The Colorado statesman., 1923-11-10

vice versa. Another may have all the
natural qualifications necessary to
make an efficient merchant, but may
be incapable of succeeding as n res
taurant proprietor. We might go
through the whole calender of profess
sions, trades and businesses and find
-fhat where one is fully qualified by
natural personal attainments to enter
a certain profession, trade or busi-
ness, that he may in no wise be quail
field for some other profession, trade
or business.
1t often happens that where one
chooses and enters upon IL career that
he from natural qualifications is inca
pable of carrying on, after having
wasted number of years, he finds
that he cannot succeed in the career
that he has selected, and must aban-
don it and take up something else. In
such n case, time, capital and energy
has been lost and can never be re-
gained. 1t is therefore important that
one starts right.
To select the profession, business,
trade or employment that one is best
suited to pursue, is by no means an
easy task Nearly every person at
some time has shown special marked
qualifications for some certain kind
of business, trade or profession. When
these tendencies are shown or special
likes for certain callings appear, they
should be needed. 1t is true that the
training along certain lines fits one for
certain careers; but where one has
natural qualifications to which is add
ed special training for procession,
business or trade, it makes success
more easy to attain and the career
more brilliant.
You no doubt know of many in
stances where men have had every ad-
vantage that education and training
could afford but cannot succeed along
the lines they have chosen, while, on
the other hand, you may know of 9th
er men whose educational training is
very limited, and whose opportunities
to succeed have not been at all en-
couraging, yet, these men are meet
ing with great succesS-making won
redful progress in spite of their ap-
parent handicaps. Such persons have
natural qualifications for the career
that they have entered upon, and such
is generally the case where one has
been fortunate in choosing the right
career
OF course, it does not follow that
unless one has natural ability to aid
him along certain lines that he cannot
succeed. Education and special train
ing will fit man for almost any un-
dertaking, but no amount of educa-
ton or training is ever equal to nat
ural attainmentS. Musicians, orators,
great lawyers, surgeons, great finan-
ciers and the worlds foremost lead
ers are born as such, not made but
the right kind of training makes them
more efficient.
Everyone who contemplates enter
ing upon any kind of career should as
certain if possible whether he has any
natural qualifications for doing the
thing he has in mind.
Every man to his own calling. If
you can be satisfied that you are nat
urally qualified to do a certain thing,
you have Il great advantage over the
person who cannot be certain as to
what he is best suited to do.
Follow the natural bend of your
mind when you are trying to decide
what you should do, and do not enter
any profession, business or trade or
any kind of employment because you
know of some one else who is succeed
ing in that particular line. Carefully
consider your natural attainments.
your training and mental tendencies
to assist you in deciding on the career
that you should enter upon.