I believe that you as a CJ reader are at the point in your life when you are putting the final touches on what kind of person you will be in the years that lie ahead. The individual strengths and moral character you are building now will serve you well in the future. The weaknesses you are ignoring or tolerating will plague you until they bring you enough harm to cause you to decide to change. When I call for strength of character, I know that it goes against what you are seeing in the movies, in advertising, on television, and in the wacky world of sports. Not coincidentally, they also urge you to spend lots of money on their products or services so that you can be or stay cool.
Arrogance is one state of mind being called for.
A second current attitude is avarice . Getting all you can without regard to who gets hurt along the way, or what rules or principles you have to break. And the measure of success is the achievement of financial superiority. A third, and perhaps the most disturbing attitude of today is aggression . You're advised to develop a mean streak.