The life we get to live as adults is made up of a number of decisions and choices we make along the way. Unbelievably, the decisions you'll make today, tomorrow and next week will influence whom you are decades into the future. Someone once said, in a nutshell, that "Failing to plan is planning to fail." The end goal of this book is to help you learn how to make plans and strategies for success NOW, while you're young and full of possibility and potential. After all, why should you wait to start planning until after the big, important decisions are right around the corner? By learning how to get your ducks in a row now - early on - you'll be up against a LOT less frustration and stress in life's later critical zones. The even cooler news is that you don't have to make huge, sweeping changes to get a ticket on the fast track to success. The truth is that the changes are often so small and simple to make that you can do it without even breaking a sweat. You don't have to spend every waking minute hitting the books. You don't have to suddenly transform into a bookworm, teacher's pet, or a "brown-noser" to get ahead in your education. All you have to do is be AWARE of what is going on, the options that are open for you to take, and what you WANT out of life. Everything else will just fall into place, naturally - with very little nudging. So, come along with me and enter your very first CRITICAL ZONE! After all, it's elementary!