Christmas Break:

For my Christmas break i spend the entire three weeks in mexico. It was my first time meeting my family from my fathers side. I enjoyed my time there because my family is very nice and they welcomed me into their homes, but i will admit that i got homesick within the first 3 days that i had arrived. I only had my older sister to talk to in which i could be myself, because as it is i am not close to my father. I simply state a hello and how are you out of respect, other than that not conversation is made. While i was in mexico i was able to connect to my aunts and uncles that were out there, as well as there children. I loved it there so much, my older sister and i planned another trip for next year around January. Connecting with my family was great because i was able to understand how and why  my father is the way he is, and i was able to vent and talk about my problems towards my aunts who would later understand where i was coming from. Overall it was a great trip, and i did not really want to come back; only because i missed my family that was here.

Class Evaluation

> The things that i like about this class is being able to sit next to my lovely friends. I enjoy seeing the videos that Mr. Haymore shows to the class. I also enjoy the 5 minutes we get to read our daily life planning goals.
> Things that i dislike about the class is the fact that that i have to sit next to my fellow classmates.
> Recommendations for improving the class would be to have more activities to do. For example to be able to get up from your seat and meet new people.
> A highlight for me in this class was when Mr. Haymore would do a CTR Card check. When he would spin the wheel and depending if the person had their card or not, you would boo them.
> I really did do my best in this class. This class has easy tasks that could be completed without difficulty. Due to the fact that this class is easy i was able to try my best and meet the requirements possible.
> I am reading and writing in my Life Planning Goals Journal as well as in the Sharpen the Saw portion of it all and i am reporting daily. I will admit that i am having trouble remembering to report on the weekends simply because it is the weekend and i get distracted with my family and all the other responsibilities i have to take care of besides school work.
> I am not committed to being a CTR person and seeking Personality Development because i am a person who makes mistakes, therefore, i am not perfect. Since i am not perfect and i make mistakes i do not live like a CTR person. Don't get me wrong, i try my best to do the right thing, but there are moments where i take action before thinking of the outcome.

KU School of Medicine

Name:
- University of Kansas School of Medicine
Location:
- Kansas
Admissions Requirements:
- Application Requirements
- Application Timeline
- Selection Process
- Transfer Policy
Tuition:

Cost of Attendance	In-state: $26,041 Out-of-state: $42,825
Tuition and Fees	In-state: $11,455 Out-of-state: $28,239
Room and Board	$10,436
Books and Supplies	$1,080
Other Expenses	$3,070

Degrees Offered:
- Biomedical Sciences
- Bio Statistics
- Public Health
- Health Policy
- Management
- Clinical Research
Areas of Study:
- Public Health
- Health Policy
- Management
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Reflection:

- I would enjoy visiting the campus, but not attending this school because i feel as if i would get home sick. Kansas is also a big stretch to get out of my comfort zone. In my opinion in order to get fully out and explore new things you should take baby steps and try what you can with people you are familiar with. 

The 10 keys to Personal Power

The 10 Keys to Personal Power 

Brian Tracy 

Key 1: Clarity 

Quote: "Have vision. Determine what you want to be, do or have in life. Have a sense of direction and know where you're going. If you do not have clear specific goals in life, you are doomed forever to work for others who do." 

Having clarity in your life is important because it helps the person determine what you do in your life and how your life is impacted. It is necessary to view what you are going to do in life when it comes to your goals and or challenges that you face everyday. You as a person should have an idea about what type of achievements you want to see throughout your life. The majority of the time, self motivation is key and is necessary to use as a tool. Make sure that when you self motivate yourself it is for the greater good. Also, know what to expect. Do not simply assume because that is can lead to scenarios that you process in your head that may never come true. 

Key 2: Competence 

Quote: "If you commit to excellence, opportunities will always come your way. The harder you work, the better you get." 

Competence is important because you should be successful throughout your life and begin to view situations in a positive manner. For instance, when you complete an action that is effective, you can have an impact on other persons besides your friends or family. For example, if you decide to talk throughout the class time, you could risk having every single person stay in side the class during lunch or after school. That would mean that your actions effected others that weren't close to you in any way. Competence takes part because if you are constantly successful and finish tasks that are necessary to be completed than it will be effective to your others that are involved in your life or not. For example, your success might motivate others to do better because they see  how your life may be turning out. 

Key 3: Concentration: 

Quote: "Make the best use of your time. Ask yourself "is this the best use of my time?" before you start anything." 

Concentration is important because you should have focus on the prize. Make sure that you know your game plan, as well as take action on the plan. When you ask yourself whether or not if it is the best use of your life at that time it simply means to keep your priority straight. Do you want to have that certain person, and or object in your life? Is it a distraction? An example could be if you are in a relationship with someone and that person does not motivate you to do better or strive to accomplish your goal. It doesn't always have to be a person, it could be electronics, for example your cellular device, or your computer of some sort. Keep your priorities in line and stay concentrated.

Key 4: Common Sense:

Quote: 

• Train your mind 
• Think things through 
• Listen to your intuition
• Learn from setbacks

Common sense is quite important because you should think about the outcome before you take action. Common sense is also basic information that you should know about any particular situation. In a way, common sense is used to pass by wisdom and or knowledge to a younger person who doesn't have it. For example, my mother passed down her knowledge when it came to keeping the house clean and the techniques i could use. Common sense is known to be a basic ability to understand, and judge people with a reasonable debate. Common sense is not common sense without common and or sense. Common sense is sense that you should already have without someone teaching you

Key 5: Creativity:

Quote: "Except the fact that every human being is a genius. The hallmark of creativity is asking questions. The people who are most creative ask the most questions." 

Creativity is important to have because at times your life can be dull. When you are creative it shows that you as a person could be spontaneous and you then have the ability to avoid boring situations that you may not get out of. By using your own ideas and having originality you can catch peoples attention; therefore, you could meet new people and experience new friendships. With imagination, you could easily find new solutions to certain problems that you come across. By creating solutions it is displayed that you as a person as a strong mind and could face an obstacle that can come your way. With creativity the majority of the people are open minded and have the ability to view the situation in different point of views. 

Key 6: Consideration: 

Quote: "The quality of your relationships with other people will determine your success in life." 

Consideration is important because it displays the type of relationships you have with someone. For example, if you have respect for others, most likely other people would like to be involved in your life and or be your friend. Consideration means to provide emotions into the relationships you carry with people. For example, it is important to focus on the other persons emotions throughout the journey. You also have to consider how the person takes in the situation because it shows that you as a person have sympathy for things that occur. 

Key 7: Consistency:

Quote: "Be consistent in your relationships, your family, friends, your boss, your work. Be the person 

Consistency is important because it displays a type of power that you have. It shows that you remind yourself everyday what your goals are and you are willing to take the steps necessary to accomplish them. Consistency can be used as a safety net when you are doubting yourself of whether or not you want to continue what your goal was in the first place. Consistency usually kicks in when you the person, begin to doubt whether your plan is worth it or not. Most likely your plan is worth completing to the end, but some people usually give up in the middle of the entire process, simply because they lack consistency.  

Key 8: Commitment:

Quote: "No success is possible without commitment. The ability to commit yourself whole heartily is the basis of achieving all success." 

Commitment is important when wanting to complete a goal because without it, you most likely won't succeed. Being committed can led to bigger and better outcomes. For example, you will have the satisfaction of accomplishing your goals. A real life example is when you are in a relationship with another person, if you are committed to the other person then you could accomplish being faithful, and or loyal to someone. Also if you've been with that person long enough, others could say "What?! They are still together?!" Which is a great thing to hear when you put your trust in someone else. When it comes to academics, and you stay committed to your classes, then a great turn out could be receiving good grades that could lead to more exciting things like honor roll and college even. When in a sport, it is important to stay committed and attend practice everyday because other people rely on you so that the team could improve as a whole. How could the team rely on you or ask you for help when you, yourself are lost and or are out of practice?

Key 9: Courage:

Quote: "The fear of failure is the single greatest reason for failure in life."

Courage is important for a person because it is a tool that could be used in everyday life. By having courage, it can lead you to being consistent, and committed towards the goal that you wish to accomplish. You have to be committed, and consistent to wanting to accomplish your wonderful goals in life. This could be completed with the help of being encouraged, and or having courage throughout the journey. You should stop allowing fear to stop you from doing the things that you would like to do. 

Key 10: Confidence:

Quote: "You only get confidence by doing things over and over again." 

Confidence is important because you should believe in yourself. By believing in yourself you could build enough confidence in which to continue your journey and complete the requirements that are necessary. By gaining confidence you could gain other skills that may or may not be useful in the situation that you may be in. For example, you could develop the skills of having courage, and or being consistent. You should also be committed, and you could gain that if you feel confident towards the goal that you are considering to accomplish. 

Reflection:

Quote: "Write a final all-encompassing reflection about the 10 keys to personal power."

These 10 keys could benefit me if i follow them because it provided specific examples on how to live life and it teaches students to gain important skills, such as being confident, being committed and keeping your eyes on the prize. The keys that i have applied to my life is being confident. The difference that it is making throughout my life is that i feel great about myself in a sense where i feel happy. Confidence gives you a sort of power that makes you want to become successful. When i did decide that i wanted to be successful it was for myself, and i knew what i would get out of it. I also decided to apply myself towards the tasks that were required to be completed, as in being committed. I want to complete every high school requirement necessary in order to graduate, and move on to the college life of academics. Applying consideration was an important aspect in my life, because i was able to understand and accept the thought of failure. Without failure, how could you ever become successful. The way i want to incorporate the other keys into my life planning goals is by incorporating each and every one of them into my daily routine. If i am consistent about these keys, then sooner or later the keys will be engraved into my brain, and it will be apart of me which is something that i am most definitely looking forward to having.  

Character and Personality

What i learned from the video is that you should prioritize yourself. When you prioritize you acknowledge that you need to apply yourself towards the activities that are more important to be completed. Our life is like an ice berg. More than half of the ice berg is sunk in the water, and the rest of the 25% is sticking out of the surface. The piece that is sticking out is labeled "Personality". The part that is sunk is called "Character". The video states that the majority of people only focus on the personality end of life. Everybody tries to change their likes and dislikes in order to fit in with one another. The problem is that the Character is what people should put time into. Focus on the things that define that type of person you wish and or want to be.

Free Lance: SAT Experience

SAT Experience:

- It was an experience that i do not want to go through again. My first time taking the test, i accidentally fell asleep. This time around, i decided to go to sleep earlier to prevent that from happening again. When i woke up i ate a bowl of cereal to boost my energy. I was somewhat fine, but when i arrived to the test center room and began reading the short stories, my eyes started to close on me. All i knew was that i did not put my head on the desk, and my pencil was in my hand. Next thing i knew, the lady who was observing the class room announced that we had 10 minutes left for the reading section. I jumped up in my seat because she had scared me. I didnt know i was alseep but clearly if i only had 10 minutes left for that portion of the test, it was clear that i fell asleep. I tried to answer as much as i could until she announced to stop our work and place our pencils down. The Math portition of the test was horrible. It seems as if i was reading japanese or a french language. My head was spinning, and i couldnt get the answers correct. I heard the lady and she stated, "You know have 15 minutes left for this section." I was thrown off because i was only on question 4 out of 20. i dashed through the section trying to figure out the correct answer. I knew i could have tried harder, but the time was currently my enemy. My finally thoughts are that i feel as if i did worse the secound time, compared to the first time i decided to take it. 

The 7 Ways of Highly Effective People

Habit 1. Be proactive: 

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

Being proactive means that you should take responsibilities for your actions. When you are a teenager, the majority of the time the blame is put on teachers, or the parent, or the siblings. By being proactive you should take the blame and be a team sport about any situation that may occur throughout your life. The influence that the person receives is very important because it doesn't just affect one person. The majority of the time, the way a person behaves is how they were raised in their household or the people they surround themselves with. Being proactive also means that the weather will have an impact or your attitude or decision making. For example, when it is about 90 degrees or higher people begin to be upset and frustrated easily. The physical environment and the people you surround yourself with have impacts. 

Habit 2. Begin with the end in mind: 

Quote: "Control your own destiny or someone else will." (Jack Welch)

"When you know where you intend to end up, you know where you are now." (Covey)

Beginning with the end in mind means that when you decide on a goal you should view the end of it. For example if you train to become an Olympian, most likely you want to see yourself winning the gold medal. Another example could be if i pursue my dream of becoming a singer, i want and should see myself performing in front of billions of people and could be known as a star. It could also mean that you should always finish what you start. View your goal as something that could be accomplished and or complete. I will continue to begin with the end in mind because i use it motivation. 

Habit 3. Put First Things First:

Quote: Organize and execute around priorities." 

Putting first things first means to set your priorities straight. When having a variety of responsibilities to take on, you should organize yourself first and think about what is more important for you. For example, if you are in a sport and must attend practice everyday that is your priority, but if you happen to be failing a class or simply just need more help and attending tutoring is the way think about what you should do. What is your priority in this situation? What does getting good grades lead to? Getting good grades means you have a chance of attending college, staying in the sport, etc. If you have low grades, the result of it is that you wont be able to stay in the sport anyways. Second of all, i always state that Cheer will not get you into college, Basketball will not get you into college, Volley ball will not get you into college, etc. Get your priorities straight and attend tutoring if necessary. 

Habit 4. Think Win-Win: 

Quote: "Think win-win or no deal."

Thinking win-win is important because you should think positive and expect positive outcomes throughout your life. When thinking positive it is more likely for a person to get a positive result out of a situation. For example, when thinking win-win it gives a positive attitude towards the person; therefore, you will give it your all and try your best. The result of your performance will be something worth doing. You as a person will also have the ability to voice how much effort you put into the problem, and that you were able to come out successfully. If you do not think that you will win you most likely have a losing mentality. Another thing is that if you have a winning mentality, you could think about solutions to the majority of your problems and life a comfortable life. 

Habit 5. Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood:

Quote: "Diagnose before you prescribe." 

Seeking first to understand, so that you could be understood is important. How do you expect others to understand you as a person if you don't understand them. When asking for advice the majority of the time it is helpful if the person understands the situations, as well as the type of person you are. Why would you want to get advice from someone you aren't very close to, or who does not accept you as a person. It is important to understand the other persons situation or life story because to helps you as an individual when or if you happen to judge others. You, as a person, should understand and acknowledge the actions you take and why. Do you understand yourself? Do you know why you do the things that you do? For what? Why are those actions made? Who does it affect and why? Etc. It could also mean to simply tasks that could be made everyday. For example, Listen before you speak. Did you hear the full story? Or are you jumping to conclusions? Do you observe situations like you should. Before i jump to conclusions, i make sure to observe my surroundings and find the outcome/result from there. 

Habit 6. Synergize:

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

Synergize is important because it means that you as a person have the ability to be open minded about a situation that you come across. It means that when dealing with a problem either old or new you could always find solutions to them. It could also mean that when talking to a new person you are more likely to get influenced by them and make decisions that could either be good or bad.  The most important part is when the other person does not agree with you. Knowing someone else that doesn't view the world the same way as you could be life changing. It is life changing because you can view the certain situation in a different way and seek different results. Being with the same people all the time could be a negative lifestyle that you take part in. Simply because your have a chance of being blinded from reality. People could become ignorant, and somewhat shallow. The way they learn to accept others wont be a normal thing for them. Accepting the ideas or opinions of other people will simply become their hardest challenge. 

Habit 7. Sharpen the Saw: 

Quote: The four dimensions of self-renewal: Physical, mental, spiritual, social/emotional

Sharpening the saw is important because it means that you have a balanced system when it comes to keeping your priorities straight. Keeping the necessary priorities in tact, it is important to be physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially/emotionally ready. When you are physically ready it means that you are healthy and your body is fit. Mentally ready means that you are well rested, stress free, and aren't worried about small situations that aren't irrelevant. When you are spiritually ready, that means that you keep your beliefs well organized and you know what you life and or what your goals are. When you are socially/emotionally ready it means that you are in good terms with your friends and family, and keep open communication among each other, as well as the support is always there. I will continue to be ready within all of these categorizes by using these in my every day life, and being a better person means that i would have to incorporate these skills into my life, including others as well. 

Reflection: My final thoughts about "The 7 Habits of highly Effective People" are that you should incorporate all of these habits into your life, and remove the bad habits. By completing these habits daily, it will be easier for you to develop a better lifestyle that would impact your life and or your friends and family. When taking action on these habits you should think about how you could educate someone else on these habits. The habits teach you to be responsible and to become an organized person as an independent young adult.