Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
DR.. Marden's
Uplift Talks
By ORRIsoN SWEET MARDEN
sELF-cONFIDENcE AS A SUCCESS
ASSET.
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Copyright By Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

<<nEDDLE 'em as though they
were apples" said an editor to
trembling, sentimental girl
who offered him her manuscript with
an air of a convict about to receive a
death sentence. IF one man does not
want your apples another will. Don't
be afraid Of me or anybody else"
Carry yourself with a self-confident
air, as though you really believed in
yourself. and you will not only inspire
others with a belief in your ability,
but you will also come to believe in
yourself
A keen observer can pick out sue
cessful man on the street by the way
he carries himself If he is leader,
every step, every movement indicates
It; there is assurance in his bearing,
he walks as If he were master Of him.
self, as il he believed in his ability to
do things, to bring about results. His
self-confident air is an index of the
success he has attained.
Men and women who succeed in
their undertakings are those who set
their faces toward their goal and
stoutly affirm and reafiirm their con-
fidence in their ability to reach it.
There Is everything in keeping ones
self up to the success standard and
maintaining in all its dignity and in
tegrity ones confidence in his power
to accomplish the work undertaken.
On the other hand, it is easy to pick
out the failure. There is no decision.
no victory in his step, his uncertain
gait indicates lack of confidence in
himself; his dress, his bearing, every
thing points toward incompetence.
His shiftlessness is pictured in every
movement of his body.
There is nothing uncertain, nothing
negative. in the makeup of the sue
cessful man. He is positive to the
backbone. He does not need bolster
ing up; he can stand alone. 1t is not
SO much what he says as what he does
not say; his very silence carries
power. You feel that there is a large
reserve back of everything he says or
does.
1t Is wonderful what a power self.
confidence has to marshal all the facul-
ties and unite their strength in one
mighty cable. No matter how many
talents a man may possess. IL he be
lacking in self-conf1dence he can never
use them to the best advantage; he
cannot unity their action and har-
monte their power so as to bring them
to bear effectively upon any one point
Never permit anyone or anything to
undermine your self-confidence. Never
admit to yourself. even in thought.
that there may be possibility of your
failure. This constant affirmation, this
persistent dwelling upon the positive.
or plus. phase of success, and never
admitting the negative, will tend to
strengthen, to render impregnable, the
great purpose. the one unwavering
aim. which brings victory.
AS a spring can never rise higher
than its source, so one can never at
tain a greater success than he believes
he can.
A cheerful face, a hopeful, confident
air, and a determination to make the
best possible out Of the situation have
often tided a man over a crisis In his
business, when the least exhiSition of
moroseness, anxiety or doubt would
have precipitated the ruin he was so
anxious to avert. Employees are quick
to detect doubt, anxiety or fear in their
employer. II he is downhearted and
discouraged, his mood will communi-
cate itself to everyone who works for
him. The customer, in turn, will be
affected by the gloomy atmosphere Of
the store. and will 60 elsewhere. Thou
sands of concerns have gone down dur.
ing panics or periods of business de-
preston simply because the owners
did not know how to control them
selves or to conceal their doubts and
fears in regard to the condition Of
their affairs. Discouragement is the
great destroyer of ambition. 1t must
be crushed and eliminated as if it were
a plague.
Regard yourself as superior to the
evils which surround you. Learn to
dominate your environment, to rise
above depressing influences. Look for
the bright side of things, not the dark
and gloomy side.