The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-12-08

is not necessary for one to be vain or conceed or
know it-al in order to have faith in himself There
are great many people who might have been much
higher up the ladder Of success today than they
had it not been for the lack Of confidence They
were afraid that if they should push forward and make
an attempt to raise themselves little higher they
would only fail and be ridicued and laughed at they
did not have faith enough their ability to
test themselves And for that they salts
fed to stand around and envy the rapid and successful
progress of Others and wait for else to dis
cover their worth and offer them opportunity de-
velop the ability they really possessed but dared not
demonstrate Tor fear of being scoed at should they
fail in their undertaking. Then again there those
who successful, though many times misunderstood
and denounced failures, because they have always
had the fullest confidence in themselves; they have al
ways retained their own approval, and as long as
person holds this there is achance of succeeding But
without our own approval we are doomed to failure
Of course must possess other qualities, which are
equally essential to We cannot attain
with self-confdence alone. Sef-confdence is but
of the spokes in the great wheel of success speak
There other spokes such ambition, determine
tion integrity and industry; with fidelity the hub to
hold the spokes together, while perseverance is the
steel tire that protects the whole business Them
after have the wheel completed, with spokes huh
and tire, must necessarily possess power with
which turn it. The bes. power know of to turn
the wheel of success is, common sense.
There are many men and women in all branches OF
business who really possess the ability fill better po
sitions and receive higher salaries than they do but
afraid to seek accept positions of any kind that
carry the least responsibility because they have faith
in themselves. If we have confidence in ourselves
we can hardly expect others have And we will be
long time attaining if depend upon some
one else to discover and proclaim ou merits. The on
y way know true worth is to try ourselves
out. We met man in a small town some time ago
who had been waiter and shortorder cook in restau-
rants for several years. He did call himself cook
for the reason that he had never put up dinner in
his life unless it all short-order work though he
served for years as second cook. In this there
and offered big wages. This short-order cook said he
believed he could hold down the job although he
not chef" Anyway" he said, the worst they can
do is to discharge if fail to make good, but
think fill the bill'' SO he hired out as chef
eighty dollars month and three months later when
he threatened to quit, he given raise of ten dol
lars. Now, some would call that nerve, or gall,
well, maybe it is but call it self confidence. Oh
course. there is such thing as person having an
supply Of selfconfdencer that might rightly be
called nerve gall and the possessor of it numbered
in the know it-al class However, it is far better
have lots of and receive eighty dollars month
than to have all and work for nine dollars
week.
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