What does success mean to you?
I think success is achieving my aims or goals and being happy! Some people would be successful by making lots of money others are successful by helping the less fortunate. We can find success in our job, relationships or maybe even self value. Ultimately, I believe success is defined within a person.

One famous person whom I deem to be successful

Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps, born on June 30,1985,is a American swimmer. He was raised in Baltimote,Maryland and grew up in the Rodgers Forge neighborhood. His father, Fred Phelps, worked for the Maryland State Police and his mother, Deborah Sue, is a middle school principal.The two divorced in 1994. Michael, whose nickname is "MP", has two older sisters, Whitney and Hilary.Both of them were swimmers as well. In his youth, Phelps was diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD). He started swimming at age seven, partly because of the influence of his sisters and partly to provide him with an outlet for his energy. He excelled as a swimmer, and by the age of 10 held a national record for his age group. More age group records followed, and Phelps's rapid improvement culminated in his qualifying for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney at the age of 15.Between 2004 and 2008, Phelps attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, studying sports marketing and management. In May 2008, Phelps intends to return to Baltimore following the 2008 Olympics.

A few physical attributes particularly suit Phelps to swimming:
1..his arms span 6 feet 7 inches (201 cm)
2.height of 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm )
3.size 14 feet provide the effect of flippers

Why is he successful?
He has won 14 career Olympics gold medals,the most by any Olympian. As of 2008, he also holds seven world records in swimming.Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals won at a single Olympics with the eight golds he won at the 2008 Olympics Games. With this record, he surpassed Mark Spitz, who was also a swimmer and had held the previous gold medal total with the seven that he won at the 1972 Munich Olympics Games. Phelps has won a total of 48 career medals thus far.This includes all of the Championships in which he has competed:The Olympics, The World Championships and The Pan Pacific Championships.

How he has inspired you?
Michael Phelps was diagnosed with ADHD. "Michael can’t sit still, Michael can’t be quiet, Michael can’t focus, " recalled Ms. Phelps(his mother) He often get bullied in school by other kids at school when he was young.At age 9, Michael was put on Ritalin, a stimulant used to treat hyperactivity. He seemed to be able to focus longer after that. I learnt from him that as long as we don't give up, ignore what others think about you and have confidants in yourself, you will be able to make it. Always set your target high, believe that nothing is impossible.

Success Poem
Success is not the triumph over regress,
Success is the power to suppress.
Success is not the money or the fame,
Success is, knowing you are still the same.
Success is not the power or the pride.
Success is the knowing how to hide.
Success is not a gift or gain,
Success is accepting and believing in your name.
Success is not a point or goal to seek,
Success is, believing you have never reached the peak.
Success is ____________(fill in your name=D)

How can this programme help me to get closer to your goals?
Joining this programme, I can learn more things outside the classroom which might be needed in the future. It will also enlarge my knowledge which would be slowly building up and would be a crucial step to achieve my goal^w^