El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-12-25

London. Dec. 23.--Most healthy men
and women are potential earn6rs Of
100000 4 year, according to &. il.
Higham, member Of parliament. Mr..
Higham recently told members of the
efficiency club how to earn this big
income.
Ten Thousand a year men never
write asking for q position, he de-
clared. The secret Of how to Obtain
large incomes Is to get others to work
out your ideas. to have the courage
OF your convictions, to be able to say
yes or no on the instant and to stick
to your decision. Men who can make
up their minds and make up
other peoples minds are SO few that
only these few get 100000 a year or
more in business.
Most men and women, be said, wait
for opportunity to knock at the door
and when II does they are usually too
tired To get up. Opportunities are
made. They rarely seek a out. II
people want to earn 10000 they
make up their minds to get 1t and let
nothing stand in their way. II it is
worth having it Is worth fighting for.
Few 10000 a year men are really
happy men, said the speaker. They
have that terrible discomfort that Is
never satisfied The man who thinks
he can earn &1O,00O a year should
decide whether he really wants it.
He will not get it II he does not
make up his mind, and one day, when
he gets 1t he win probably regret it.
A man should never envy the sue
cessful, but emulate them. He should
show to his employers an infinite ca
pacity for taking pains and be ready
for any question or emergency.
BE careful of your personal ap'
~pearance," he proceeded, look pros
porous. act prosperous, be an opti
mist. Pessimists never get far. BE
kind; that is a great virtue. Be
courteous. 1t Is the cheapest thing in
the world and being so easy to do,
most people don't do it. Never break
your word. The business world ID
ever on the lookout for reliable men
Sack yourself from the job that
does not make you happy to perform
1T. No man ever got on il he be.
moaned the fate That placed him in
that business. You must take
chances II % want big prizes. Have
faith in yourself or no one else will.
The world judges you by what you
can and do do-not by what you say
you can do.
The greatest business task in the
world he concluded, els the organi-
zation and development Of the British
empire. It's managing director, pa
vid Lloyd George, considering his
great capacity, energy, wisdom and
decision is the poorest paid manag-
ing director in the world. He needs
q dozen $4,000 a year men to help
him. But the state also, limits his
authority for paying for brains to a
few thousand men. His minister OF
labor, one Of the most competent men
in the Kingdom, gets a paltry R2,O00
a year-a firstrclass man on a third
class income. The state must learn
to pay its public servants better.
Directors Of great corporations
need a new viewpoint also. Through
out the country directors getting fees
OF $500 a year spend many wasted
hours seeing how they can avoid pay
ing a man 100000 a year to run the
business while they waste 100000 a
month for the shareholders while they
debate the point. Directors Of limit
ed liability companies have still much
to learn. And SO has labor as a
whole.
no man who works eight hours a
day for q minimum wage wifi ever
earn 100000 a year. The labor lead
ers are working day and night trying
to get shorter hours for those who
labor. And they are poorly paid for
their work also. J.. II. Thomas, presi-
dent Of the National Union OF Rail
way Men also is worth E10,000 d
year"