She is well on her way toward a successful career in costume design. In my own case, my enthusiasm about selling Saturday Evening Posts at the age of 11 predicted something about my future. Others have a more difficult time determining direction. Even people who believe they know their areas of interest are often mislead by emotional attachments or the glamour of a given field. However, a slight preference toward one of those, as well as the choices in 50 other questions, can reveal preferential interests that may not have been so apparent before.
Personal temperament is dealt with in the next chapter as it relates to vocational choice.
In addition, he had a booming voice. He was very much admired by many people, and it was only natural for Chuck to want to be like him, and, of course, to be a doctor. Chuck was a National Merit finalist, but when he went to Vanderbilt , he flunked out. Transferring to Auburn and changing his major to Political Science did not help because he flunked his final senior exams. He came to see me, looking depressed and discouraged.