The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-11
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People fall 80 easily into bad habits
that Il ~ probable that the average
man has not noticed that he has be-
come 50 accustomed to taking a pes.
simistic view Of business conditions
during the past year that he has not
noted how much Improvement there
has been recently, and on what solid
ground we find ourselves.
Make the experiment Of asking the
next business man you meteor bet
ter still, ask "a travelling salesman
--how's business. In majority Of
cases the answer will be TO the effect
that II Is not so good. He has been
giving that answer for a year, and
has nsquired the habit. But compel
him to do a little thinking and give
you an answer based upon an honest
appraisemcnt OF his business or OF
business generally as he has found II,
and see what happens. Ask him, Tor
example, us business better or
worse than il was this time last
year," and in the majority Of cases
there will be a prompt answer: Bet
teri Oh. much better" Then he
may take thought and tell his real
judgment OF the situation. And the
outlook is a great deal better than
this time last year" he probably will
add. "ln fact we can look for
ward now to continued Improvement.
But. of course, there's hard pull
still ahead"
Try that experiment and see II II
does not work out that way. Because
il is the real situation. A great
many men are still persisting in the
habit Of giving a pessimlstic answer
10 the question: "How's business
and they answer now without think
ing. Il been fashionable SO long
you see. But when the average man
stops 10 think and uses last year as a
criterion Of judgment instead Of the
fools paradise Of 1919, as so many
have been doing, he gives you a much
more satisfactory answer and one
which is in line with the truth.
We got the habit few years ago
of putting too good face on things.
And then when we got jolted con-
siderably and went through a period
Of depression the other point Of view
became fashionable lt Is time 60
change again. for the latter habit is
now holding things back. IL is max
ing people timid and cautious, when
the cause for timidity and caution
has passed. It's time now 20 go
ahead, be IL ever SO slowly, and that's
the way we ought to talk. For our
talk is more important than we think.
IL has very real effect upon con-
ditions.-Star-T Telegram.
We are not 80 much on this thing
of thinking a thing is and it Is. but
there is a lot of this thing Of habit.
People yet into the habit Of doing and
saying things and often do SO uncon-
sciously. OF course business was 50
easy. and everybody SO flush, that
they consider even what is a good
business now, very small amount
We would not encourage people 10
misrepresent things by saying they
are having a good business, but they
should take things into consideration,
and not flood the country with pes
simism. Use a large quantity Of OPP
timism fluid. and hustle more bust
ness and throw that gloom sprcader
away. and this old country will rock
itself back into the highway Of nor
malcy, and when we get this abnor-
NAL business out Of our system. there
viii he mora ronteutment in the
land.
Just think before you speak.
Just remember the many things
you have to be thankful for
Spread sunshine instead Of gloom.
Practice optomism instead Of be-
ing a pessimist