“There are no secrets to success. It is the result

of preparation, hard work, and learning

from failure.”-Colin Powell

“Education is the mostPowerful weapon whichYou can use to changeThe world!”- Nelson Mandela

Develop a Plan or Strategy“Before anything

else, preparation

is the key to

success.”-

Alexander

Graham Bell

Is a great way to start planning!

“A goal without a

plan is just

a wish.”- Antoine de

Saint-Exupery

In discipline lies freedom-Freedom to determine

YOUR future.

“If we don’t discipline

ourselves, the world

will do it for us.”-William Feather

Discipline

No person is Your friend whoDemands silenceOr denies your right

To grow.-Alice Walker

Each can determine your destiny in life.

Relationship & Choices

PatienceThe six years following high school are the most important in your life.

“Patience, persistence and perspiration make a unbeatable

Combination for success.”- Napoleon Hill “Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.”- SaadiEarnings

$20,000 H.S. Dropout $31,000 H.S. Graduate

$39,000 2 year Associate Degree $56,000 4 year Bachelors Degree

$70,000 Master’s Degree $100,000 Ph.D.

MentorIdentify, emulate and seek advice from someone you trust.

“It only takes one person to make that positive

difference in your life. Never dismiss

someone simply based

on their age or race.” - Lance Carl

Courage

Break the cycle, set

yourself apart

And be a leader.

“Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.”- Winston Churchill

“Courage is resistance to fear,

mastery of fear-

not absence of fear.”-Mark Twain

Commitment

“Commitment is what transforms a promiseinto reality. It is the words that speak boldly

of your intentions. It is the actions that speaklouder than your words. It is the making the

time when there is none. Coming through time after time, year after year. Commitment is the stuffcharacter is made of; the power to change the face

of things. It is the daily triumph of integrity over

skepticism.” - Anon.