Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong. - Winston Churchill

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. - Jim Rohn

You can't make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable. - Deepak Chopra

If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost. - Zig Ziglar

Be the reason she smiles, not the reason she can’t ever love again…

Dear PAST, thank you for all the lessons. Dear FUTURE, I’m now ready.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. - Henry Ford

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. - Lee Iacocca

WRITING A NEWS ARTICLE. Writing a news article is different from writing other articles or informational pieces, because news articles present information in a specific way. It's important to be able to convey all the important information in a limited word count. Knowing how to write a news article can help you expand a journalism career, exercise your writing skills and convey information clearly and concisely. 1. Compile all your facts. Before you write a news article, make a list or outline of all the pertinent facts and information that need to be included in the article. This fact list will help prevent you from leaving out any relevant information about the topic or story and will also help you write a clean, succinct article. 2. Start with the lead News articles begin with a leading sentence that is meant to grab a reader's attention and interest them. This is one of the most important parts of the piece, so start with the leading statement when writing a news article. Your lead should be one sentence and should simply, but completely, state the topic of the article. 3. Give all the important details The next important step to writing news articles is including all the relevant facts and details that relate to your lead statement. Include the basics of what happened, where and when it took place, who is involved and why it's newsworthy. These details are important, because they are the focal point of the article that fully informs the reader. 4 Follow up main facts with additional information After you've listed all the primary facts in your news article, include any additional information that might help the reader learn more, such as contact information, additional facts about the topic or people involved, or quotes from interviewees. This additional information helps round out the article. 5. Check facts before concluding Be sure to double check all the facts in your news article before you submit it, including names, dates, and contact information or addresses. Writing accurately is one of the best ways to establish yourself as a competent news article writer. 6 Remain unbiased A news article is meant to convey direct facts, not the opinions of its writer. Keep your writing unbiased and objective. Avoid any language that is overly positive or negative or statements that could be construed as support or criticism. 7 Conclude your article Make sure your news article is complete and finished by giving it a good concluding sentence. This is often a restatement of the leading statement or a statement indicating potential future developments relating to the article topic.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. - Benjamin Disraeli

We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment. - Jim Rohn