Achievement Seekers Mugs

Pipe Smoker of the Year Awards.

Butterfly Woman

"Great! We're still going up! Chop a hole in the ceiling!"

Go! Means NOW!

"This could be the year someone actually goes up there."

'I try not to think big too often or I get terrible headaches.'

'I can't believe I didn't get that promotion. So many people have passed me by I feel like a road sign on the highway to success.'

The Salesman

"How can you have a meteoric rise to the top in a one-story building?"

Win - win

'It could have been worse...she might have chosen banking.'

"My daughter tells me you want to become a doctor."

'What can you wish for?!... Oh, I don't know... Infinite wealth, beautiful women throwing themselves at your feet, fame and admiration, perhaps?... But, don't let me influence you.'

"I didn't really start applying myself seriously until around the eighth life."

First Prize!

"Obviously, I can't fly like you, but if you teach me, I can probably sing like you..."

"You used to be that ambitious."

'Thirty years in academia and all I got was this chair.'

A push in the right direction: 50c.

'We can't find a pond small enough where you'd be a big fish.'

"Two roads diverged in a wood and I... I... I..."

"It took a lot of hard work to get here, but it was all worth it in the end."

'It saves me the trouble of constantly asking myself 'What's my motivation?''

Psychology Dept. Faculty Evaluations Today. I can't tell if it's my id or my ego, but I'm really craving a promotion.

"Write your acceptance speech before winning the award."

"If we had invented the phone and computer, we would be at the top of the food chain. What a blown opportunity."

Many certificates of achievement on the wall.

"Maybe I can be a campaign worker."

Military General with numerals medals and uniform decorations with 'cont. on back' sign.

"Wow! You got a promotion? That's so inspirational! What's your secret, Baldo?"

Strive for Excellence

"You'll find it's lonely at the top."

Once again, Daisy had won the 'Employee of the Month' award...'

"Stop chasing my tail? I'd be lost if I had no goal in life."

'This was to have been Hillary's greatest moment...'