Pyramid of Success
pyramid of success
John Wooden
Coach Wooden Site
The pyramid
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.
reflection: The first block it a very very important one. Hard work you always have to do it if you want to achieve whatever it may be. It can be school, work, or exercising you have to work hard to reach your goals and where you want to be. You can't go anywhere if you're lazy, you can only get so far if your lazy they dont really do much with there lives. But people with that are hard workers will work and work until they get what they really want. This is always the foundation of doing things hard work pays off.
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."
reflection: This cornerstone is very important because its like the foundation. Being enthusiastic means to be eager. Also being excited. It is always good to have that mood/attitude it is what boosts your self esteem and creates a new mentality on being a better person. When your doing something be passionate about it because you'll get better results no matter what it is school, work, or exercise. Being enthusiastic means you show a lot of interest and we are all different so we all different things we are eager about but we can all use it to make us a better person even if it is something you dont like doing. Your mentality and attitude alone can get you
far. 
Block 3: Friendship
"Comes from mutual esteem, respect and devotion. Like marriage it it must not be taken for granted but requires a joint effort."
reflection:There are a lot of people out there in the world. Friendships are always bound to happen they can be temporarily some might even last for a very long time those are the ones we are supposed to cherish the most, but the friends that are happy for you keep you positive and motivate you to have the right mentality these are the real friends and best friends that you will ever have because these are the people who see the most potential out of you. Not those who put you in danger or makes you do dumb stuff. Surround yourself with those you laugh and play with but keep you in the right state of mind, because friends that are happy for you are the real ones. Friendship is a good thing since you socialize and be around others but be around the right people.
Block 4:Loyalty
"To yourself and to all those depending upon you.Keep your self-respect."
reflection: This block is very critical if you want to keep your friends, family, relationships,etc. This is what gets people to depend and always count on you and always keeping those promises. It's because they trust you extremely. This is what keeps relationships going and last a very long time. Dont take that trust that those people have for you and take it fr granted. Loyalty it is a thing that can be rare sometimes because most people have a wrong mentality but when you do you gotta be lucky because finding a friend, or finding someone else can be hard to come by. If there is always a certain situation where your friend or other tries to make you do something dumb or something you shouldnt be doing then dont do it because you shouldn't be forced to do anything by other people keep your self respect no matter what. 
"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."
reflection:In life you're always gonna be working with people that you might not like or have a different way of doing things. Everyone is different we all have different ideas and opinions that we might not like but where your one a team or your working cooperation is very critical. Nothing ever gets done if you have to do something that is a group thing by yourself. You have to work together if you want to finish or accomplish that has to be done. It is very critical that what makes teams companies strong because there is a lot of cooperation and communication. You must and always find a way that the majority of people find a way of doing things because that's how the people come on board and work more efficiently cooperation is always gonna be there because you must do it regardless but its on you how well it can be.
Block 6: Ambition
For noble goals
reflection: This block is a mindset everyone should have. Everyone should reach for there goals no matter how big or how small. Its going to take hard work regardless because nothing comes easy everything come with a price as long as you stay consistent you will become successful and the outcome will be rewarding. You will feel good about yourself and everything you did to get and reach your goals will make you reflect back on it and make you feel good. you just have to always think positive and stop telling yourself excuses because then you will never achieve anything, only just to get by in life.
Block 7: Self-control
"Practice self discipline and keep emotions under control. Good judgment and common sense are essential."
reflection: always practice self control. You are the only one that can control your own body and know it the best.You should have that mentality and knowledge to be strong. Having a strong mentality is the best thing you can have because that means that you will always positive and be able to control yourself. When you have that you will be able to be able to keep your emotions under control. Its because you dont want to have your emotions all over the place because its can be bad, but it is also bad that you bottle them up because that can hurt you. You should talk to your close or best freinds about how you feel or even family member because there is people that care about you. Always judge people good because not everyone is bad a lot of people are friendly. Its bad to judge people how they look because that's just bad. Always apply common sense. If you do something you shouldn't be doing knowing that someone might get hurt or problems might be present then dont do it. Its common sense to not do things you shouldn't be doing. Dont other people tell you what to do or what you should do you have your own voice.
Block 8: Alertness
"Be observing constantly. Stay open-minded. Be eager to learn and improve."
reflection: There's always room for improvement that's what i always used to say. No matter how hard you work, think, or do you can always improve. Always keep yourself up there with high standards because you will reach it. Always be eager to learn because you cant be hard headed and only do things your way. you must be open minded because there is a lot of ways of doing different things whether it be in a sport, work, and in class. Its always good to learn a lot of different ways because it expands your knowledge and only makes you better. Improvement will always be there but its how bad you want it.
Block 9: Initiative
"Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it."
reflection: This blocks reflects whats gonna happen in life. Failure is always gonna be there no matter what it is whether it be work,sports, and in life. You could never give up and if you fail because you've been working hard its gonna hurt you more because then you start questioning yourself how come this didn't happen.Its not really about the failure but how you getup back on your feet. How are you gonna bounce back from it its what most important. So now that you have the experience you learn from your mistakes and not to try to attempt them again.
Block 10: Intentness
"Set a realistic goal. Concentrate on its achievement by resisting all temptations. Be determined and persistent."
reflection: Your goals everyone has different ones and some might have the same but what everyone has in common is that they want to achieve it. You have to really work for what you want. Yeah there can be parties, hanging out with your friends etc, but you have to make sacrifices because how bad do you want to achieve your goals. It might be tempting but you have to concentrate on your goals if you want it to come true. When you are working towards your goal be consistent. Be continuously working and no matter how hard it gets keep working.
Block 11: Sincerity
Keep friends
reflection: always keep friends but the good ones only. Not all friends are good but the real ones will stick by you no matter what. No matter what the situations maybe whether its difficult you will see you are your true friends because they will be the ones you will be able to trust and stick by to. Never get your friends that will put you in any real danger because those arent the friends you should have. Not the ones that pressure you to do things or influence you in a bad way because they arent really friends. Those friends that motivate you to reach your dreams the ones that stick by the ones that only want the best from you are the friends that everyone should have.
Block 12: Adaptability
To any situation
reflection: This is a very important Block that everyone but be able to to do. You must be able to adapt to anything and apply it to anything and everything. It doesn't matter whether its in sports, school or work. In sports you can have different techniques of doing things or there might be different formations or plays you have to remember so you have to adapt to all of that. In school not all teachers teach the same. There is a lot of different ways they teach and that aside there is different ways of methods such as in your math class. In work they can have you in a different position so you must adapt to that as quickly as possible. Or they might have fired the manager or a group of staff members and must adapt to the change.
Block 13: Condition
"Mental-Moral-Physical. Rest, exercise and diet must be considered. Moderation must be practiced. Dissipation must be eliminated."
reflection: Conditioning is a great think that everyone should practice. It what makes you, you. Its your mental game/mentality and how you think and the way you do things. It is such a great feeling because you feel in control of everything because only you have the best control over your body and mind. Exercise conditions you in so many ways it boosts your self esteem and that a way to condition your self on how and what to do. It can help with a diet because once you know your working out your gonna want to have a diet thats better than your last one. Eliminate all the things that are weighing you down because you can always achieve more dont ever let anyone tell you, you cant because you are the best and can achieve anything you desire.
Block 14: Skill
"A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail."
reflection:The little things is the most important because they have a meaning to it. This can be in sports, work, and school. In sports it can be on your footsteps/ footwork because little things like that can help you get a little bit better. But its improvement that can beneficently help you. These would be your fundamentals because it matters your getting yourself better. It also shows a lot because a lot of people tend to cheat over it and look and focus on the big things but little things such as organization or small things most people dont pay attention to is one of the most important because it builds your skills.
Block 15: Team spirit
"A genuine consideration for others. An eagerness to sacrifice personal interest of glory for the welfare of all"
reflection:This is a very important block and spirit you should have your whole life. You as an individual can only get so much done by yourself. If you work really well with others it would be a lot more efficient. Through out working and keeping others in mind sacrifices will have to be made. Whether if its letting someones get the glory or if it means you have to take one for the team and do something out of your way. It creates a big and strong mindset because a lot of people are hot headed and selfish and want everything to themselves. Teamwork is what makes the dream work. If you have a great attitude and mindset and are always constantly applying it your whole life there is no reason how you shouldn't get far in life. Everyone makes sacrifices and in the end everyone will get a piece of glory.
Block 16: Honesty
In thought and action
reflection: Honesty place a huge factor in everyone's life and those around you. Honesty is the kinda thing to reflect back on you. Its all goes around if you tell the truth or not. In a way it brands you. Either way you should always be honest and truthful not just saying it verbally isn't enough you have to back it up you have to use your actions. Everyone like and always wants to hear the truth they want you to be honest. Nobody likes a liar because if you do it only leads into something bigger and more heat and tensions begins to build. More and more lies begin.
Block 17:Resourcesfulness
proper judgement
reflection: This is a thing everyone needs to be help with because a lot of people have bad judgement but not everyone. This is the thing what everyone basis of eachother the first moment they met or see someone they are automatically judged.You should get to know people not because of their looks and the way they do things because if you do its a bad habit of doing. Everyone deserves a fair kind if judgement and its only fair. Judge them lets say after you get to know them because therefore yu got to know them and you know what is wrong or not of them. Taking account knowing that everyone has different opinions and believes. Proper judgement is the way to go because only then you will become a better person rather then judging someone right there on the spot withiut getting to know them.
Block 18:Poise
"Just being yourself.Being at ease in any situation."Graceful and elegant bearing in a person.
reflection: This is a very imortant block that should be applied to everyone. You should be yourself when it comes to everyday it what makes you, you. its a great thing being yourself ecspially when it comes to some difficultites and hard situtations. You must also be at ease in any situation. Its because youm feel the tension or confllict of the situation you must also take precation and learn how to fix it. Just be smart on what your gonna do because all your actions and words mean something so it all counts.
Block 19: Confidence
"Respect without fear. May come from being prepared and keeping all things in proper perspective."
reflection:This is a very important block that everyone should have because everyone needs it in life. In life there is always going to be fear no matter what things in life will be intimiating. Its up tp you how you would want to face reality and hard obsticals life throws at you. Its okay if you fall back but the most imporatant is how you get back from. How to get back on your feet because its not gonna be easy bouncing back. You always got to keep moving even if it seems like your not going anywhere but even the smallest progress is the greatest make sure you have a lot of confodence it will get you places.
Block20:Reliablility
creates respect
reflection: Relaiablity is a great thing you want people to know about you. It is a great and amazing thing to have. It is because they are going to trust you that you will be able to do your job and count on it. They are going to depend on you and say that he or she is a great and wonderful person and thats how respect also tends to form. Since they trust you that you can do your job or homework or excuting in the field they are going to respect you sonce you have that reliablilit. Its aslo a great thing because if your looking for a job or trying to do something you can ask for a letter of recommendationa and forsure all there going to say is good things about you. Its amazing how this can play a huge factor in life.
Block 21:Fight
Determined effort
reflection: You must be willing to fight and go out as hard as you can. Let let people say you cant do this you cant do that because only you know wha you are capable of doing. When you do something you really want to accompish and put your mind to it going fu;; effort because you wont accomplish anything going or giving half the effort. You have to strirve the best you can and do the verybest you can do. You fight and fight for what you want to get and achieve you must and keep having that menatality and keep going forward. You might fall back and have a obstical but get back on your feet and go and move harder giving full effort.
Block:22 Competitve greatness
"Be at your best when your best is needed. Enjoyment of a difficult challenge."
It is always a great feeling when it comes to becoming comeptitive. Its challenging yourself to be the very best and becoming better. You should always be atv your very best not when its needed wherever you go or are doing you should always be the best you can be.
Block 23: Integrity
purity of intention
refllection: This is an very important block. You should always have these where ever you go or no matter what the situtation be. Alwyas be honesy everyone loves honesty becasue it shows that you are reliable and that they who every they may be can trust you because you are always telling the truth. When you tell the truth and become honest you only better yourself as a human being because you start to feel good inside and who knows maybe your in the right place with the right person and you might even get rewarded. Having good morals too is very important because thats what evenone should have becasue were human we should get along with each other like normal people so having strong morals is great. Just getting along is a great start because we should learn to trust everyone and be fair. This is very important in our everyday lives and will greaty impact everyone.
Block 24: Faith
Believe and Achieve
reflection: This is an very important block. People lose a lot of this and it is faith. You may not lose this at all because if you lose this you lose all hope in your self and those around you. If your one of those people who lose faith in themselves and give up your going to be a loser because your gvinig up on yourself that something isnt going to work. Having faith is in some way having high standards because you believe that something is going to go your way. In a sports team and your losing going into the second half must bit give up. You have to keep your head up as well as your faith. Its all up to you to keep faith up as much as you can. If you can believe it you can achieve it. You got to put in the work, time and effort to accomplish it. Having faith at all times is crucial no matter what the situtation it may be your going to need it to get through life.
Block 25: Patience
Good things take time
reflection: I actually really like this block because it is so important and crucila to have. Patience is always the key to everything success, fame, pratically everything. When your on a team and you work out and you want to get better it takes time and patience. Just like muscles if you want to tone them or get them bigger it takes patience because its a long process. Samthing goes for work. If you want to get a raise or move up becoming a manager or a promotion its gonna take time and effort because you have to work for it and thats what makes you feel better about yourself that you did it all by yourself with that hardwork you put in. Also is goes for academics lets say you have a D and you want to raise it up. You are going to have patience and keep up with all your home work projects and when there is an opportunity for extra credit you take. Same goes for college you want to get your masters, bachelors Ph.D its going to take time everything always does. You just have to stick by it and have that menatlity that yes you will acheive it.
Final reflection
These building blocks can and will benifit you in so many ways. It can make you a better humble, wise person because youll be more knowledgeable. I try to apply most them to my life because these are useful and helpfull blocks that you need to apply because youll have a better life and be a better perosn. Well for one difference I am more wise and do things with motivation instead of having that one bad attitude. Ways i can incorporate them is by helping and teaching these blocks to my other friends because these blocks will surly bring happiness and a better life. I will be passing them down to other people because it is so great to learn and be more wise. Those who will come across me will know i have a different attitude and mentality.
