Since I was asked to write for my Pearl City High School's 50th Anniversary Book (1971-2021) by my former teacher, Mrs. Arlene Aranita who I reconnected at a funeral for a close family friend, Mr. Eric Kanemoto who was my soccer coach, Cub Scout Master, and Pearl City Highlands Intermediate School teacher, and my dad's really close friend, I thought I could hit two goals in one strike by writing about it in this blog. For those of you unfamiliar with Hawaii, Pearl City High School is located in Pearl City on the island of Oahu, State of Hawaii. The draft of my article is as follows: The education and life skills taught by our teachers in our public grade schools...
You've got one shot in your life, make the most of your life! The fact that you're born into this world and still alive reading this article, demonstrates how lucky you are. Scientists estimate that the odds of you existing are about 1 in 4 hundred trillion. That's crazy odds! Not only are you lucky, you're a one of a kind with your own personality and way of thinking. This makes you lucky and special! When I was young, my parents made my two younger sisters and I try many sports and activities. From there, my sisters and I gravitated towards certain sports and community organizations that we enjoyed and had an interest in. My sisters and I continue to do this as...
Master 7, our mascot and leader of the Positive Masters is the master of positive mindset. Specifically, let's go over growth mindset versus fixed mindset, made famous by psychologist and author Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., who wrote "Mindset The New Psychology of Success," which you can find at bookstores and Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322 . Dr. Dweck is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. She has held professorships at Columbia and Harvard Universities, has lectured all over the world, and has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. So what is the difference between the two mindsets? People with a growth mindset, achieve expertise...
