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    Posted 03-31-1999 06:49
    Kim,

    What I was told by many businesspersons, to be successful in real world you
    ought to:
    * Have a good communication skill (good at convincing people, sometimes do
    brag; good at lobbying & bribing).
    * Be Iron Heart (as what Margaret Thatcher was known???)
    * Be Thick Face (shameless)
    * Be Cruel (it's more or less as if you are in the battlefield, either you
    kill me or I kill you)
    Please be noted that in this case: "successful" = being wealthy, rich.

    What are your comments on those traits? For sure, I wanna be rich.. but I
    don't have such traits. How is the likely I will be successful?

    Kevin


    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Kim Boal <odkbb@TTACS.TTU.EDU>
    To: <MG-ED-DV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
    Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:25 PM
    Subject: Re: Getting the 1st Job


    > Kevin Easton asks an interesting question, ie., what does it take to be
    > successful. I am sure everyone on the net has their own receipe. For me,
    > the keys to being successful lie in figuring out how I can contribute to
    > helping my organization and the people around me be successful. I think
    > this requires first, knowing thyself (as the Oracle at Delphi would
    > suggest). Then learning everything about your job, your organization, and
    > your industry and connecting the dots. Two caveats: think future tense,
    > not past; and recognize that hubris will be your greatest enemy the more
    > successful you become.
    >
    > Let's hear those receipes.
    >
    > Kim



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