Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-14
TILES TELLS HOW TO WIN
Omaha Capitalist Points Way to Success at
Y.k. G. A. Meeting.
HONESTY IN BUSINESS ESSENTIAL
Ambition First Prerequisite aud
second He Places Strenuous
Activity, Ability TO WORK
without Any Letup.

without Any Letup.
The Young Mems Christian association
auditorium was we'll filled last night by
young and middle-aged men who gathered
to listen to the address of @. w. wattles
on the subject. what Constitutes Success
in the Business World" The talk proved
TO be one Of particular value, and many ex.
pressions OF satisfaction were heard after
lite close. II was one of the most success
full and instructive lectures ever offered at
the Young Mems Christian association Mr.
wsttles said. in part:
Before adding my answer TO this question
10 the thotisa nds that have been given be-
fore. desire for few moments to discuss
r-rtain elements essential to success IN
business. In the order OF their Importance
they are as follows: ambition. good health,
good morals, courage and correct prin-
place ambition first. for without the
desire to succeed, success will never crown
the efforts OF any man. With ambition
N matters not what the obstacles arc, they
will be overcome, nor what further attain
inents must be had. they will be acquired.
comes irksome. and the individual soon
decides not to pay the price of success, but
rather TO live life OF ease.
The second element I have named is OF
vital Importance i'm the strenuous activity
OF the present times. The successful busi-
OF coDtinuous and ardent labor. To be able
10 stand the strain and successfully COM
pete with his fellows, gooG health is all
Success cannot be obtained without the
respect and confidence of business men.
Corrnpt morals lead, to corrupt methods,
and these In turn TO loss OF business stand
ing and credit. A young man often de-
celves himself with the thought that others
but there is one thing certain in this world,
and that is that evil report travels with
lightning speed, while good acts and correct
The business man who leads corrupt
moral life may think he is deceiving others,
but he seldom does. Some years ago a
merchant in Omaha applied TO one OF the
banks for an extension of q loan. He was
refused, and when he asked the reason
immoral practices The merchant seemed
surprised and said there must be some mis-
take, that these reports were not true. The
banker answered that he might deceive
himself in his denial, but that every other
business man in Omaha knew OF his dis
graceful acts
Honesty tn Business.
In the business world honesty is the only
policy that leads to prepayment success
died al hotel in New York City. He had
during his lifetime accumulated fortune
II many millions. Early in his career he
had served term in prison. Later in life
he had divorced the wife who had stood by
him In his early trials His name was con.
he had succeeded in making money, his life
was a failure. He had failed TO take int
account one OF the most lmport sI,t ele
There are battles fought in business escl
day which require courage as great as tina
displayed by soldiers on bloody be!ld
Mental courage is necessary in high de
gree to stand against the allurements o
sudden wealth; to refuse the requests Q
friends who plead for business favors
which would compromise you, IL granted
to stand out against popular sentmen
when all the world a seems to have taa IKE,
periods of panic and depression and neve
surrender, though the odds seem thou
sand to one against you; such conflicts re
But courage to act and do the duties o
the hour is equally important. To recognize
course to pursue. requires knowledge 0
business affairs which Is only acquired b!
Industry and application; but when NY, you
to act Is equally necessary.
Standing on my desk is the weird poem
Opportunity" by the late John j. ingalls,
II has often been an inspiration which ha
urged me on to action, as l have realize
that opportunity was at hand.
Correct Principles Necessary.
The next element l have named. neces
sary to success In the business world,
correct principles A man may have am
bition, good health. good morals and cour
age and still may fail for lack of abilit
! to use correct business principles In hi
transactions. I hardly know how to illus
trate what l mean better than to relat
ago by an old man. who I had been suecessft
in business, in reply to my question: VIVA
must man do TO make money! Fl
are cheap, and sell when they are dear.
| took his advice at the time as a jok
but as have grown older and seen tn
wrecks of fortunes strewn along the wa!
the ravages of panic and depression an
Witnessed the loss Of courage of the man
d he ss the 81 Of n.
more TO do with the philosophy Of bushes
The successful man in this world maj
out his course and steers his busine.
craft often against the gale of populs
the multitude Is doing. In other words,
applies to his business acts the rule
J correct principles, and he succeeds.
extent make OF himself a business mn
chine. which will not be influenced by popl
which VIII carry out well laid plans. Dor
Of absolute and accurate knowledge of q
the conditions which enter into his bushes
ment and guesswork are not the guido
that influence the successful man OF AFFAIR
do not mean by this that man shou
steel his life against any of those influence
which build up character: which make Il
true, man sensitive to the misfortunes
act from knowledge. and when once h
resolutions are made, he must carry TO
ward his plans with the precision and CO
hdence OF the mariner who steers his sh
Shrough sunshine and through storms uni
q reaches the port OF destination.
what Constitutes Success.
But what constitutes success In the bus
ness woridf i fear I have wandered fro
the subject at hand. | am aware that
different answer TO this question would
given by almost every business man. Su
cess is the attainment OF things desire
In this mercenary age the most comm'
definition. l think, would be the acquir
by the sensational stories of our dai
cases suddenly acquired, by some of Il
prominent men I'm the business world. al
while l have no sympathy with the te
dency OF the press TO stigmatize the a
QUESTION OF wealth, 1 should say that tn
alone does not constitute success in &
business world.
Tho ambition 10 acquire a competen
which will insure a man and those Deepen
ent upon him the comforts of life and Z
necessities OF old age, Is a laudable OIL
A man without this desire is lacking
some OF the elements OF good citizensh
The laborer on the streets, the farmer
the fields. the merchant, the manufacture
and the banker all work and plan and no
for the rewards at least OF modera
wealth. When acquired BY men of so
principles Il makes possible noble cha
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