When I
graduated from college in 1965, I left college believing that I had received a
great education and developed good judgement about what worked and what didn’t
work. I knew I wanted to be a Personnel
Director in manufacturing since I was 10 years old. I was able to take graduate psych seminars
and enough math and science to understand equipment and design and minored in
English, Philosophy and Theology. I needed to understand people and I picked
and chose what would be helpful. I liked
Art Miller’s System for Identifying Motivated Abilities, who recommended that
people should do what they love. I liked Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs with self-actualization
at the top.
I had
work experience as a musician in night clubs, a steel worker and therapist in
summer jobs, but I felt like I didn’t know enough about how things worked and
couldn’t wait to find out.
I was
like the kid who visited his grandfather’s farm and was tasked with shoveling
horse manure out of the barn. The kid
took to the task and worked as fast as he could. His grandpa noticed his enthusiasm and asked
him why he worked so hard. The kid
looked up and said: “With this much horse shit, there’s got to be a pony in
there somewhere”.
I did
discover a lot of bull shit in my coursework, but I did find some ponies. I
developed a love for my work and it never seemed like work; it was play and it
still is.
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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