The Secret to Success It was Career Week at school. Each day, a different person came to talk about his or her career. Kelly’s class had visits from a fire fighter, a doctor, an artist, and a computer programmer. All the talks were interesting. Kelly was inspired to think of all the careers she could have. But Kelly was most excited about the last person coming to visit. Andrew Fisher, a famous television reporter, who also wrote many books about his travels all around the world. Kelly was very anxious to hear him talk. Mr. Fisher talked about growing up in a poor family in the mountains, with very little education. He talked about being a reporter during exciting and dangerous events. He talked about climbing Mt. Qomolangma and sailing down the Nile. He had many interesting stories, and the students paid close attention. Then he asked if anyone had questions. Immediately, Kelly raised her hand. “Mr. Fisher, how did you get to be so successful?” Kelly asked. “Here’s the secret,” Mr. Fisher said. “I write all my goals down in a special notebook. Every morning, I look at my notebook and read my goals. Then I say to myself, ‘How can I get one step closer to my goals?’” Mr. Fisher continued: “Try it yourselves. Picture your dream in perfect detail and write it down. Don’t be afraid if your dreams seem impossible. No one ever believed that the Wright Brothers could build an airplane. And people laughed when Christopher Columbus said that he wanted to sail around the world. But these people believed in their dreams. They thought about their dreams every day. And each day they took little steps to get closer to their dreams.”