SUCCESS

I have (0) ……………….„ met anyone successful who didn’t have a plan. I believe this is an
essential key to success. Knowing what you want to (9).......... .... achieved in ten years’ time,
(10)................. if it doesn’t seem a realistic goal for today, will give you the passion and drive
needed to reach your ultimate goals. (11).................. you can answer the question ‘What do I
want to do?’ clearly and confidently, then you have little chance (12) ...............achieving
anything significant.

For young people it’s very important to remember that you’ll (13) ...............spending the rest
of your life working. You’ll spend more time at work than you will with friends and family, so
it’s incredibly important to identify what it is you really want to aim (14)..................

On the (15)................. hand, just because you’re passionate about what you want to do, it
doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be any good at it. You need to recognise your capabilities and
accept your limitations. There are certain skills you can learn but real talent is (16)...............
that people are born with and it’s impossible to learn this.

JESSICA WATSON ARRIVES BACK IN SYDNEY

Returning (1)..................... her 200-day solo trip around the world, sixteen-year-old Jessica
Watson said: ‘I’m just a girl who believed (2) her dream. You don’t have to be someone special
to succeed (3) ...................achieving something big,’ she said. She was congratulated
(4) ................... her success by the Australian Premier.

Critics questioned whether she was experienced enough to take (5) ................... the
treacherous journey and whether her parents should have called it (6)...................... , but she
said: ‘The one thing I won’t accept is when someone calls this reckless. We spent years
preparing (7)....................... this trip.’ The first few months of the trip went well, although the
lack (8) ........... human contact inevitably had an impact (9) .....................her state of mind at
times.

Jessica admitted (10)........................... being ‘pretty moody and a little homesick’ and in April
wrote on her blog: ‘I think I am ready to come home now.’ But harder times were to come. In
the final stages of her trip Jessica had to deal (11).......... .... ......waves as large as a four-storey
building and towering ‘like liquid mountains’. She had to strap herself into her bunk and put on
a crash helmet to prevent herself (12)..............................being injured in the wild seas.