The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-12-10
DIR. Marden's
Uplift Talks
y oRlsoN SWIFT MAROsN.
THE ENEMIES IN our vocARu,
Larry.

Did you ever think that many Of |
the worda and phrases which you con. |
stantly use are your real enemies.
thar they leave their hide0us pictures |
aud black shadows in your minds Tn
the dictionary OF FOOLS we find I
can't very often. plenty Of Ifs. lots
Of words like aack, and destiny and
phrases like n only had time or =
chance like other people How many
times have you bean kept from doing
good deed BY such phrases ~ "oh.
know | can't do that Somebody
else can do that q great deal better.
II an afraid 10 try" Il haven't the
courage" Il fear | shall take cold or
catch some disease II do this or
thats9
| believe that those two wordn 4
can't" have ruined more prospects
and have kept more ability doing the
work Of mediocrity than any other
two words In our language.
Did you ever know q person who
has . great mAny 4 can'ta" in hia vo.
cahuiaFy 70 accomplish very muchf
Ns-AoAN F~@&AW 80 NANASA AeAN& viz
words. "oh, I can't AFFORD 10 20 there"
Il can't undertake such hard task.
let somebody else DO that" Il am
afraid Of this or that 10 q terrible
hlnderar. q terrible Brighter Of amhl.
ton. . cooler OF enthusiasm. All
achievement and all efficiency depend
upon Initiative. and that ID easily
killed By the fear words. tha words
which express doubt and uncertainty
by thy words thou shalt ha inati-
ned. and BY thy words thou shalt be-
condemned" Every person indicates
his strength or hia weakness by the
preponderance OF strong or weak
words In HE habitual vocabulary.
Negative. weak words. words Of doubt,
uncertainty or hesitation, predomi.
nate In the vocabulary Of n negative
man; while the positive, plus, crea-
tive. vigorous, progressive words.
which indicate mental dominion, pre-
vail In the vocabulary OF q positive,
vigorous. progressive character. "a
they did In webhter'a vocabulary.
Did you ever think that every time
you say Z can't" you weaken your
confidence In yourself and your
power 70 do thingsf Confdsnce Il
the greatest factor In achievement
self-fatth IL q powerful asset, better
than money capital without a. No
body believes Ia the youth who thinks
he cannot do things. who has no con
pdence In himself. no faith in hi
ability. because everybody know
that he cannot do a thing until b,
links he can. lie must tlrst believ,
% himself. must be convinced that b
ean accomplish H.
! know q young man who seem
very ambitious IN q general sort 0
way, but when the opportunity which
perhaps. he had been working lon
lime for, comes, he wilts, his athminl
ooEea out. his ambition wayera. an
be does not feel equal to Il. lie doe
not have faith ia himself equal TO hi
ambition. OF course his life Is a dii
appointment. The man who neye
wants to give a decided opinion, VIII
always wants 10 reserve his judl
ment. or who says be doesn't know
Or that be IL afraid. the man who doe
aot dare to begin things. who shrink
from responsibility. or who Away
thinks he cannot DO this or that,
not the man for great renponsl6llltl
But the man who says, Il can do n
hing. and ! will" the man who b
tieyes in himself and IN his ability
carry through what he undertakes
the mAslerful mAn--the one who wi
30 thine. not dream about them.