Smyrna times., 1925-04-15
town of radically different local CON

town of radically different local con-
ditions.
1t is of fundamental Importance to
what constitutes a COM
prehensive plan of work. A mere
listing of all the things an organiza
tion would like to accomplish of all
the things its members say they want,
is not a plan of work. A plan of
work consists in determining upon
the half dozen outstanding things
which ought to be done for the COM
munity, things which are important
and which the community needs most,
and then planning the ways and
means of doing them.
To these projects may be added
some of the relatively minor matters,
not all the ills of the community but
some of them, to complete a schedule
which members and the staff can
probably accomplish during the year
through the application of hard work.
Cannot Be Remade in a Year
A community cannot be reformed or
remade in a year or even in two or
three years. In fact, a community is
never completed. There is always
something to do. Your plan of work
should be based upon that understand
ing; and the half dozen things, wheth-
er difficult or not, decided upon, plan
ned and undertaken, which, if success
fully achieved, will constitute genuine
forward steps. To this end, | suggest
your program of work be short, def
mite and practical.
Now let US give some thought to
that individual commonly known as
the american Business Man," who
will be the backbone of your Organi-
zation.
"a business man is an individual
who has the peculiar mental set-uT
that enables him to see a real oppor-
tunity when one is around. Then he
has the ability to organize it and fl
nance it and make it a reality. He i!
not really as common an animal a!
some of the politicians think. Tha
ability which can visualize a real Op
pOrtunity and organize it and make j
reality is the American busines
man. That ability belongs to tn
American business man as his owl
personal possession and does not re
, side in him because of any govern
mental selection or political prefer
ment 1t his his"
at is his the same as the abilit
to paint picture is the personal pos
session of the artist. 1t is his tn
same as the ability to design an edi
flee is the personal possession of tn
, architect; as the ability to formulat
,, laws is the personal possession of tn
statesman. The only sure proof
demonstrated performance. Anybod
can try. The field is wide open Any
body can try to paint a picture or dC
sign an edifce, or formulate laws {
manage a business, but, obviously, a
: will not succeed"
j eve have seen two business ente
T. prises start in the same communit
c in the same line of business, on Il
same street, under practically Il
Il same conditions. One becomes a gre;
: success and the other fails. We hay
Il seen a great business grow under Il
5 genius of the father and fail und,
7 the son. Those who dream dream
which are just dreams, fail. Eitht
+ they lack the ability to visualize re
opportunity or, having visualized
s. they lack the ability to organize
e and make it a reality"
"Messrs. Dun and Bradstreet c;
both impressively testify to tho
facts"
r Ability to Visualize Opportunities
/ "Now, when you find man wi
II has the ability to visualize these 0
T. portunities and organize them al
III make them realities, something ;
le ways happens. You see great citi
st spring up; great institutions; va