The 25 Building Blocks of the Pyramid of Success

                         The 25 Building Blocks of the

                                Pyramid of Success

                                       

Block 1:  Industriousness
"In plain and simple English this means hard work. Very hard work. There is no substitute for very hard work when it comes to success."

To be industriousness it means to work hard to reach a goal. The harder you work the easier it'll be to successful. Building the strength to continue doing work might be hard but also it will be rewarding

 Acting is easier - writing is more creative. The lazy man vies with the industrious. William Shatner

Block 2: Enthusiasm

"It is the engine that powers all blocks of the Pyramid. It is why I chose Industriousness and Enthusiasm as the cornerstones of my Pyramid of Success. It is where everything begins."

To have enthusiasm means to have joy in the goals you choose to complete. To be happy to continue working hard to make yourself better everyday. To wake up determine that we will accomplish every single goal that we set our minds to.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. Alexander Hamilton

Block 3: Friendship

"Comes from mutual esteem, respect and devotion. Like marriage it must not be taken for granted but requires a joint effort."

This key means that even when trying to succeed you should never let your friends be the one's who you should leave behind. They are the ones who are willing to help you through all the hard work.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Block 4: Loyalty

"To yourself and to all those depending upon you. Keep your self-respect."

To be loyal it means to stay true to the people that matter to you. That you will never lie to them or betray them in any respect. 

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. Colin Powell

Block 5: Cooperation

"With all levels of your co-workers. Listen if you want to be heard. Be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way. "

This means that sometimes when you want to be successful you might need to work with other to reach your goal. This will mean that you need to learn to listen to others and their ideas.

Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership. James Cash Penney

Block 6: Ambition 

For noble goals

To have ambition means to have goals that will help you in life. Having ambition will also help you become a better person and will influence others around you. To strive towards your goals and not give up.

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. Salvador Dali

Block 7: Self-Control

"Practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control. Good judgement and common sense are essential."

To have self-control you need to be able to work under pressure and be able to control your emotions. Letting out your emotions might impede you from being successful and reaching your goal. 

By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character. Grenville Kleiser

Block 8: Alertness

"Be observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve."

To be alert it means to always be aware of what goes around you. You want to learn more and more the more you advance to your goal. You are open minded to others ideas. 

Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur. Muriel Spark

Block 9: Initiative

"Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it."

Block 10: Intentness

"Set a realistic goal. Concentrate on its achievement by resisting all temptations.  Be determined and persistent."

This means that no matter what you do you should be determine to achieve your goal. That the obstacles are just a test to see how strong you and how far you are willing to go for you success. Concentrating on what you want is key to being more successful than what you already are. Doing things that will change the world and that they will change you.

Block 11: Sincerity
 Keeps friends

This block means that if you want to succeed in life, you should have sincerity. Meaning that you need to be honest with the ones you have in your life. Not lying or tricking them making the believe they are worthless. being to be able to give others what they need to survive.

Sincerity may be humble but she cannot be servile. Lord Byron

Block 12: Adaptability
To any situation

This means that if we were to succeed we will need to adapt to whatever environment we are put into. Even if we never been to those environments we still need to survive for our own success. If one plan does not workout we should be able to adapt and come up with another plan of attack.

You can't build an adaptable organization without adaptable people - and individuals change only when they have to, or when they want to. Gary Hamel

Block 13: Condition

"Mental-Moral-Physical. Rest, exercise and diet must be considered. Moderation must be practiced. Dissipation must be eliminated." 

This means that mental exercise isn't enough to be successful. At times you will have to let your body get some exercise. There is a time for mental exercise and physical exercise. They both balance each other out. 

Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them. Lee Haney

Block 14: Skill

"A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail."

This block means that in order to be great at something you have to work on your skills. These skills can be anything you are good at or can master. To always work on these skills because you never know when you might need them.

Individuals, too, who cultivate a variety of skills seem brighter, more energetic and more adaptable than those who know how to do one thing only. Robert Shea

Block 15:  Team Spirit

"A genuine consideration for others. An eagerness to sacrifice personal interests of glory for the welfare of all."

this means that having a good team spirit can lead you to be successful. Being part of a team is rewarding because you get to improve or gain new skills.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. Michael Jordan

Block 16: Honesty 
In thought and action

This block means that no matter where we are or what we do we must always be honest in what we do. we must be honest with our parents, teachers, friends, co workers, teammates, and also with ourselves.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty. Zig Ziglar

Block 17: Resourcefulness 
proper judgement

This block means that if you want to be successful we are going to have to work in teams at some point. Sometimes we might judge someone right of the bat without knowing them that well. So we must have a proper judgement of someone when meeting them or getting to know them more in depth. because they might be the one who ends up helping you out the most when you need it.

 The human being is very resourceful. When you fight for survival, you don't think much; you just do. If you think too much, you sink. Frank Lowy

Block 18: Poise

"Just being yourself. Being at ease in any situation."
Graceful and elegant bearing in a person.

This block means that being yourself is the greatest thing you can do. having balance within yourself mentally and spiritually. Not letting that negativity control you and making you an unhappy person. That every situation you face, you will have a positive attitude and hope for the best.

The key to winning is poise under stress. Paul Brown

Block 19: Confidence 

"Respect without fear. May come from being prepared and keeping all things in proper perspective."

This block means that whenever doing something do it with the up most confidence. When things go wrong have the confidence to keep on going because you never know if things will come out better than expected. Confidence helps you with your personality it helps you be more active and social person when meeting new people outside of school.

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. Lao Tzu

Block 20: Reliability 
Creates respect

This block means that when wanting to be a successful person, you create friendships and meet colleagues. It is important to have reliability because it creates trust and respect. To count on someone to complete their part of the job. 

What is important is the reliability of my posts being there to greet my fans with a smile or a giggle every morning. That's how we keep on growing. George Takei

Block 21: Fight 
Determined effort

This block means that in every situation that we find ourselves in, we will continue to fight. There has never been a successful person who did not choose to fight and still be successful. The amount of determination will determine how successful you will be. 
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Mahatma Gandhi

Block 22: Competitive Greatness

" Be at your best when your best is needed. Enjoyment of a difficult challenge."

This block means that no matter what challenge you come to face you should always face it with enjoyment. Meaning that a difficult obstacle can bring a smile on your face because you have the opportunity to better yourself. To always have that competitive mind in you and too achieve greatness. 

Concentration, Confidence, Competitive urge, Capacity for enjoyment. Arnold Palmer

Block 23: Integrity 
Purity of intention

This block means that when being successful, you'll also have to be honest. Like they say, Honesty is the best policy, which it is. every day you'll have to be honest not just to everyone but also to yourself.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home. Confucius

Block 24: Faith
Believe and Achieve

This block means that when doing something you love and try to show the world. You should have faith that you work will leave a mark and inspire people to do something great. having faith in yourself gives you hope and give you motivation to do great things.You will achieve more things than you can ever imagine. 

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. Norman Vincent Peale

Block 25: Patience 
Good things take time

This block means that if you are working hard on something and it doesn't come out the way you wanted, you should have patience. All good things come when we are patient. if we rush things the outcome will be a disaster. So patients is the most important thing when doing something. 

A gentleman is simply a patient wolf. Lana Turner

                                                         Pyramid of success Final Reflection

The building blocks can help me by being a better person. they can also help me be more successful than I already am and even more.They can help me meet new new people that could be future friends or acquaintances. The blocks that I am applying now are self-control, adaptability, skill, fight, competitive greatness and confidence. I am applying these blocks to my life because these are the ones that i need the most work on.self-control because i am not that very good at keeping my emotions in check, adaptability because i need to adapt to new environments, skills because i need to be more skillful in what i want to do in the future. Competitive greatness because there will always be competition so i need to work hard. Confidence because I need to be more confident in myself. And finally fight because everyday its a fight for survival in this crazy world. The blocks are helping me be more of a better person. I will incorporate to others by having more goals that will incorporate the blocks. I will show people these blocks by using actions. The more good actions I do, the more people will follow along to do the same.