…when goals and motives are completely known, it is possible to go into a situation with the utmost confidence. All that needs doing is concocting the plan of action. The business world is beautiful in this way. I dream of being a ‘Beast of the Industry.’ I know what this entails. The rise to the top is a chess game in which everything can be anticipated and managed because all the variables are right out in front of me.
I have no clue what success as a socialite entails. I use to think I knew, but my motives and goals change so frequently that defining success as a socialite can only bite me in the ass. I would likely define it differently a month from now.
Socialization is not “cut and dry.” It cannot be anticipated or managed, thus it is difficult to be confident when seeking social upward mobility, no matter what your definition of this upward mobility is…
