The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-14

Your job, the Testing of Yourself.
The Young Mems Christian asso-
(ation presents the following state
qent from business man as one
its important messages for the
thrift campaign:
almost every man can succeed,
provided he knows the price of the
kuccess he wants. Among all the
kuccessful men | know, none have
ucceeded because they are geniuses
Epone have succeeded because they
we're endowd by birth in very ex-
raordinary way. Some 'of them,
VERY few of them, were probably
kdapted by birth to some special
Eareer but their inheritance would
hot have given them the success
>hey have made. The price OF sue
less is straight thinking, good health
Ind hard work.
Edward Payson in his law OF
(uuiyalents has well stated the rea-
un why so many of US fail of sue
sss He emphasizes the fact that a
erplus of one of the elements OF the
bill price of some form of success
bill not make up for deficiency OF
mother part. Success must be paid
lust as a suit Of clothes, or a
BOX, or an automobile. If a man is
b anxious to succeed that he over
Sorks himself and becomes ill-if he
3res to make up for a deficiency OF
health by an excess of work he will
til
"As a result Of my life's expert
|nce in hiring and firing young
hen, this comforting truth has come
Z me: The average young man
fsally has a good, often better,
thance to succeed than the so-called
keniuses or specially favored men,
trovided "the average young man
Rallies that success must be paid
for-fully paid for-just as much as
knything else one wants. The gym
Rasium for the training making 1t
possible to acquire the qualities OF
ftraight thinking. hard work and
good health, lies not in few special
Py favored jobs, but in the average
Dob. That is why young men, with
|se:y few exceptions, can begin 70
|k.ir themselves for $4,000 job
through the position they hold today
|vhatever it may be. Those excep
lions are where good health cannot
lbe attained, or when the position
|held is the so-called snap. Usually
Fouhg men who are trying to do their
work we'll think that the chief re
ward is a raise IN salary or imme
|diate promotion. Both Of these ought
TO be obtained, but both are by-pro
|ducts of straight thinking and hare
work on their job. The chief gair
from any Job is- growth in will-powel
|and straight thinking. Let us repeat
PA job Is only gymnasium where
|slllpower and straight thinking
may be exercises and strengthened.
|, I know very many Of the grea
|leaders in business, in craftsmanship
ana other walks of life, and l know
q none who were born geniuses OF
VINO are possessed of any miraculou:
powers now All of the great lead
|us | know are great because they
nave gradually acquired the qualit!
10 think correctly and impersonallN
IRON the cause to the result, and
therefore, know that success does
.ot come from miracles or pull.
II this way they have acquired the
Asolt of success.
!, Most of them make mistakes. bu
lucy correct them or are up and the
moria has found out that they have
msue them. AS a matter of fac
n'stakes of successful men are no
usually found out.
would be well for the world i
more OF them We're, for the average
h9 H. man is hindered very much il
a.; A. struggle towards success by th'
,rs me ,hat very successful men have
ueiited qualities which it is i'm
ab A. for the aspirant to acquire
IS led to this belief by the tend
my OF the world to- defy these men
~ average biography does this il
Almost objectionable way, repre-