The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-14
TOuChStOneS of SuCce SIS
From "Touchstonss Of succcss' Copyright by
Viz Publishing Company
iNTriAriNE AND DECISION. NOT EASILY
DlsItARTENED, COURAGEOUS,
LOYAL, MODEST
by JOHN HAYS HAMMOND. Gloucester, Mass
Mining Engineer

by JOHN HAYS HAMMOND, Gloucester, Mass
Mining Engineer
Lot us for a moment consider what consti-
tutes success. Some would measure success
by the degree Of fame achieved In professional
work. In public life or In any vocation that
brings US prominently and favorably before
people. Others would measure success BY the
money We accumulate OF all standards by
which suCcrFe ia measured, none is so falsely al
Turing as that OF wealth
Tho criterion OF success should be what one
has achieved through able honest. self -sacrifc-
ing effort-not merely for his own advantage
bdt concurrently and thi1 Is the sine qua non
Tor the benefit OF his fel5 beings
The essentials for a successful career are, !
believe first OF all the possession OF character.
An honest. clean-cut. straight forward conscien-
tous young man-amhitious, persevering and
last. but by means least, lcvcihcaded-would
possess 10 per cent OF the essentials OF success.
As Shakespeare has said: There is tide In
leads on TO fortune Failure on the part OF
many is due not much to lack Of opportunity
as to the lack OF initiatives OF inability to seize
the opportunity presented OF unwillngness
to make the sclf-sacrifice indispensable to
achievement Lack OF decision and procrastna-
ton fatal qualities The mariner who de-
lays his sailing to walt for propitious winds is
left FAR behind by him VINO has the courage to
face adverse winds in starting out on his voy-
Many Young men are too easily disheart-
ened by Temporary adversity failing to realize
may be, II develops In a man OF strong character
those latent qualities the exercise OF which
commands success
The reputation OF being loyal TO ones chief is
a valuable asset, FOR the success OF a corpora
ton Is Just as much dependent on the loyalty
and hearty cooperation OF its employees, as Is
team work In winning victory on the athletic
field, Those who are not willing to render loyal
service themselves cannot expect to exact such
service when they reach position Of RESPONSE
bility.
be tcmpcramcrts'ly optimist, "foi a merry
heart goes all the day; your sad tires in a
milc-a,'
No great constructive work IN ever initiated
and carried out by pessimist. Ii ia likewise
OF advantage TO be by nature good mixer,
not, however. Of the ar,ifiial kind OF glad
hand" artist, who endeavors TO win popularity
for selfish purposes and % the sacrifice OF prin-
cple and clf-respcct Popularity Of that kind
Is OF short duration.
What Is designated as Crouch Is very un-
fortunate obsessiun. Grouches grievances re-
become cumulative burdens and make heavy
load TO bear in addition to the normal burdens
OF the days work
sense OF charity may incline your neighbor
To listen with syi1Gathy to the hard-luck story
OF an older man. but the trials and tribulations
Of "A younger man are not calculated to en-
hance the esteem OF his auditors, for. In the
parlance OF the hardy. plucky cowboy of the
west Life amt In holding a good hand, but
In playing poor hand WELL
Many young men fail In promotion because
they have no other ambition than to IN old
down their own job" The big head Is serious
obstacle to success.
The really great man knows how insignifi-
work before him, and would say, as did Cecil
Rhodes, one ot the greatest men OF his time
and one OF the most modest whom l have
known, 80 little done, so much TO do"