The way I see things is that it takes one person to change another person’s day. Whether it’s by making them smile or telling them an inspirational story. It can be easy or it can be hard trying to accommodate one’s need for a different outgoing in a day. The Power of One is the ability to innovate another’s well being. What some people say and do can impact other people’s lives. It will help them accomplish things they couldn’t do in that one day. I can differentiate the ending of my day by going to sleep earlier or even studying for a challenging test. Sure I won’t like it but the outcome will be rewarding. I can also differentiate my day by getting good or bad news. I impact my life by carving a future for people after me, in a case
of academics or athletics. One must be capable to "escape the comfort zone" and find that one person whose day hasn’t been going good and put a smile on his or her face. It may not be every easy but you will feel good after doing it. That is called,” begin with the end in mind.” (I heard that from a speaker whose name is Joe Cole.) It is useful to remember that because it will connect people to other people. It helps to be friendly to everyone whether they appreciate you or not. It is easy to put a label on someone whose looks maybe abnormal, but if you befriend them you will get to know their true story. To be capable of having the Power of One one must first be outgoing, second they must carve out the future, third and finally they must be able to, ”begin with the end in mind.” The three steps to help become the Power of One.
In the novel The Power of One, the main character, Peekay, is a very complex character who through a perilous and difficult journey is able to achieve the power of one a concept that means through personal struggle a single person is able to change the world for the better. The novel is a summary of Peekay’s life through his early childhood to young adulthood and throughout these years Peekay developes a many traits and qualities that contribute to his gaining of the power of one and through the continuous development of these traits Peekay, in turn, achieves the power of one and becomes the best version of himself. While a number of things contribute to the achievement of the power of one, three traits that Peekay obviously demonstrates are
Power allows people to do anything they want. They can use it in different ways, they can tell people to obey them, they can use it to hurt someone they hate, and even rob. They can also use it in a positive way, they can help people and do a lot of good things with it.
“Sometimes it 's easy to walk by because we know we can 't change someone 's whole life in a single afternoon. But what we fail to realize it that simple kindness can go a long way toward encouraging someone who is stuck in a desolate place.” ~ Mike Yankoski
Everyone has a special event that determines our life journey. This event can give us identity, happiness or even pain and sadness. The special event that changed my life was deciding to play basketball because basketball helped me find peace, happiness and gave me identity. When I was ten years old my grandfather succumbed to cancer. His death created hatred inside of me.
I am an undocumented student at UC Davis. When I am asked a simple question such as, "describe your personal experiences", I ask myself: Where do I begin?
Some people like to stay in control of their life and avoid any amount of extraordinary risk to protect their self-disclosure. Other people don’t shy away from challenges as they are confident that certain obstacles are nothing more than just another thing standing in their way from living life to the fullest extent. Through personal experience, I’ve realized that personal comfort is nothing more than a variety of fears that limit me from challenging myself.
A calm crisp breeze circled my body as I sat emerged in my thoughts, hopes, and memories. The rough bark on which I sat reminded me of the rough road many people have traveled, only to end with something no one in human form can contemplate.
As I look back on my life, I can see how a lot of certain events have shaped my life. Where it They helped me become more independent, have some of the greatest accomplishments, and understand the importance of living your own life.
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn life around.” Says Leo Buscaglia; a teacher of special education at the University of Southern California.
The other thing I think is very important to note about the power of one
Summer vacation, and school ends for about three months, and then you have as much fun as you can, then back to school… right? Well I had to go to summer school, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Everything was going fine, I had a job after summer school, and that was going fine as well. They say that summer is supposed to be fun and exciting, and it usually is for me and my family. However in July my father started coughing up blood. My father usually doesn’t make it his top priority to go to the doctors, so he waited about four weeks until he really didn’t feel good.
... (2001) showed that grateful individuals were especially appreciative of the contribution of others to their happiness. Expressing gratitude and reviewing three good things highlighted this, and reminded me to show my loved ones my gratitude.
School (ugh) I have been through a lot of it and I still have more to go (ugh). I started school when I turned 2 almost 3 years old. My first year at school was at my church, the program was called “moms and tots” the year after we tried to do “moms and tots” and a preschool called “teddy bears” at the Central High school but doing both did not really work so we just stuck with “teddy bears” for a school year. Like a regular school year, starts in the fall ends in the spring. The year after I attended VPK for another school year at my elementary school called Chocachatti. I continued through Chocachatti till the very end.
Mara struggles to verbalize her response but it is clear that this not what she wants. James defends his question.
Everyone has milestone days in his/her life that change the direction of his/her life for better or worse. Let me tell you one of my experiences that I will never forget from when I was 12 years old.