Idaho semi-weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1885, 1885-08-15
Stick to Your Bnsincss.

1t is the great desire, expressed or
unexpressed, Of every human being to
succeed. Nothing is more important than
that person should have continuity
OF purpose-a fixed aim OF life. When
once, after careful thought and study,
young man makes up his mind to follow
u certain line Of business or effort, when
his heart and brain are in perfect accord,
there need be no fear Of results il he will
only stick to his purpose.
The great difficulty lies in the vaver-
ing disposition of young men. The
world presents II great and varied field
for effort. 1t is too often the case, where
success is not realized at once. that |,
young man seeing others around him
grasping the prize in other directions OF
efforts becomes impatient ut his appar-
ent future, throws up what he has
actually gained, with the determination
to stunt anew in what may appear to him
u more favorable direction Instances
like the following are OF everyday
occurrence.
There is diligent mechanic; he has
made fair but slow progress in building
up his business. He sees IL hard working
farmer near by, who is growing rapidly
rich by large crops OF fruit or grain. He
resolves to foresake his shop and tools,
sells out, buys farm. II is not supris-
lug til he makes fatal mistakes in
business to which he is neither adapted
or educated. His crops fail and he loses
all. The reverse is quit as often seen.
Then again there are those who wish
for the good things Of life, who desire
success, but in an aimless, listless sort of
way, which never can succeed. They
sit listless about aud envy those who are
meeting With success, bemoaning their
own bad luck and attributiug to some
mysterious power or fortune the success
OF others, really comes only from careful
study, intelligent and hard labor, and
the great motive power of all successful
effort-the will.
Mark the unsuccessful men in apy
ahead, and you will find that they all
belong to one class or the other to which
We have above alluded. Either they
never stick to one business long enough
to lind what there is i'll it, or they are Of
that lazy, hstless kind who never work
except when circums tances compel them
in that direction
The frequent changes from one
employment to another is one of the
| most common errors of life, and to it
can be traced great majority OF bust :
ness failures. There are cases, it is true
where men become disappointed i'll
business, and ueet with success by
changing the same; but in niue cases ont
Of ten greater success would have been
achieved by sticking to the first eff ort
1t is seldom that life success Is
achieved unless the purpose and aim of
the man is carefully and deliberately
| formed at the outset ana steadfusty
adhered to throughout all the succeed
! ing years OF life. His life purpose must
Dc maze TO SHINE 0at before INN like Il
beacon light i'll the far distant future,
toward which he must press with Il fixed
| purpose, turning neither to the left nor
right till he reaches the haven Of sue
| cess.
Such a life person will grow and
develop until all else becomes subservi-
emit to it. All We need to succeed is
carry out that will, and confidence in
ourselves. Let others make or mar
their lives as they will. but let it be our
effort to hold firmly to continuity OF
the purpose We have carefully formed
and success viii surely crown our efforts
in the end.