Your Student Success Guide

Summer Reading 2019

Oh, sweet summertime! But don't forget, it is never too soon to start thinking about your success next school year! This summer we are trying something different for our non-fiction summer read, a whole school read. The book we have chosen is authored by one of our favorite speakers from the 2018-19 school year, Arel Moodie! As you are reading this summer follow along with and fill out this guide, it will help you complete the writing assignment in September.

*Don't forget, in addition to this non-fiction text, Your Starting Point for Student Success by Arel Moodie, you also need to choose a fiction book. This can be anything YOU choose to read! Visit your local library, read something that has been sitting on your shelf at home, borrow a book from a friend or teacher, OR use OVERDRIVE/SORA!

? To use Overdrive/Sora

Visit Schools-High School Quicklinks-Library Web OPAC and Databases Click the link Overdrive/Sora Select Spencer-Van Etten Your username and password are the same as your login to the computers at school and Schoology

Download the SORA app on your device Search for your school: Spencer-Van Etten (it will show up under GST BOCES) Browse, Borrow, Read or Listen, Renew, Place Holds! Take advantage of the Overdrive Summer Read books. Make sure your selection is in the Young Adult category You will also have a writing assignment on this text when you return in September HAPPY READING (or listening- don't forget about those audiobooks)!!! E-mail your librarian, Ms. Elsey, with any questions: belsey@

Your Student Success Guide

Guide to Arel Moodie's Your Starting Point for Student Success

Name: ____________________________________________

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION

How is success defined according to Arel Moodie?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is the difference between "a life with no regrets" vs. "a life with no boundaries"?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mailbox analogy: What is one way you have been a "small person"?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

"If you do not have the right fuel in the vehicle,

you are not going to get very far." -Arel Moodie

What is the "fuel" Mr. Moodie is talking about? _______________________________________

"To be successful you must actually start doing something

and then keep going no matter what." -Arel Moodie

There is a gap between... Where you are REALITY

AND

where you want to be ____________

Chapter 2: WHO IS AREL, AND WHY SHOULD I CARE

"Our _____________________________ play a big role in determining who we will choose to become." ? Arel Moodie What does this mean to you? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 3: THE FIRST PILLAR: THE KEY TO CREATING SUCCESS IN YOUR LIFE, FAST

"The only person responsible for your life, your results, and your success is ________________________." -Arel Moodie What do "extraordinary people" do: __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Motivational speaker Les Brown says that you need to believe in what two words? ____________________________________ Think of a time where you weren't successful or you "failed". What did you learn from the experience? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ What did I learn from this pillar? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ How can I apply it to my life (be specific)? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 4: THE SECOND PILLAR: THE SECRET TO BUILDING UNSTOPPABLE SELFCONFIDENCE

What is the secret to self confidence? __________________________________________________________________________________________

"When your self confidence is based on something so trivial as _______________________________,

it is extremely easy to shatter it." -Arel Moodie

"The Story of Stuff"

If you had to list the characteristics of the person you thought was successful, what would they be?

? ________________________________________ ? ________________________________________ ? ________________________________________

"Comparing yourself to others will magnify what you are not good at

and cause you to resent both yourself and the person you are." -Arel Moodie

How does social media make this worse?

__________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

"_______________________________ is the #1 killer of dreams, ambitions, and goals" -Arel Moodie

Key to life? __________________________ and __________________________

Will Smith's Speech:

List 10 accomplishments you are most proud of:

1. _____________________________________ 2. _____________________________________ 3. _____________________________________ 4. _____________________________________ 5. _____________________________________ 6. _____________________________________ 7. _____________________________________ 8. _____________________________________ 9. _____________________________________ 10. _____________________________________

What did I learn from this pillar?

__________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

How can I apply it to my life (be specific)?

__________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 5: THE THIRD PILLAR: THE MISSING INGREDIENT AND HOW TO GET MORE DONE IN LESS TIME

"Knowledge is only _________________________________" ? Arel Moodie What does "3 to succeed" mean? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

"Little steps done over time produce the best and least stressful results." ? Arel Moodie What is 1 goal you can obtain by the end of the summer? ? ______________________________________________________________________________ 4 Words to MOTIVATE YOU = " _________________________________________________________" Create a LIFE goal: I will... _____________________________________________________________ so that I can... ___________________________________________________________! 3 steps to get there: ? ______________________________________________________________________________ ? ______________________________________________________________________________ ? ______________________________________________________________________________ What is your favorite "Secret 8 Trick"? Why did you choose this one? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ What did I learn from this pillar? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ How can I apply it to my life (be specific)? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 6: THE FOURTH PILLAR: THE MYSTERY BEHIND WHAT DRIVES ALL OF OUR ACTIONS

What is the "pleasure-pain principle"? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

What is the greatest feeling of happiness according to Arel Moodie? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Isolation = "________________________________" "What will you do to make your campus and your local community better than before you attended?" ? ________________________________________________________________________________ What is the biggest mistake you can make from the "pain-pleasure principle"? ___________________________________ What did I learn from this pillar? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ How can I apply it to my life (be specific)? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 7: THE FIFTH PILLAR: THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT DETERMINING FACTOR TO YOUR CONTINUED SUCCESS

"The Fifth Pillar is ___________________________________________, which states: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________" "The people around you will either

________________________________ OR ____________________________" -Arel Moodie

What is are "energy parasites"? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

"You are subject to your environment. Therefore, select the environment that will best develop you toward your desired objective." -Arel Moodie You have complete control over: _______________________________________________________________ *Think of the people that you hang out with. Are they plus signs (+) or are they negative signs (-)?

"Surround yourself with positive influences"- Arel Moodie

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