| It is amazing the number of people who wish to join | | | | cannot handle it, then this degrades our Think Tank, |
| a Think Tank these days. Perhaps it is for resume | | | | it limits our ability to do things and solve real |
| padding or self-esteem building, but either way a | | | | problems. Recently, a spiritual lady from Berkeley, CA, |
| Think Tank must be very careful who they allow to | | | | who perhaps describes herself as an academic |
| join. As the coordinator for an Online Think Tank, we | | | | attempted to join our Online Think Tank. After a few |
| have many people attempt to join our Internet and | | | | emails back and forth, we decided that she simply |
| Local based Think Tank Groups. The number of | | | | was not cut out for it. |
| resumes we have to go thru is literally a full-time job. | | | | Thus, we decided not to send her the application, |
| Even once we find some one we think might be a | | | | later when she emailed us with a nasty note, we |
| potential candidate a few email conversations | | | | realized that it is a good thing we did not send her |
| generally give away their true abilities to reason, think | | | | the application or allow her to get to second base in |
| around the box and/or solve problems. Most simply | | | | the strenuous application process. Had we known of |
| are not as good as they think they are. Why is this? | | | | her attitude the prior or the vindictive personal |
| Why is everyone so full of themselves and feels so | | | | attacks, obviously she would not have qualified or |
| entitled to automatically be accepted these days? | | | | wasted our time corresponding in the first place. |
| Not long ago I talked with a College Admissions | | | | Why is this story important to you? |
| Consultant that helped get kids into the finest | | | | Well, simple, you see if you want to join a Think |
| colleges. She indicated that getting them in was not | | | | Tank, then you need to be fully engaged and |
| so hard if you knew the criteria and worked on | | | | intellectually and emotionally capable. You have to |
| those specific points, but setting them up to fail was | | | | understand that Think Tanks are busy, very busy |
| an issue. Indeed, in her industry there is an | | | | and we do not have time to play games. The |
| association, which holds up the highest ethical | | | | average Think Tank only choose one in 250 to be |
| standards. Not all those in her field are of the same | | | | admitted, unfortunately ours is more like 750. But you |
| ethical standpoint. | | | | know what - in the end Darwin was right - the |
| The reason I bring this up is partly in defense, you | | | | Strong Survive. Sincerely, Lance. |
| see if we allow members to join our Think Tank who | | | | |