This morning I had the honor of speaking to a classroom of 11th graders after observing them for about 30 minutes. Let me tell you I really miss being in the classroom! I don’t miss all the crap that comes with being a “LAUSD Teacher”, but it felt really good to be in front of the kids. So as I was driving into the city this morning and listening to my weekly audio dose of “The Secret”, I got the idea of these 10 Tips to Success. They seem to work (based upon my experience) in a most situations, and it surely seemed appropriate after observing these youth in their classroom environment, so here they go:
(BTW I promise next time to video tape my talk so you can get the full emotion and passion :)
- Smile
- Be enthusiastic
- Be engaged (in whatever task you are doing)
- Ask questions
- Be confident (love yourself enough)
- Take control (of life, the situation, whatever)
- Follow Up (send thank you emails, kind notes etc. to everyone you meet)
- Associations (your are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with)
- Mentor (get one and become one)
- Be Goal driven and Result Oriented
