OBSTACLES

 

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life

as by the obstacles,,,,,,,overcome while trying to succeed 

Booker T Washington

It's a mistake to judge people solely by the heights they've reached. By favouring applicants who have already excelled, selection systems underestimate and overlook candidates who are capable of greater things. When we confuse past performance with future potential, we miss out on people,  whose achievements have involved overcoming major obstacles. We need to consider how steep their slope was, how far they have climbed and how they've have grown along the way. 

The test of a diamond in the rough is not whether it shines from the start, but how it responds to heat and pressure.