Doug Spade and Mike Clement Don’t you just love a good rags-to-riches story? Like going from Toad the Washerwoman to Toad the Wet Sprocket. Or from a young New York City window cleaner to the World Wide Wicket Co.’s chairman of the board. But succeeding in business without really trying is just a bunch of hooey. What sort of kid named J. Pierrepont Finch would even know what Windex is? Much less how to use it. The reality is business success is built upon hard work, coming early and staying late, being passionate about what you do — things like that. Until some high-priced consultant cons you into thinking there’s only one way to make profits soar.