Richard Branson found success despite academic struggles. Although he left school at age 16 having passed only one exam and struggled with dyslexia, he went on to create the highly successful Virgin Group business empire worth $2.5 billion. The document provides tips for achieving goals such as focusing 100% on your goals, gaining inspiration from life's lessons, determining your values and using obstacles to build the life you want, and designing your own life plan rather than falling into someone else's plan for you.