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[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Gattigap
USA Today's nifty "Ego Test" helps us determine if we're really born salespeople, just wasting our lives in the empty husks of lawyerdom.

Reading this test, Sebby, I thought of you.

For myself, I had a hard time answering many of these in the affirmative (except, of course, "Others can sense my power.")

• It's not a long leap from savvy salesman to psychopath. Take this quiz to see if you have the self worth to make it big in business - or if your narcissism could help land you in jail.
  
  Answer true or false and score one point for each true answer:
  1. I love it when the phones are ringing and decisions must be made.
  2. Other people find me attractive.
  3. As a child, people always told me I was cute.
  4. Audiences love me.
  5. I can take this company to the next level.
  6. I never worry about my mistakes.
  7. Other people find me fascinating.
  8. I can talk people out of anything.
  9. I can get this country moving again.
  10. Other people can't get enough of me.
  11. Others can sense my power.
  12. People often come to me for advice.
  13. I can talk my way out of anything.
  14. I never worry about my past mistakes.
  15. I would like to be a professional gambler.
  16. I can easily pretend to be someone else.
  
  
  Add up the number of true responses. What your score means:
  0 to 4: You're too modest - be more of a self promoter!
  5 to 8: You have a reasonable level of confidence.
  9 to 12: You're getting into dangerous emotional territory.
  13 to 16: You could be palling around with the Enron guys in the prison soon.

1. T
2. T
3. T
4. Depends.
5. T
6. F
7. ?
8. T
9. T
10. F
11. T
12. T
13. T
14. T
15. F
16. F

10 ain't bad. I'm OK.