“I worked hard at my first job to be successful. My boss told me to act as if I was already an established salesman — “Emulate the habits of the top sellers. You will go from a pretender to a contender,” he said. I followed his advice and became one of his top sellers. Yet as my drinking increased, alcohol returned me from contender to a pretender.”
I think the best way to deal with fitting in is to be yourself. It sounds hard, but in the end, it’s much easier than pretending to be something you’re not.
— Meaghan Jette Martin
Above all, I have gained the greatest thing accorded any man, the love and understanding of a gracious God.
— Page 267 Alcoholics Anonymous
