“Attitude is the mind’s paintbrush. It can color any situation.”

Anonymous

I agree with this quote because your attitude is what makes every situation for example let’s say I go to a field trip and I’m not really looking forward to it. You have to make the best out of every situation even if you feel like you can’t. With a positive attitude you might make it worthwhile. Or if you go to a baseball game and you are not a fan of baseball but a really good friend wants to go with you, instead of having a bad attitude that will cause you to not have a good time, instead you can make the best out of the situation and have fun. Who knows maybe you’ll even end up liking it. 

Attitude

Attitude can be ones perspective or outlook. It can be someone’s perspective about life and what they think of it. Some people don’t value life they take almost every moment for granted. To live a healthy life, be surrounded with people you love, make something in your life worthwhile, that’s my perspective of life others might disagree. Someone’s outlook in sports can be different than yours it’s just how you feel about it.  Someone might like baseball more than basketball and you might like basketball more than baseball that’s just your outlook. Attitude can also be the way you behave whether it’s good or bad. You might have a good attitude at school with all your friends around you but at home it can be another story. Having a bad attitude doesn’t make a good image for anyone they should all strive to have a positive attitude. 

Periodontal

Duties and Responsibilities:

A periodontist works closely with the directors of clinical foundations and primary dental care. They are to develop the periodontics dental curriculum. They usually work with gums and bones of the mouth. They have to prepare all the equipment’s before they go into surgery.  They have to make sure the tools that are needed are clean. This is that the patient doesn’t get any infections that could be transferred because of the tools.

Average Salary: $102,000 - $192,000

Educational Requirements:

If you are interested in this career you have to be dedicated and perform your duties on time.  There is no explicit academic requirement for this field so you must show hard work and efficiency. Certification can only be done after completing a two year or four year degree. 

I wouldn't like to become a periodontist because I don't want to deal with the gums and such.

Honor

When I was researching the word honor I found three words that stood out to me and they were glory, pride, and respect. Glory stood out to me because that is something that you get when you do something you’ve accomplished such as winning in a decathlon. It would be an honor to win those and the glory of winning will fill you with joy. Pride, pride is something you have when you’ve done something right or just being honored that you are who you are whether it’s tall, short, Hispanic, black, it really doesn’t matter if you have pride. And last respect, respect stood out because in order for you to feel honored you have to have respect. Like respecting a baseball game or any other sport you might play. By following the rules and being respectful towards the other team that’s when you will feel more honored when you win your games. 

“He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.”

A Proverb

I really like what this says because I remember I used to hang out with someone who always seemed to be getting herself in trouble and she seemed to manipulate everyone around her to do the same, including myself. I found myself getting in trouble more often when I hung out with her. After she and I had an argument and she didn’t talk to me. After that I started behaving better, my grades improved. I seen myself getting less in trouble and started helping the teachers out more. Now I hang out with friends who influence me to do good in school and I do as well as them. 

Dental Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Dental technicians work directly with dentists by following certain instructions and use molds of the patient’s teeth or oral soft tissue to create full dentures for patients who are missing some or all of their teeth. They also remove partial dentures for patients who are missing a few teeth. Dental technicians work with many tools such as waxes, plastics, precious and non-precious alloys, stainless steel, a variety of porcelains and composites or polymer glass combinations. It’s important for the technician to help create tooth replacements that are both attractive and functional.

Average Salary: $40,000 - $100,000

Educational Requirements:

If you are interested in this career you should take English classes in high school. You can’t be found guilty of practicing dentistry illegally to be eligible to become a certified dental technician. You must also pass three examinations to be able to become a dental technician within those four years.

This didn’t capture my attention so I wouldn’t like to become a dental technician. 

“You can’t hire someone else to do your push-ups for you.”

Jim Rohn

I believe this quote means that you can’t hire someone to be successful for you or to fight your own battles or to even get you a job. You have to do it on your own even if it may seem hard at the moment. For example I couldn’t do push-ups before and I remember someone saying it might be hard now but it would be a warm up later. I never believed it can actually be a warm up for me until I kept exercising and I soon realize that what I heard was correct. I was in shock but if I would have hired someone to do it for me I would never be able to feel what I felt that day which was accomplish. If I would have hired someone to do it for me I would have never known what it felt like the first time I did it and I thought I wouldn’t ever be able to do it but since I did it an no one helped me I felt accomplished. 

Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Surgeon

Duties and Responsibilities:

ENT surgeons are specialists trained to be familiar with every aspect of ear, nose, and throat.  They are the ones you go to if you have concerns such as tonsillitis, snoring and sinusitis, and throat or skull base tumors. ENT is the oldest medical specialty in the United States. 50 percent of all office visits has to deal with ear, nose, and throat.

Average Salary: $279,377 - $380,334

Educational Requirements:

If you are interested in this career you would first need to complete an undergraduate degree. Those who are interested usually pursue science or premedical courses and get a degree in the science field. After 4 years of undergraduate study, a student may begin applying to medical schools. You must pass an examination from the American Board of Otolaryngology.

I have no interest in becoming an ENT doctor. Doesn’t capture much of my attention.

“Kindness is the essence of greatness.”

Joseph B. Wirthlin

I really enjoy this quote because it might be a small quote but that quote says a lot. I think people should always be kind no matter what the situation to be. If you are kind to others, others will want to be kind to you as well. I also think that if you do kind things for others such as a stranger,  the elderly, your family, basically anyone good things will come your way it might not happen at the moment but it will in the future. Also doing kind things for someone to get something in return is never the right thing to do you should do it because it makes you feel good inside not because you are expecting something from it. 

Speech Pathologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Speech pathologist work in human communication, speech-language pathologists, they also evaluate and diagnose speech. They manage agencies, clinics, organizations, or private practices. They make research about human communication. They also supervise and direct public schools or clinical programs. And they investigate behavioral patterns associated with communication disorders.

Average Salary: $69,100 - $72,730

Educational Requirements:

If you are interested in being a speech pathologist you should take biology, physics, social sciences, English, mathematics, public speaking, language, and psychology in High school. They also must earn a graduate degree, successfully completed the required clinical experience, and pass a notional examination.

A speech pathologist doesn’t capture any of my interest whatsoever so I don’t think I’ll like this as a career.

Acts of Kindness

·         Be respectful

·         Say hello

·         Donate money

·         Donate clothes

·         Donate food

·         Be there for someone

·         Give support

·         Help the elderly

·         Give up your seat on the bus for  the elderly

·         Caring for someone

·         Listening to someone when they need to be heard

·         Letting someone ahead of you if you still haven’t decided what you want

“Visualization---Imagination: What you see is what you get”

Anon

I think what this means is that if you see yourself becoming a better person you can become a good person. For example let’s see you don’t see yourself as a good person then you start to believe you’re not a good person and so since you visualized that you’re not a good person that that was the outcome of it. I also think that if you visualize yourself graduating from high school then you start wanting it so you work hard so that you are able to walk the stage and graduate with all your friends and make your family proud it could end up happening. 

Sonographer (Ultrasound Technician)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Sonographers work with equipment that allows you to produces images or pictures of internal organs, diseased masses, and fetuses (babies). After the images are used to treat and diagnose the patient. They often specialized in certain parts of the body such as the brain, heart, and the pelvis. Most work in hospitals.

Average Salary: $24,000 - $38,000

Educational Requirements:

Those who are interested in this career should take challenging courses in high school such as science, math, and English.

Training programs for sonographers are offered at community colleges or hospitals. They can be completed in one or four years depending on experience. You must also pass annual certification tests after completing the training. 

I find this career interesting because I want to be in the medical field but I don't want to deal with blood or cutting people open. Plus I like to take pictures and maybe this is what I should be.

“You will never be a winner if you lose your temper.”

Anon

I think what this is trying to say is having a bad attitude won’t get you anywhere. You would be a winner if you are doing the right thing and not letting anyone get to you even if you want to scream at the person the best thing to do is to keep quiet and control your temper. If you lose your temper nothing good will come from it and you will end up making things worse than they are at the moment. It’s just better to hold your tongue. I remember this one time I got so mad at someone and I lost my temper and they ended up not talking to me for a few days. If I would have just kept my mouth shut that wouldn’t have happened. So controlling your temper is an act of winning.

Social Worker

Duties and Responsibilities:

Social workers help families fix their problems such as child abuse, substance abuse, mental illness, handicaps, juvenile delinquency, and as well as anti-social behavior. They help people accept situations that can’t be fixed. They usually work with the homeless, chronically unemployed, and mentally ill people. Most work at government offices, hospitals, clinics, prisons, or the courts. Some can also work in nursing homes, group homes, schools or businesses. Their responsibilities are:

·         Interviewing and guiding individuals, families and groups

·         Referring their clients to community services.

·         Coordinating responses between civic, religious, governmental and other organizations

Average Salary: $20,000 - $42,000

Educational Requirements:

Students who are interested in this career should take challenging courses in high school such as English, science, and math.

Some will allow a social worker to practice with a BA in social work, however most require a graduate degree. 

I have always had an interest in being a social worker or teacher because I like to work with kids so yes I think I would like to become a social worker. I just need to do a bit of more research to know exactly what it is I'm supposed to do.