who are the people who are most likely to succeed what's the secret of their success let's see if nick baxter can help us find the answer i haven't got any way so that's it did you read the rest of the article you know i interviewed these kids and well it was really interesting what they had to tell me how do i get high grade i work for them i'm not going to school just to put in time i want to be somebody how do i find time for so many activities i planned for them i have to make the most of my spare time i have so many friends well i like people i want them to like me i want to learn how to get along with them better that'll always be important to m out your question i still don't exactly see why they were picked well it seems to me they're all saying pretty much the same thing to succeed in something you have to have a purpose and make plans for reaching it and look at all the sounds crazy to me well what are you doing after graduation now or think about that later are you planning what you'll be doing next semester good night no why should i well what about next month or next week i don't know what's the idea well what are you doing this afternoon no there's nothing to do if i go home i'll be home work or work to do around the house or something and i'm tired of it brother bill made a purpose in a play you should be working on your future right now what if you're figured out what to be like in a few years  and what about it will probably wind up as a scientist that's what he's aiming for these studies hard maybe you can figure that gene will be pretty active in clubs and things because she's pretty active now and well terry would sure do all right in politics with that nappy has of making friends well i suppose you can figure out which some people are headed for but clearly does there suppose you could look ahead like you said you suppose you could figure out what i'm going to be like in a few years better know i've done something the way it ought to be done started to shape up as soon as i made these sketches when i saw how i wanted to look and made plans for bil s sketch measured wait a minute that's what don was talking about that's what i have to do with my own future i've got to look ahead and imagine not what it will be like a punk just keep drifting what i want to be like hello dad fine thanks how are you another great say dad you want to know i've been elected chairman of the community club that's right  yes i want to if you something like that i want to be happy be somebody have a job friends home and wife and kid but how do i get there if that's my purpose how do i reach detailed plan of how to achieve my purpose yes nick is learning the importance of looking ahead he's making some decisions about the kind of future he wants and some plans to reach it make one side happy home life in the future so he is finding out how his own family works right now and why it gets along so well make one so successful vocational life so he's getting some idea of the kind of work he wants to do and he's studying harder to bring his grades up and make one so rich social life in the future so you are learning how to get along with people better because now is the time to start working on the plans you have made to achieve happiness having a purpose or goal to plan