Thinking About Success

1- Hard Work 

2- Skill  

3- Opportunity 

4- Luck  

I believe the ranking of these four qualities are from most important factor to least important factor as shown above. If anyone ever wants something they must first be a hard worker, do you think pro football players just woke up one day and said, "I guess I'll go pro."? No, they worked for days, months, and years to get there. But the problem with a football player going pro is they must have skill, skill is very important. You aren't just going to make the team because they think you're cute, it is simply because you are what they want in a player. Then, once scouts see you are a hard worker and skillful, you may or may not get the opportunity to play for their team. That is when luck comes in, if you're lucky, you will be the next pro football player. 

Michael Oher

I chose him as my example because if you have read his book, he beat the odds. He lived on the streets and was picked up by a family who pushed him through playing football and making the grades he needs. Long story short, he is now playing for the NFL. How many people can say this happened to them?

What I Learned

             Something I learned today is who the third's richest person in the world is. At 77, Amancio Ortega, the builder of Zara has made billions. Recently, they have proven that his net worth is $47.4 billion. I also had never heard of Zara, and I would advise fashionable people between the ages 20-40 to take a look. Many other people in this world agree with me that they are successful for a reason, the clothes are cute and not too expensive! Companies similar to Zara are Uniqlo and H&M, they don't only think about the hot new style. They also think of other people in this world, not everyone likes tight and skimpy clothes; but not everyone likes loose clothes.

Amancio Ortega

Letter to home

Dear Mom and Dad,

                            I am living in New York now, and am not doing much work besides cooking and sewing for the household. I have had to move to the city because farming had become more of a male conquered job. But as I keep living here, it keeps getting more and more beautiful. Coney Island is a place me and my friends enjoy to go during my leisure time and it is awesome, it attracts so many people due to the entertainment it has inside. The middle class is becoming higher in the culture we have here and it is making things easier, including the rise of incomes. The members of the wealthy class frustrate me because they don't allow us to go to the hangout places they enjoy, but they are also there just to see and be seen. It's like they want a paparazzi. I believe the middle class has more fun!

                            My job has become a lot easier with my family due to Montgomery Ward's invention of the catalog. I can order huge varieties of goods and have them delivered to my home! Also, there are these stores they like to call department stores and they have so many variations of clothing, food, toys, etc. It makes shopping fun! I do most of the shopping for my family, but I love it because due to the mass consumption most women's clothing styles change quite frequently so I get to buy a new outfit every time I go out. I'm sure you would love this lifestyle Mama!

                           It was hard at first to adjust to the city life, but now I couldn't be happier to be Americanized. This is the place to be. My husband comes home in a better mood every day because they have invented such things called spectator sports, men are able to watch and bond at sloons, baseball is pretty big up here. I'm sure you would love it Daddy. The leisure time we all get has become a normal part of life, it is very often spent in public rather than home, but it is time well spent. 

                                                    Love, Jordan 

ps. I would love a visit from you guys, every culture is welcome. We have our own newspapers and everything! But you must learn english before you arrive.

Me and my Friends I Have Made