What is success? Laugh often and a lot; Earn the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; Earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of fragile friends; To appreciate beauty; find the best in others; leave the world a little better, whether through a healthy child, a garden, or a redeemed social condition; knowing that one life breathed easier because you lived; it is to have succeeded.– Ralph Waldo Emerson --I define success by the extent to which I am able to be of service to others. Civil service is the most honorable profession! You could be a police officer in Nebraska or a nurse in Canada; a mayor in South Africa or a city councilor in England; a trustee in a not-for-profit organization in Australia or a town clerk in Zimbabwe; a teacher in Alabama or a student preparing for public service in Ohio – no matter where or what, public service is an honorable profession! But the shine of an honorable career can be easily tarnished by the temptations of post-modern culture. The world tells us to challenge...