In this insightful guide, Robert S. Roussey emphasizes the importance of education, whether it be college, trade school, or on-the-job training; investing for your future; managing dreams and realistic expectations; physical health; positive familial, friendship, and professional relationships; and planning for retirement. Roussey blends personal anecdotes from his own life with professional advice to connect with teens and young adults and encourages them to begin planning for a life of success. Robert S. Roussey began working as an assistant bookkeeper at age fifteen and worked his way up to partnership at an international accounting firm, became a Chairman of the International Auditing and Assurances Standards Board, setting auditing standards for the worldwide auditing profession as well as becoming a professor at a world-renowned university. In his retirement years, he enjoys skiing, golf, reading, traveling, sailing, and cooking. Roussey is a father to two sons and grandfather to one.