The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-23

standing and deliberately invite a test
that is too much for you, sometimes
to give yourself the good of defeat
BATTLE yourself, exhaust yourself
bewffder yourself occasionally by the
task you set for yourself, in order that
you will always strain at the leash
ard maintain your mettle. In other
words, always keep in tophole form. :"
Constantly relate your work to the
general good in every possibly way.
If you are not able to feel you are
serving a real public need and bene-
fit in your work, drop it for some
thing else. The realization of this will
hurt your form as a. player and kill
Your zest in the game If you don't
quit. Be more than a player-be a
citizen and a man.
In the great game Of business our
ide9listic viewpoint must tend to
think big. And there's a definite
distinction between thinking big and
talking big. The former is much pre-
ferred. When a man is under consider
alton for responsibility it is usual to
inquire What terms does he think
ir mean, what is the scope of his
idealstic imagination ?" Does he
hgure in terms of thousands or hum
6redS of thousands? Is his calibre
small or large? Is he peanut m8nded''
or does he brush small things aside
and concentrate on big things? The
question is vital for there is no
character so pitifuI1y unsuited to
largo responsibility as the man who
sees small but has a blurred long
range vision
Keep striving ahead and the great
est ideal in business will be realized.
Be not satisfied with being pushed
back and forth with the muftitudes
of progressive thinkers, but plant
your feet steadily on the ground. look
about you to locate your bearings. and
then forge ahead at a certain I'M
fixed pOint-for think that the high
est point of success in business is
never reached.
All the world is busily engaged in
trying to master the art of rubbing
Aladdin's lamp so as to bring into
power money-wealth-an more
wealth. Yes, but who wishes to have
all glittering objects turn to gold;
for it has been proven that gold has
retired and in its place has come
even business ideals. The
captains of industry too, have felt the
of mere money Its
possession IS shown to be without so
great prestige. and shown to be en-
numbered with much greater respon-
sibility than had been presupposed.
And as the So-calle6 captains of bus
mess are becoming more idealiStic
and as they are learning to play the
game for the sake of inward salts
faction, they are gradually losing
their stress upon money profit and
developing desire for the other kinds
of profit that any great game afford.
The game of business is composed of
great ideals and neither money nor
any other power is its autocrat,
Again, I say. that business is a
great game. having players, referee
and substitutes. The man who plays
mean or dishonest is ruled out of the
game for fouling while the man who
plays this game hard and clean is
honored and his position on the team
is assured.
There is, finally, the consideration
of general ideal standards for bust
ness a class. business profess
Slcual code so TO speak:
Your business ideals shall have in
them a note of sympathy for your
common humanity. Your business
dealings, ambitions and ideals always
cause you to take into considerat ton
your highest duty. as a member of So
ciety. In every Gosition in business
life, your chief thought snail be to
hll that responsibility and discharge
that duty so that WREN you have