Phillip Riggs' Four Success Tips

1.Work Hard

2. Follow your passions. Do things you are interested in doing.

3. Don't chase after money

4. Serve others. Do good things for others, and good things will come to you.

These 4 steps can help you succeed in any way it can if you always follow them. It can help us as students by working hard because we can show how mastered and productive we are on each class subjects based on our classwork, assignments, and projects/presentations. We can follow our passions by really wanting to study the career we want to be. One example can be that you really want to study for a career because that is the thing you want and your parents will not support you because they want you to study for another career. Then the best thing to do is to ignore and be something that you really love and it will make you succeed in life because you really love the career and you care for it. Don't go after money only because you see other careers that get more money than the one you really want to study for. Everyone starts low with a low salary you will just have to wait a few years and as you go up your salary will increase, everything will come at it's own time. What this means by saying serve others is to help people that need support or advice from you so they can also achieve . If you do an act of kindness you will get something in return and it will be even better.

Challenges Teens Face Today

Challenges Teens Face Today

The major challenges that teens face today is depression, bullying, sexual activity, drug use, alcohol use, obesity, academic problems, peer pressure, on-screen violence. To be honest I am not dealing with any of those teen challenges because it is wrong passing through that at a wrong age and also because I care about my good reputation and about my grades. Being a ctr person can help because making the right choices can help you have a good future, good character, and more people will admire you. I can help other teens by giving them advice and showing them how can bad decisions help you to have a bad future and also by showing them how it can affect your body and ways to solve it. If it doesn't work then the best thing to do is to talk to their parents, a teacher, or a counselor to see if they can actually help them.

Reflection: The greatest need that kids need is support from their parents because they can give advice to their kids and always helping them with the problems they have. Also because they are the only people that pay attention and know well their kids so they cannot go to the wrong path.

C-T-R

"Being a c-t-r person ins't always easy, but it's the best person you can be"

This quote means that being a good character is not easy, but if you choose the right you will be the best. Making the right choices is not always easy but if you do make the right decision it will make you feel good. It will make you feel good because you picked the decision that was best for you and for others. For example, if you see a homeless on the street and he is hungry, cold, and you feel bad for the person then, the best thing to do is to choose the right and give him food and the stuff he needs. It will make you feel good because you helped a person and it will also make the homeless to feel good because they are people that care for them. Being a c-t-r person can be easy because you can make a great change in the people or in the whole community. Another example will be making thankful cards for the whole community by telling them how much you appreciate them. This example can make a change a person because they will feel loved and appreciated by others. 

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing."

This quote means that is doesn't matter is which type of decision you have to make hard or easy the only important thing you have to do is choose the right. Doing the right is important because it is showing the manners you have and how good your parents have raised you and also it is showing your good character. It is the best thing to do because you can do a great change in the community, person, and on the world. An example will be if you see a lot of plastics bottles and cans on the floor and you decide to recycle it to make a change on the community and you go the place where they recycle, then you end up getting money for the bottles and cans you sold. The point of my example is to show people that if you do the right because you are kind in return you get something even better because of your good heart. There are decisions that people have to make everyday either on school, job, or everywhere you go. It can apply to us like students by always getting someones advice like a parent, teacher, or a friend. Another example would be in school if you see someones money fall you have two choices. The first choice will be keeping the money and buying stuff and the second choice will be to give the money back because you saw who it belongs to, but as the good student you are you decide to return it back. People have to make a decision that will not make them feel regret and feel guilty before it is too late. The best way to make a decision you will not feel guilty and regretful will be choosing the right because it will make you and others to feel proud.

Nothing is ever gained in doing what's wrong

"Nothing is ever gained in doing what's wrong"

This quote means that people never receive nothing good but jail or bad consequences by choosing the wrong. Nothing is gained because a person can regret what they did but when it is too late. For example, if you lie to your mom that you are going to graduate she buys you everything you need the lie get bigger and bigger and you start to regret what you did when the day is about to come. Lying is really bad because you are not gaining nothing in telling one a lie but you will gain a lot of regret and guilt like the example I used. People choose bad decisions and go the wrong way causing them to get into serious problems. Like another example will be, the teen who got arrested for drugs she was laughing at the judge and then told him a bad word, and days later she was all crying and being sad to the judge to convince him about not letting her in jail. In my opinion I think the girl deserves to be in jail for she can learn a lesson about drugs and next time she is out of jail she would not do drugs again if she doesn't want the number of years she was in jail for the mistake she did before. All good or bad decisions it will determine you a good or bad consequence.

Recreation Therapist

Recreation Therapist 

Duties and Responsibilities: It is a process that uses recreation and other activity-based interventions to help those individuals who have illnesses or disabling conditions. 

Salary: $45,890

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Demand or Need for the profession: Compassion, Critical-Thinking Skills, Leadership Skills, Listening Skills, Patience, and Speaking Skils

Reflection: I would like to be one because it will be interesting to give therapy to people from all ages. 

Do the right thing,at the right time

"It's A GREAT MOMENT when someone has character to step up and do the right thing at the right time."

This quote means that happiest moments come when people has good character to choose the right when it is needed. Great movements are lived when you are celebrating your success, having a good time, and always choosing the right. Those good moments can happen if you always have good character 24/7 and also by getting more people to talk nice things about you. Do the right thing, at the right time means to help others in need when you actually feel it and what I mean by that is that if you have a nice heart you will help that person not only because you want fame or something but, it needs to come form you heart and from your good character. An example for this will be the girls who from the other team that helped carried Sarah to the home run base. It is admirable because they were the only who stand up and helped their opponent complete her first home run, this is showing that those don't care if they win or lose they only care about having fun, enjoying the game, and helping others. It is considered a great moment because they were showing their support and how teammates and opponents can bond together, instead of having their rivalry and winning some tournament. What I am trying to say is that if you show your good character you might meet people who are important/special to you because you are always choosing the right no matter what and encouraging people to have enthusiasm like you.