Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-12-04
DIR. Marden's
Uplift Talks
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the ENEMIES IN ouR vocAau
Larry.
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Did YOU ever think that many Of
the words and phrases Which you con,
stantly use are your real enemies,
that they leave their hidcoua pictures
and black shadows in your minds I'm
the dictionary OF fools we nnd 4
can't very often. plenty Of IFS lots
Of words like luck and destiny and
phrases like n | only had time or a
chance like other people 8" How many
times have you been kept from doing
= good deed by such phrases aa "Oh.
! know can't do that. Somebody
else can do that great deal better.
4 am afraid 20 try" 4 haven't tho
courage" Il fear | shall take cold or
catch some disease II do this or
that
believe that those two words II
can't" have ruined more prospects
and have kept moro ability doing the
work Of mediocrity than any other
two words In our language.
Did you ever know person who
has q great many Il can'tu" IN his 70
cabulary to accomplish very much
Some people ara always uainR the
words, "oh, can't afford to so there. I"
Il can't undertake such a hard task.
let somebody else do that Il am
afraid OF this or that" is terrible
hlnderer. a terrible Brighter OF amhi.
ton. cooler OF enthusiasm. All
achievement and ell efficiency depend
upon initiative, and that Ii easily
killed by tho fear words, the words
which express doubt and uncertainty
ny thy words thou shalt DO iuatl.
fed. and by thy words thou shalt be
condemned Every person indicated
his strength or his weakness by the
preponderance of strong or weak
words In his hhbitual vocabulary.
Negative. weak worda. words ~ doubt.
uncertainty or Hesitation. predomi.
nate in tho vocabulary Of negative
man; while the positive. plus. crea.
tive, vigorous. progressive words
which Indicate mental dominion, pro
vail In the vocabulary Of a positive
vigorous. progressive character. aH
they did In webator's vocabulary.
Did you ever think that every time
YOU say 4 can't" you weakeu youT
confidence IN yourself and you;
power to do thinga1 Contid nce ii
the greatest factor IN achievement
self.falth IL y powerful asset. better
than money capital without Il. No
body believes in the youth who thinks
he cannot do things. who haA no con
hdenco In himself. no faith In his
ability. because every body know
that he cannot DO a thing until h,
thinks he can. He must flrnt beiiev,
IN himself. must be convinced that b,
can accomplish Il,
know 4 young man who seem
very ambitious In a general Aort o
way. but whom the opportunity which
perhaps. he had bean working a lon
time for, comes. he willis, his atamln
ooEea out, his ambition wnvara, an
ho does not feel equal 10 It. lilo dos
not have faith In himself equal 10 hi
ambition. OF course his life IN q dii
appointment, The man who nsve
wants to give q decided opinion, wi,
always wants 10 reserve his Judi
ment, or who says hs doesn't knoy
or that he 10 afraid. the man who dos
not dare TO begin things. who shrink
from responsibility. or who AWAY
thinks he cannot do this or that,
not the man for great rosDonaibilit,
But the man who says. Il can do En-
thing. and will. tho man who b
iisves in himself and in his ability
carry through what he undertakes
tho masteTful man--tha one who wi
do things. not dream about them.