The key to Franklin's success was his drive to constantly improve himself - mentally, professionally, and morally. He conceived of a program that would motivate and push him to adopt more virtuous habits. He drew up a list of 13 virtues, and created a chart to keep track of his progress in living them. Each week he would specifically focus on one virtue while also keeping track of the others. He would then move on to the next virtue and so on, eventually...