A woman came out of her house and saw three hungry old men sitting in front of it. She kindly invited them to come in and have ________ to eat. But they refused ________ so.

After the woman’s husband (丈夫) came home, she told him what ________. He said, “But they need help. _______ you go outside and invite them in again?” The woman agreed.

“But we hardly go into a house together. We three are ‘Love’, ‘Wealth’ and ‘Success’,” one of them said. “Discuss with your husband which one of ________ you want in your home,” he added.

The woman’s husband said, “________ wonderful it is! Let’s invite ‘Wealth’, then our home will be filled ________ money.” But the woman and her daughter disagreed. The wife wanted “Success” while the daughter thought “Love” would be ________ guest. She hoped their home would be full of love. The parents agreed and the woman went out and invited “Love” in. To her ________ , “Wealth” and “Success” followed.

“I only invited ‘Love’. Why are you coming in, too?”

The old men replied together, “The other two will stay outside ________ you just invite ‘Wealth’ or ‘Success’. But wherever (无论哪里) ‘Love’ goes, the others usually go with him.”

Always remember: you should have “Love” first before you have “Wealth” and “Success”.

If you wake up one day and decide to build a house, how will you begin? Get some tools and build it at once? Or think carefully and prepare everything first? Of course, the second way is better. Why? Because you make a plan for your goal (目标)!

Many people have goals like getting better grades or finding a better job. But without a plan for reaching those goals, only 8 percent of these people will finally be successful. ______? First, it stops you spending time on meaningless things. Also, it helps you know better what to do step by step. What’s more, if you make a good plan, you’ll be surprised at how much you can reach. Last, by making a plan, you will know the problems you meet on the way to success and try your best to solve them.

The importance of having a plan is now clear, but do you know how to make your own plan?

Step 1: Put your goal down on a piece of paper. In this way, you will be more sure about it.

Step2: Cut your goal into small parts and make plans for them. So you will be clearer about what you can do step by step.

Step 3: Read your plan every day. Believe it or not, a plan is no good if you never look at it.

Step 4: Tell a friend about your plan. You may need his or her help when you can’t follow it.

Remember: “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” Once you make a plan for your goal and try your best to follow it, you will hardly fail.