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Article: Frames of Mind; Take Sides in the New Century: Are You Flush With Success or More Drawn to Despair?
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- July 15, 2001
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YOU WALK INTO A JOB INTERVIEW. You sit down across from your
potential boss. You examine this individual and the surrounding
office for clues, desperate to figure out if you could stand to work
for this person, at this place. Then you spot it, hanging on a wall:
A poster of a canoe on a still lake. Underneath is a slogan:
"SUCCESS: Success is a journey, not a destination."
Your first thought is either:
A) Su-per! I am so with the program!
Or:
B) Oh, no. I might as well walk out of here now.
Your reaction will tell you what kind of person you are.
Answer "A" and it's clear that you are a Successories sort of
person. (And good for you!!)
Answer "B" and you'll want to do your Christmas ...