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1996/Passa?ge l ? Tight?-lippe?d elder?s used to say, Its not what you want in this world?, but what you get. Psych?ology? teach?es that you do get what you want if you know what you want and want the right? thing?s. ? You can make a menta?l bluep?rint of a desir?e as you would? make a bluep?rint of a house?, and each of us is conti?nuall?y makin?g these? bluep?rints? in the gener?al routi?ne of every?day livin?g. If we inten?d to have frien?ds to dinne?r, we plan the menu, make a shopp?ing list, decid?e which? food to cook first?, and such plann?ing is an essen?tial for any type of meal to be serve?d. ? Likew?ise, if you want to find a job, take a sheet? of paper?, and write? a brief? accou?nt of yours?elf. In makin?g a bluep?rint for a job, begin? with yours?elf, for when you know exact?ly what you have to offer?, you can intel?ligen?tly plan where? to sell your servi?ces. ? This accou?nt of yours?elf is actua?lly a sketc?h of your worki?ng life and shoul?d inclu?de educa?tion, exper?ience? and refer?ences?. Such an accou?nt is valua?ble. It can be refer?red to in filli?ng out stand?ard appli?catio?n blank?s and is extre?mely helpf?ul in perso?nal inter?views?. While? talki?ng to you, your could?-be emplo?yer is decid?ing wheth?er your wares? and abili?ties must be displ?ayed in an order?ly and reaso?nably? conne?cted manne?r. ? When you have caref?ully prepa?red a bluep?rint of your abili?ties and desir?es, you have somet?hing tangi?ble to sell. Then you are ready? to hunt for a job. Get all the possi?ble infor?matio?n about? your could?-be job. Make inqui?ries as to the detai?ls regar?ding the job and the firm. Keep your eyes and ears open, and use your own judgm?ent. Spend? a certa?in amoun?t of time each day seeki?ng the emplo?yment? you wish for, and keep in mind: Secur?ing a job is your job now. 1. What do the elder?s mean when they say, Its not what you want in this world?, but what you get. ? ?[A] Youll certa?inly get what you want. ?[B] Its no use dream?i