Such was the heady feelingofsuccess that HMV would get together all of their store managers and head office staff for a three day "conference" every year, which was two and half days of fun and partying and a half day of presentations by the board.
Another of Sandberg's themes is the so-called impostor syndrome women negating their own self-worth to the point offeeling like their success is fraudulent.
If the dating scene has been good to him, with a continuous stream of parties, girls and fun, then he will be optimistic about what the next 6 or 12 months have in store for him based on the warm and fuzzy feelingof his past success.