Foster is no stranger to success. He retired from his business commitments at age 33 in favor of a two-year sabbatical to travel around the country and ask people what is needed to succeed. The book is used in 3,000 school systems nationwide, and CCHS, Clarkrange, Rockwood and York Institute in Jamestown are among the high schools in the area implementing the text into their ninth-grade curriculums. Foster asked students from those schools to disregard their personal backgrounds when thinking of ways to be successful. He advised them to allow themselves to dream, pursue those dreams and share them with others so they will be assured to come true.
Dreams play a big, big role in success.
Using anecdotes and humor to drive his points home, he recommended the students choose a career path which they feel certain to enjoy. Hating your job is the worst thing in the world. You can't be a good mother, father, husband or wife if you hate your job. Foster emphasized the importance of communication to success. Children are masters at the art of communication, he said, because their curious natures compel them to ask questions about their world.