The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-11
LEARN NOT TO
WORRY
A Calm Mind Is a Big
Asset for a Woman
in Business.
By Eleanor Gilbert.
Author 81 The AabItIous woman b
Business.B

Basiness.D
r KNOW a middls-aEsd woman
who has built an exceedingly
profitable business out Of =
little speciality shop started many
years ago. though she Is neither an
attractive nor interesting woman
outside OF her business. Why? Be-
cause she has the worry habit. She
IL nervous irritable and Is always
under the Doctors care for some
thing or other.
In her own beautiful home she
would be confronted with the SER
want and other household problems
which are now a secondary eonsid-
grafton with her. but which would
undoubtedly loom larger in impor-
lance II there were nothing else on
her mind. For. as William Hard
puts IT. troubles. like gas. expand
to fill any void into which they are
introduced"
The opposite illustration Il fur
nished by an exceptional woman
know who. Up to a few years ago.
held q most responsible position.
suddenly vague rumors began -
circulate in her office about the IN
security OF the business; and II was
an open secret that her job. with
its good salary. responsibility and
prestige. was to be given to one Of
the new Officers.
But did abe seem worried about
her precarious position? Not a biz
she was calm, conEenIal. and she
made a determined EFFORT not to be
disturbed by the whole situation
Her peace OF mind was more i'm
portant to her than her lob. and she
kept It throughout the trying
months The consequences was that
she retained her exuberant good
health and clearness of mind ana
handled her Job letter than ever.
when the time for the break came
she showed such superior efficiency
that, instead OF losing her job. abe
was given even larger responsibility.
Very often the loss Of a position
breaks a girls health more than
difficult work does. Louise looks
very bad these days. She's lost her
position Losing a job. IN itself.
does not break down health. But
II she worries over her unsmploy.
ment shs begins to undermine her
health 1t is the way she reacts 10
her hardships - not the hsrdships
themselves that will hurt or
strengthen her character.
4 man told me not long ago that
IN his early business days when he
started selling he used to feel trs-
depressed every time he
missed a sale. and. as he missed five
out OF six sales, he had ample oD-i
portunlty to develop a big depreB-
sion fund! One day he hit on the
an orderless day he would 90 out
and buy himself a suit OF clothes
or some new necktIss. or would
send box OF candy to his best girl
to distract his mind Int
4 cheerful channel
He had to do this only two or
three times; then his sense Of humoP
came in and took possession, and
thereafter his failures affected him
no more. He simply managed his'
mental attitude and refused to let
business worries have any effect on
him. As the head Of a big organ
Ization. full OF complications and
problems. he is to-day the most IN
ruffled character.
Nothing apparently d,sturbs him
He doesn't waste a minute worrying
over anything. but his mind Is al
ways like a clean slate on which
there is plenty OF space to write.
the next minutes business. No fuss
whatever. It's always a brisk.
well. let's see what action We
must take now"
The job itself and It's problems
will never hurt anybody. But the
way we react TO the job-our habits
OF mind in thinking about our prob
lem and Its way Out-that is the
thing which breaks health or builds
character.