Success can be landing a job your parents never got to have and keeping the humor they taught you.

Getting further than the people who raised you is one of the quieter kinds of success, and it carries a risk of leaving the good parts behind too. The job is the new thing; the humour, the manners and the way your family handles a bad day are what you choose to carry. Taking the opportunity does not require turning into a different sort of person.

Name one thing from how you were raised that you intend to keep wherever you end up. A phrase, a way of treating people, a habit at the table. Keep it on purpose, especially in rooms where it would be easier to put away.