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Think and Grow Rich test: Are you sarcastic and obnoxious?

September 26, 2009 by JD
Filed under: Books, Self-Improvement, Success and Failure 

My answers to the Think and Grow Rich Self-Assessment Test

Recently, I was reminded of the self-assessment test in Napoleon Hill’s best-selling book, Think and Grow Rich.

There are fifty-four questions in that test, and I’m going to be giving my answers and thoughts on one or two of them as close to daily as I can manage. I may miss a day here or there, but I’m going to follow through until I reach the end of the test.

I’ve started the series of posts with:

Think and Grow Rich self-assessment test

Question Number 4. Are you sarcastic and obnoxious?

Finally, an easy question to answer.

No, I am not.

At one time in my life, when I was much younger, I had a rather sarcastic sense of humor, but I think that mostly was to disguise the insecurities I was feeling as I was learning to make my way in the vast wide world.

Over time, I found that I enjoyed encouraging people and helping them to improve much more than the slight enjoyment I got from criticizing and tearing them down.

I never made a conscious decision to quit being sarcastic, I don’t think, but one day I noticed that it wasn’t part of my activities and hadn’t been for some time.

I don’t think I’ve ever been obnoxious, but for a truthful answer to that, I guess you’d have to talk to people that know me. I hope I never was.

What about you?

Are you sarcastic and obnoxious?

Act on your dream!

JD

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One Comment on Think and Grow Rich test: Are you sarcastic and obnoxious?

  1. Mitch on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 8:55 am

    2. Almost never, although I have been sarcastic in the past. Unlike many people, I used to enjoy it, as it made me laugh. I’d probably still do it now if my mind worked that way, but it doesn’t.

    I’ve never been obnoxious, though, and I understand that the question is supposed to make the two seem like the same thing, but they’re not. I haven’t often been out to hurt people in my adult life, but when it was time to do it, I was direct. I didn’t want any mistakes being made as to what I meant. I’m betting those few people I did mean to hurt wish I’d gone for obnoxious instead.
    .-= Mitch´s last blog ..An Interview With Jim Turner =-.

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