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In the United States, we will soon be celebrating another Thanksgiving. Many people will be celebrating with a turkey dinner with delicious comfort food sides and pie for dessert. Before we eat our turkey and begin the holiday season, it is time to reflect on how people are like some of our favorite dishes we feast on.   Craving Gravy? Everyone knows someone who wants attention. Some people are in need of attention to remain motivated. This could manifest positively by striving towards goals and achievement. People who crave gravy may seek awards and display them proudly. It could also manifest negatively. Sometimes people are attributing their insecurities towards other people with negative comments. Some people may speak negatively about others in order to make themselves look better.   Doing the Mashed Potato? Like mashed potatoes, people can get smashed and mixed up. Everyone knows people in their personal and professional lives that are all mashed up...

Are you successful? Do you know people you consider successful? When people think of success they often list characteristics successful people have. Do the words “hard work,” “talent,” “smart,” or “creative” come to mind? Those traits are absolutely true of many of the most successful people in business and humanities. Based on these characteristics, if you know a person with these characteristics, you would assume he is successful, but that is not always the case.   Do we know people with the same characteristics, but struggle to find success? The reality is people are in the way of themselves. Many people become like statues and the older people get the more like a statue they become. People are set in their ways. Changing their ways is the ultimate challenge.     Workforce professionals are often trying to move statues. There are jobs seekers stuck in an unproductive manner and cannot move forward. Some job seekers become like Mount Rushmore, fixtures i...