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By Gian Fiero It was motivational speaker Zig Ziglar who said, "Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude." Does the same still hold true today? More employers are reporting that college graduates are entering the workforce with an "attitude" of entitlement. They want the six figure salary, 4 weeks of vacation, and a corner office before they prove or accomplish anything. While it may seem like a preposterous notion to those who are descendants of a different culture, generation, or mindset, there are many people who have attitudes (not exclusively of entitlement) which do not engender good will. In fact, many of these, what I will call "counterproductive" attitudes, are based on a false sense of self-esteem. Self-esteem is defined as a confidence and satisfaction in oneself. The self-esteem is false when one confuses potential with credentials. If there are no credentials, we can not properly gage aptitude. But many colle...
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