Secrets for Success

"There are no secrets to success," says Larry Winget in his book It's Called Work for a Reason. Winget is also the author of the Wall Street Journal best-selling book, Shut Up, Stop Whining and Get a Life. He believes you already know the good ideas that will make you successful and that all you need to do is practice what you know.

 

Here are some of the main keys to success according to this professional motivational speaker, bestselling author and television personality.

 

• Take personal responsibility 
• Things change, so be flexible 
• Work smart and work hard
• Serve others well
• Be nice to others
• Be optimistic 
• Have goals; want something big for yourself 
• Stay focused
• Keep learning
• Become excellent at what you do
• Trust your gut 
• When in doubt, take action
• Earn all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can.
• Enjoy all you've got 
• Keep things simple

 

 From It's Called Work for a Reason by Larry Winget

 

Camp Blaze!

(information accessed on May 27th from: http://www.campblaze.com/ )

 

Camp Blaze is a nonprofit organization committed to maximizing women's involvement in the fire service through education, networking, advocacy, and policy development.The mission of Blaze is to develop, support, and implement an annual camp for qualified young women to learn about the fire service and to have a great time while they're at it.

 

Young women will learn, among many other things:

 

• Rappelling
• Using self-contained breathing apparatus
• Search and rescue 
• Aerial ladder climbing 
• Teamwork

 

When: July 30 - August 6, 2011 in North Bend, Washington.

 

Applications are now available via the links below. Please fill out the form and email it to us. Please see our application page for more detail. http://www.campblaze.com/
Thanks for your interest.

TEC Visits the Pike Place Market!

Sure Ways to Kill Your Chances for Success at Work

"Success in the workplace happens by knowing what pitfalls to avoid," says John McKee, business coach and author of "21 Ways Women in Management Shoot Themselves in the Foot." To avoid becoming the overlooked one when promotions come around, check out four of McKee's deadly career sins.


1. Pride

Put your ego aside and show appreciation to your peers and subordinates who contributed to your success. Taking full credit for a successful project, and ignoring others who worked on it, is a sure way to make enemies. They can undermine your future efforts and slow your way to the top. Remember the adage: "Be nice to the people you meet on the way up because you'll meet them again on your way down."

2. Envy

Envy is a sure path to low self-esteem, and high self-esteem is one characteristic you'll need to keep your motivation up as you drive to the top. Becoming envious of others can make you a whiner, braggart, or excuse-maker--unattractive traits that will cost you relationships and influence on the job, especially with your superiors.

3. Anger

Anger damages your reputation, credibility, and professionalism. If you show anger, you'll be seen as a poor leader who cannot inspire others. Professional disagreement is okay, and good ideas often spring from healthy debate between peers. However, if you show frequent outbursts of anger, the promotions and rewards are likely to go to others.

4. Greed

Wanting "more, sooner" can be self-defeating if your values become misguided and your life gets unbalanced. Selfishness and short-term gains won't prepare you for the next level, but a long-term approach to your job will.

5. Laziness

Expecting your past achievements and successes to carry you forward toward long-term success is a sure route to failure. If your aspirations are high, complacency cannot be in your vocabulary. Treat every workday and every project as if your job, and your future, depends on it. Laziness has no place in the workplace.

Adapted from an article by Rachel Zupek, CareerBuilder.com writer

May rotary Student of the Month!

Linda Ba & Daniel Garcia ~ HS3

Summer Tutoring @ New Futures!

Help students improve their English skills over the summer at

New Futures in The Heights

There are Arabic speakers, Burmese ( that's 7 different languages), Vietnamese, Nepali, and Tigrinya along with volunteer interpreters for each language.

New Futures will do a summer tutoring program this year for at least 34 kids - including younger siblings. If you or anyone you know who has good language/writing skills would like to help these young people keep improving their English through the summer - please let Annie know (206-275-1393).


When: July 5th - the end of August, mornings Monday thru Thursday

Where: New Futures and the library.

Contact: Annie, 206-275-1393

Summer Programs for High School Students!

1) District Summer School
Credit recovery for students in the class of 2011 and 2012 only. See your school counselor (Ms. Leonardson) to register.

2) Puget Sound Skills Center (PSSC)
2011 summer school dates June 29th-July 19th
8am - 3pm daily
All PSSC CTE programs
$35 program supply fee
0.5 elective credit

Free bus transportation provided. Programs include: Applied Math, Culinary Arts, Dental Assisting, Healthcare Basics, Engineering Design, Translation and Interpretation, Automotive Technology, Auto Body, Criminal Justice, and more.

Website: http://www.hsd401.org/PSSC/

Please note: District summer school is only for juniors and seniors but freshmen and sophomores can take the PSSC summer classes for Occupational Education or elective credit or Applied Math for math credit.

3) White Center Library
King County Library System
11220 16th S.W., Seattle, 98146
206-243-0233
Hours:
Monday-Thursday 11am-9pm
Friday 11am-5pm
Saturday 11am-5pm

Go the library to read, check books out and play games! Improve your reading skills for the fall and enjoy reading! 

4) YMCA Summer Programs
Matt Griffin YMCA
3595 S. 188th St.
SeaTac, WA 98188
206-244-5880
Website: www.ysummer.org/mgn

5) 5th Avenue Theatre
Summer Musical Theater School
1308 5th Avenue, Suite 735
Seattle, WA 98101
http://www.5thavenue.org/
Monday-Friday 10-6
Two sessions, you pick one or two:
July 25-Aug. 5
Aug. 8-19

A number of partial and full scholarships are available! Ask!

6) Stone Soup Theatre
SummerStage 201: outdoor acting and theatre camps
Weekly, full and half-day programs
June 27-Aug. 26
Seward Park Amphitheater, Seattle
http://www.stonesouptheatre.org/

Ask for tuition scholarships!

7) One World Now: Summer Language Camp
When: July 11 to July 29, 2011, 9am-3pm, weekdays only
Where: Seattle University
Cost: FREE!

- By registering high school students will be eligible to participate in an amazing language and cultural immersion camp that includes three-weeks of Arabic or Mandarin Chinese language study and the opportunity to experience the traditions, customs and beliefs of these cultures!

To register, go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BQSKXVF

8) Computer Game Development Class
Academy of Interactive Entertainment
When: One week, July 5-Aug. 12 (you pick the week); 11-5 pm
Where: Center House, Seattle Center
Cost: $295
For more information: http://www.theaie.us/

Here are a few other things to check out:

Art:


The Vera Project: affordable art classes, learn sound systems for shows, become a board member (http://www.theveraproject.org/)

Reel Girls: film editing, paid apprenticship program (http://www.reelgrrls.org/)

Youngstown: art, dance, crafts (http://www.youngstownarts.org/)

Writing:

Young Urban Authors: get paid to write your story and publish it

PonderLounge: teen blogging site with many projects for you to contribute to (http://www.ponderlounge.org/login/index.php)

STEMS:

Seattle Aquarium: (internship program) (http://www.seattleaquarium.org/page.aspx?pid=260)

Pacific Science Center: (internship program) (http://www.pacificsciencecenter.org/Discovery-Corps/discoverycorps)

Woodland Park Zoo, ZooCorps: (internship program) (http://www.zoo.org/page.aspx?pid=396)

Youth Health Service Corps: volunteer and training program (http://www.swctahec.org/education/youth-health-service-corps/)

Helping Fields:

Habitat for Humanity: building projects every Saturday (http://www.seattle-habitat.org/)

Nature Consortium: restoration projects every Saturday (http://www.naturec.org/volunteer.htm)

Earth Corps: planting projects every Saturday (http://www.earthcorps.org/)

Burien Botanics: Internship opportunity

Life Long AIDS Alliance (http://www.lifelongaidsalliance.org/volunteer)

Youth Venture: after school program at HHS, create a social change project and apply for up to $1,000 in grant money (http://www.genv.net/seattle)