Aspirational Achiever Gifts

"So I'm quietly minding my own business and suddenly my parents barge in and thrust greatness upon me!"

"Where would you see yourself in five years' time?"

"I have a recurring nightmare that I've taken a test, and the professor won't give me an 'A'."

What else is there to wish for?

'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.'

"Today we are going to find out if you can that leap."

Caged Businessman

"One day, I'll be the first woman!"

"I really love school. There's only one problem. I think not having a college degree is holding me back."

"You know, there's a corporate elevator."

"Listen here pup, it's time you realized it's a "dog eat dog" world."

'My ultimate goal is to do product promo in a popular Super Bowl T.V ad.'

Learn to play the violin in one weekend - 'This isn't working! It's Saturday evening already and I've only got as far as holding it properly...'

'I was speeding right along toward my goal of moving up from middle management, when a cost-cutting measure overtook me!'

A push in the right direction: 50c.

Do you mind if my mother joins our little business dinner ? You know what it's like, I don't want people from the office to think I'm sleeping my way to the top.

'Oh no...I'm living the dream.'

"Trying to get new business is killing me..."

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

One day, he hoped to hit the big time.

"I know by outward standard I'm successful, but a voice inside my head keeps saying, 'Where's your private plane?"

'But Marvin, you can't be a college graduate for a living!'

"You can achieve anything if you put you mind to it."

"And, of course, if I were to get the job and start feeling comfortable here I'd no longer need the security blanket."

"Sorry, but if we hire someone like you, you'll quit in six months and start a rival company!"

Ladder of Success. Slide of fun.

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

'Your performance review is next Tuesday. You're allowed to bring a guitar and up to three backup singers.'

"She's always been a quick learner."

'Please give me the strength to ask for a raise without my voice breaking into an annoying falsetto and my brow all sweaty.'

"...and would you like to enroll her in pre-pre-pre-med or pre-pre-law?"

"Oh no, I never replied to Theresa's email! And tomorrow I must call Steve.... What does Yara think of me?"

'It's true that a college degree might render you overqualified for your present position, but it's a chance I'd take.'

Tree growing

"It's beginning to appear as if I'll never have greatness thrust upon me."