I got to talking with my son last night. He's 6 going on 17. He asked what I thought he should learn. He, of course, was talking about subjects at his school since today was his first day at 1st grade.

But me being me -- a creative writer and agency guy -- I got to wondering about "what are the key foundations of success". After much back and forth, we figured that one should work to gain: 

• Love
• Laughter
• Knowledge
• Adventure
• Faith
• Fun
• Courage
• Compassion

Find those things, and you're in pretty good shape to navigate this world. And funny enough, it's not a bad mantra for running an agency either.