<p>Determined be successful when I grew up and becoming first in my family to earn a college degree I achieved my dream job working for Boeing Aircraft as a Senior Research Design Engineer where I collaborated on the Minuteman missile and the Trident submarine and contributed major designs to the Space Shuttle and Moon lander. Years after I retired at the age of eighty-two I opened my own travel agency. During my lifetime I've visited sixty-five world cities twenty-nine countries and taken thirty-two cruises.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>While these accomplishments give me pride it is my relationship with my sons that I consider my greatest achievement. They were my inspiration for writing this book <em>Having a Successful Life</em> a fictional account of an older gentleman sharing what he's learned about what really matters in life. Because of all of this I feel qualified to write about success but that decision will ultimately be yours to make. </p>