New Britain herald., 1922-06-15

suit of it. The men of great achieve ment have created opportunity; where there has not been an opening way they have forced one. It is only the weakling who cries There is no chance for me-"
 Character
 Charac cter is one of the greatest es- sentials of the basis of young mans success. Character brings out per sonality.
 Personality
 We often hear it said that this or that man has a winning or command ing personality. Just what it meant would be difficult to express in con crete terms. Charles M Schwab calls 1t that indefinable charm that gives to men what perfume gives to flow ers." Personality is about as subtle and intangible as electricity, and about as wonderful too, in its effects. We know it is reality, we can per ceive its strength but we cannot trace it to ultimate source. It is even pos sible to generate electricity; is it not also within the range of possibility
 
 finds expression in light, heat and en- ergy, the other in a pleasing coun- tenance, enthusiastic utterance and a magnetic presence. Personality can not be superhcially put on" or as- sumed; it seems somehow to come from the inner depths of character. Then to cultivate personality the
 Life, after all is a great struggle, and it takes something of the quail ty Of heroism to face it unfinchingy. There are many who face difficulties with fine front till they meet with decisive rebuff when they turn back, crestfallen and defeated.
 Defeat Makes Success.
 If young man is ready to regard defeat as failure he will soon be out of the running for the things in life that are worth while. Those finally succeed who have the courage to hold out Obstacles are often great blessings in disguise The man who would achieve vocational success must come upon the firing line and stand firmly through all the fury of d thousand trials and difficulties.
 Life a Competition.
 Life is a competition. So is busi- ness. We are all fighting to get ahead of the other fellow. Just re- member that the other fellow knows a little more than you and you have to work hard till you beat him.
 Money Craze.
 With too many people money is the standard of success If a man ac- quires material riches he is said to have succeeded in his vocation Money is a golden pass-key that gets for many undeserving men both | position and esteem. We need to , have an awakening; we should rewrite our definition of vocational success in blazing letters, and post 1t in every | corner of the world for men to read. i The rich man may or may not, be a ocational success. A story will make this clear.
 Story of Rich Man.
 There was once man who had accumulated a great fortune. One lay he called his three sons to his side. They were fine specimens of young manhood, each full to the brim ,f vigor and aspiration.
 Boys" said the kind father, you nave lived under my fostering care or many years, longer dependence on ne would make you weddings. mean to send you forth on the mor- .ow out into the great world of op- ,ortunity. Each Of you must win lis own success to confer my estate mon you now would be the most un- wise thing that 1 could do. At the nd of ten years, desire you to come pack to the old home and to the one