HOW TO SUCCEED.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 265, 14 May 1907, Page 3

HOW TO SUCCEED.

An American writer, in a paper devoted to work and business, gives the following list of thirty things that will help a man to succeed ; — 1. Remember that work is only a means, character is the end. 2. That sincerity is the foundation of all honest work. 3. That sorrow is the price most men pay for lasting attainments. 4. That you label your own work. 5. That no one can hold you down if you are determined to succeed. 6. That every man is destined to do something worth while. 7. That seven roads lead to Rome. 8. That most people judge you by first impression. 9. That few men succeed until they try. 10. That hard work is no small part of genius. . 11. That it takes longer to say kind words than those that cut. 12. Thai the only way to keep your credit good is by paying your debts. 13. That it is easier to do good work than poor if you once learn how. 14. That the more difficult things are to accomplish the more worth while. 15. That a sensible employer is more anxious to push you ahead than to hold you down. 16. That you are one link in a great chain. 17. That ambition develops, selfishness thwarts, body and mind. 18. That rules are necessary to a business as laws are for right government. 19. That you can't learn everything in a day. 20. That the .fact that you are being employed is a promise of good work. 21. That your boss often appreciates your work, but does not find time to tell you so. 22. That times progress and methods change. 23. That it is legitimate to talk about your goods as long as you tell the truth. 24. That there is only one way to sell goods; place them in the market to advantage. 26. That many a man might seek you as a customer if he could find you out. 26. That only cowards are afraid to venture. 27. That even angels are impatient ones in a while. 28. That it is foolish to bear a grudge. Unkind feelings . are not marketable. 29. That it pays to dress well, even in business. 30. That every workman thinks if he were the boss he would act differently.