I listened to Washingtonian Gordon Hempton’s interview: Silence and the Presence of Everything. It was very relaxing to me and I appreciated hearing his perspective on nature. I like the sounds that he got recorded inside of trees.
LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)
To me it’s amazing on how diverse music is. It’s really cool that we have access to so many different kinds of songs. I personally like rock but enjoy all kinds of music.
OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)
My nemesis right now is Covid 19. I am battling against feeling isolated because Covid has put us in a quarantine. I miss hanging out with my friends and talking in real life instead of in Zoom or Facetime.
In America people often think of success as being wealthy with things like a big house and fancy cars. Wealthy people may own a lot of property. In my opinion successful people should make better decisions for the environment and for their community and they spend their money wisely. I think that if they are donating a lot of money that it is okay to splurge on themselves too.
I think what defines being successful is also having a healthy relationship with your family by balancing work and family time. Healthy families don’t go to bed mad at each other, they trust each other, and can be there for each other.
For people to be successful they need to work hard and earn their position because it shouldn’t just get handed to you. There is a difference between just being rich and being successful.
Successful people have respect and accountability from their community. Sometimes this is because they help others out such as volunteering or donating money.
I think Dwayne Johnson is successful because he worked hard working his way up from being a wrestler to being one of the highest paid actors. He donates a lot of his money to charities. He started his own charity called The Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation. His charity helps troubled kids and sick kids. He does this by doing physical activities and encouraging them to stay physically and mentally healthy. (https://www.guidestar.org/profile/20-8797894)
Dwayne Johnson seems to have a good relationship with his family. His family includes his wife Lauren who is a musician and song producer (https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a28355589/the-rock-wife-lauren-hashian/). He has three children Simone, Jasmine, and Tiana. On the website Zimbio.com the article says he is adorably in love with his family.
Skills for SuccessDwayne Johnson has lots of skills. He is a big guy and one skill is playing football. When he was in college at University of Miami he played football and they won the national championship. He later donated two million dollars to the school. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson#Personal_life)
He is one of the best wrestlers that ever lived. This started his career as an actor. I like him as an actor because he is funny and has a likable personality. He is famous for being in the Fast and Furious, Jumanji, and Moana along with many others.
He is also successful because he makes people feel good. He does inspirational speeches every other morning on Instagram. His Instagram posts are really positive things.
How He Used These Skills
He used his fame to bring joy to others. He did this by using his money and fame to support others, motivating them, making them feel good, and helping people less fortunate by helping his community out with his money.
Dwayne Johnson had to overcome depression. He got kicked off the professional football team and was forced to move back in with his parents with only seven dollars in his pocket. Now he is worth over 140 million dollars. When he was depressed he sulked on the couch for two weeks. After that he looked for other opportunities. He made a career change and became a super star in wrestling and is now one the highest paid actor according to USA Today.
Another thing that Dwayne Johnson had to recently get over is Covid-19. He and his whole family got the virus and overcame it. He using his Instagram feed to warning people that this isn’t about politics and reminding them to wear a mask.
In America people often think of success as being wealthy with things like a big house and fancy cars. Wealthy people may own a lot of property. In my opinion successful people should make better decisions for the environment and for their community and they spend their money wisely. I think that if they are donating a lot of money that it is okay to splurge on themselves too.
I think what defines being successful is also having a healthy relationship with your family by balancing work and family time. Healthy families don’t go to bed mad at each other, they trust each other, and can be there for each other.
For people to be successful they need to work hard and earn their position because it shouldn’t just get handed to you. There is a difference between just being rich and being successful.
Successful people have respect and accountability from their community. Sometimes this is because they help others out such as volunteering or donating money.
I think Dwayne Johnson is successful because he worked hard working his way up from being a wrestler to being one of the highest paid actors. He donates a lot of his money to charities. He started his own charity called The Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation. His charity helps troubled kids and sick kids. He does this by doing physical activities and encouraging them to stay physically and mentally healthy. (https://www.guidestar.org/profile/20-8797894)
Dwayne Johnson seems to have a good relationship with his family. His family includes his wife Lauren who is a musician and song producer (https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a28355589/the-rock-wife-lauren-hashian/). He has three children Simone, Jasmine, and Tiana. On the website Zimbio.com the article says he is adorably in love with his family.
Skills for SuccessDwayne Johnson has lots of skills. He is a big guy and one skill is playing football. When he was in college at University of Miami he played football and they won the national championship. He later donated two million dollars to the school. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson#Personal_life)
He is one of the best wrestlers that ever lived. This started his career as an actor. I like him as an actor because he is funny and has a likable personality. He is famous for being in the Fast and Furious, Jumanji, and Moana along with many others.
He is also successful because he makes people feel good. He does inspirational speeches every other morning on Instagram. His Instagram posts are really positive things.
How He Used These Skills
He used his fame to bring joy to others. He did this by using his money and fame to support others, motivating them, making them feel good, and helping people less fortunate by helping his community out with his money.
Dwayne Johnson had to overcome depression. He got kicked off the professional football team and was forced to move back in with his parents with only seven dollars in his pocket. Now he is worth over 140 million dollars. When he was depressed he sulked on the couch for two weeks. After that he looked for other opportunities. He made a career change and became a super star in wrestling and is now one the highest paid actor according to USA Today.
Another thing that Dwayne Johnson had to recently get over is Covid-19. He and his whole family got the virus and overcame it. He using his Instagram feed to warning people that this isn’t about politics and reminding them to wear a mask.
