I was very much influenced in life by my father, whom I loved. Nevertheless, he did not influence my career as such. From my earliest recollections, he would look me in the eye and say, ‘‘Son, do your best.’’ Had he assigned me a specific high goal, I undoubtedly would have progressed in my Weld at a much faster rate! Similar to Locke, it was my professor, Dr. Beach, who suggested that I pursue graduate studies in I/O psychology, knowing that my interests were in the application of psychology. Like Ed, I had never before heard of this area of psychology