The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-04-05
Uncommon
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Boastfulness begins early.
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down until he discovers that somebody
in his family is more important than
anybody in the other boys family.
Everybody wants to be important.
That would be well enough, If the de-
sire for Importance were accompanied
by the willingness to work for impor-
lance.
1t rarely is.
The youngster whose uncle or grand
father is an admiral or major general,
or a famous something or other, con-
siders himself in some way very SUI
perior young person.
And because he feels superior he is
satisfied. He does nothing to make
himself superior.
One reason that self-made men often
succeed in life is because they have no
notable family connections about which
they can boast.
Lacking these, their only recourse is
to do something themselves that will
get them favorably spoken of, so they
go to work and do it.
Don't depend npon friends. Don't
depend upon family.
Go out on your own. Find out what
you want to do, and do it.
Keep doing it, in season and out.
Learn all there is to be known about
Col
ever it may be that you have taken
up as life work.
Make influential friends If you can.
But, remember, before you try to make
them, that influential people have no
time to waste on people who merely
want to be successful. They prefer to
know people who can he successful and
eagerly desire to be successful.
End out how they work.
Study their methods.
Don't copy them, but try to better
them.
Cultivate the art of friendship.
Learn how to meet people that you
possibly consider above you. and how
to get their friendship and approval.
That will he worth more tiian the
mere help that they may give you.
But neper pride yourself on the fact
that you knOto men and tCOnien OF i'm
portance. and because you see them and
listen to then, from time to time.
Don't be content with reflected glory.
Go after glory, or its equivalent on
your own account.
Think straight, talk straight, be
straight.
Put everything you have or can learn
into your job.
Keep your body healthy and your
mind clear.
Then, when your chance comes-and
1t will-you will be ready for it and
profit by it.
There is an old newspaper story OF
a cub reporter who was sent out to
attend n political
Men Who peace conference.
r1..dcaa He duly observed
the functfoning of
the gentlemen who took part in 1t. and
then went ont and took couple OF
drinks.
When he arrived hack at the office,
after the paper had gone to press. the
editor on the desk asked him where
his story was.
There wasn't any story" the young
man said. "the meeting broke up in
fight"
This must have been a very young
and very inexperienced reporter.
The majority Of those with whom
worked would have torn their hearts
out finding out why that fight occurred,
who began 1t, who finished 1t and what
II was all about.
] have seen so many reporters per-
form so many Incredible feats Of news
gathering that I can hardly believe
that even a "cub" could have allowed
himself to be beaten on story like
that.
These lads that you see wherever
news is in the making may not seem
to he interested. hut nothing that they
see escapes them.
Some Of them may not he able TO
write like Mark Twain or RalZac, hut
they put their reports into good read
able English. they find out every fact
that concerns them. and II II is neces-
sary to work all night. and then get up
at dawn and go to work again, they
will do It and never fancy that they
are abused.
do not say these things to boost
the guild Of which was once minor
member.
| say II because I sometimes hear
people talk abnnt those "noSy report
ers" and wonder at the ignorance Of
those who do the talking.
To see and hear The details Of some