Secret Millionaires Club: Warren Buffett's 26 Secrets to Success in the Business of Life

SECRET #21

Your Decisions Affect Your Future

SECRET #21 Make sure you stay in school. Failing to complete your education can lead to not achieving your dreams in the future.

Ever heard of the domino effect?

When managers of a business make decisions, they have to think of the consequences. It's possible that a decision that is made today can have a “domino effect” on the future. In other words, just as one domino can knock down a row of one hundred dominos, one decision can have an impact on events the next day, next week, and on into the future.

For example, if a manager decides to charge too much money for a product, then—BANG!—it might lead to lower sales and—BOOM!—lower sales may lead to—KABANG!—making less money.

This secret also applies to your life. A decision you make today might affect events in your future. The best example that comes to mind is that you should stay in school, because failing to complete your education today can lead to not achieving your dreams in the future.

Remember: One decision can affect your future—just like one little domino can knock down a row of one hundred dominos!

The importance of this secret was made clear to Secret Millionaires Club when singer KELLY ROWLAND dropped by their headquarters. She needed their help to organize auditions for her new School of Performing Arts.

Radley, Starty, Jones, Lisa, and Elena happily volunteered to help ...