish Proverb

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” Thomas Edison (1847-1931) – Thomas Edison

I am convinced my life belongs to the whole community; and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort… Read more »

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Is your heart heavy laden with anger; Are you wounded by the pierce of a word That was spoken with thought unregarded; Are you hurt by the things that you heard? Do the sun and its rays all elude you; Do your eyes never light in a smile? Are you plagued with a need to… Read more »

Proverbs and maxims Failure is the path of least persistence. ContentAll things will come round to him who will but wait. (Longfellow) Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily. Work hard and give it your best shot; never be a quitter. (Charley… Read more »