The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-15
DIR. Marden's
Uplift Talks
Nv ORRISON SWEET MARDEN
sELFcoNFIDENcE AS A SUCCESS
ASSET.
anvr'~b, by ncCluro Newspaper syndicate

kkn EDDIE EN- as though
were apples" said an editor 10
n a trembling, sentimental girl
who offered him her manuscript WIN
an air of a convict about to receive d
death sentence. If one man does NOT
want your apples another will. Don
be afraid of me or anybody else.
Carry yourself with a self-conhdent
air. as though you really believed IN
yourself, and you will not only inspire
others with a belief in your AFFINITY
but you will also come to believe Ill
yourself.
A keen observer can pick out sue
cessful man on the street by the way
| he carries himself. II he Is a leader
| every step, every movement indicates
| it, there Is assurance in his bearing
he walks as II he we're master OF hlm-
self, as If he believed in his ability 10
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 dlC hhOSC
their faces toward their goal and
stoutly affirm and reaffirm their con
fidence in their ability to reach IT,
There is everything in keeping one
self up to the success standard and
maintaining in all its dignity and In
tsgrity ones confidence in his power
to accomplish the work undertaken.
On the other hand, 1t 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 OF
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 man may possess, if he be
lacking in self-confidence he can never
use them to the best advantage; he
cannot unity their action and har
monte their power SO as to bring then
to bear effectively upon any one point
Never permit anyone or anything t.
undermine your self-confidence Never
admit to yourself, even In thought
that there may be possibility of you
failure. This constant affirmation, thii
persistent dwelling upon the positive
or plus, phase Of success, and nevel
admitting the negative, will tend t
strengthen, to render impregnable, tn,
great purpose. the one unwaverin,
aim, which brings victory.
AS a spring can never rise highe
than its source, so one can never at
tain a greater success than he believe
he can.
A cheerful face, hopeful, confiden
air, and determination to make tn
best possible out of the situation hav
often tided man over a crisis in hi
business, when the least exhibition O
moroseness, anxiety or doubt woul
have precipitated the ruin he was s.
anxious to avert. Employees are quicl
to detect doubt, anxiety or fear in thei
employer. II he is downhearted an,
discouraged. his mood will commun
cate itself to everyone who works TO
him. The customer. In turn, will b
affected by the gloomy atmosphere @
the store, and will go elsewhere. Thou
sands of concerns have gone down dul
ing panics or periods of business do
preston simply because the owner
. did not know how to control then
selves or to conceal their doubts an
fears in regard to the condition G
their affairs. Disbursement is tn
great destroyer of ambition. It mus
be crushed and eliminated as If It wer
a plague.
Regard yourself as superior to tn
evils which surround you. Learn I
dominate your environment, to ris
above depressing Influences. Look 70
the bright side of things, not the dar
and gloomy side.