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List:       sas-l
Subject:    OT: Re: LST produced instead of RTF
From:       Mary <mlhoward () avalon ! net>
Date:       2010-02-26 18:59:27
Message-ID: 20100226105927.B5B7FB3E () resin07 ! mta ! everyone ! net
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And I got back this:

Mary,
Thats a good observation. However the point of the quote is that mostly its the \
attitude that prevents a person from rising to the heights that one is capable of \
instead of aptitude (since mostly aptitude is a given). For example if there are \
different people with the same aptitude then the one that would be successful would \
be the one with the right attitude.

Cheers!

Nishant H. Dholakia
Its your Attitude not your Aptitude that determines your Altitude



And of course, Mikeeee, you are an excellent example of someone with both aptitude \
and attitude!  I hope you reach the right altitude when flying to Seattle next month!

-Mary

--- michaelraithel@WESTAT.COM wrote:

From: Michael Raithel <michaelraithel@WESTAT.COM>
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject:      Re: LST produced instead of RTF
Date:         Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:06:29 -0500

Dear SAS-L-ers,

Mary posted the following:

> 
> "Nishant H. Dholakia
> Its your Attitude not your Aptitude that determines your Altitude"
> 
> Nishant,
> 
> Could you tell us a bit about your trailer??  I actually don't really
> agree with this, as aptitude implies that you are inclined to be able
> to do something, and as we see all the time on "American Idol" or "So
> You Think You Can Dance", persons with no aptitude to sing or to dance
> (i.e. voice not very good to sing or body structure not well suited to
> dance) really can't do it no matter how good their attitude or how hard
> they try.
> 
> I think there are traits related to being a SAS programmer, such as the
> ability to think logically, that do make a difference in whether one is
> a successful SAS programmer or not, but of course trying helps as well,
> such as the willingness to read SUGI papers or other ways of growing in
> the field.
> 
Mary, geeze; give the guy a break!  He is only quoting the slogan of the Pilot's \
Union:-)

Mary, best of luck in all your SAS endeavors!


I hope that this suggestion proves helpful now, and in the future!

Of course, all of these opinions and insights are my own, and do not reflect those of \
my organization or my associates. All SAS code and/or methodologies specified in this \
posting are for illustrative purposes only and no warranty is stated or implied as to \
their accuracy or applicability. People deciding to use information in this posting \
do so at their own risk.

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Michael A. Raithel
"The man who wrote the book on performance"
E-mail: MichaelRaithel@westat.com

Author: Tuning SAS Applications in the MVS Environment

Author: Tuning SAS Applications in the OS/390 and z/OS Environments, Second Edition
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=58172

Author: The Complete Guide to SAS Indexes
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=60409

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Don't allude to the beautitude of fortitude or you may suffer
a vassitude of lassitude. - Michael A. Raithel
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