A short story geared for high school and college students. It is a story about life, growth and leadership through a little boy's progression into manhood. They may think they are the underdog but in reality... they have hidden treasures. His mesmerized parents know that he carries a gift but the child's inner compass leads him astray into the "easy life" syndrome. As he matures, he finds the gift he has carried within him all along, and a path to pursue, for achieving success. This book blends time-tested philosophy with a suite of modern day tools.Failures are an important part of life! Inborn skills, acquired skills, attitude, failures and the like are synthesized into a unique, and simple, mathematical formula for success.