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... statementregardingtheirpoliciesormethods to thepublic.Hefailed to
idealizethetruththatmenarebound
together in asocialstructure and consequently,separatinghimselffrom
others,hefailed to winthetrust and
goodwillofmankind.
Ideas,thoughtscomposedofideas, and plansmadeupofsuchthoughts
seldombecomerealities.Butoncethe
smallestorthelargestthingisidealized,thesoul,whichconceivesthe
ideal,cannotrestuntiltheidealhas
becomeanactuality.Ifyouwouldhaveyourdesiresforabundance
fulfilled,idealizethem and theprocessof
obtainingthem, and abundancecannotbekeptfromyou.
BUILDINGUPASUCCESSFULBUSINESS
CHAPTER 17
In businessyoufail in somethings and succeed in others.Youareoften
failing and succeedingatthesametime,
-failing to makeonepartofyourbusinesssuccessful and succeeding in
makinganotherpartincrease and pay.
Thefailuresaredue to theideasheld;thesuccesses, to theideals.If
youidealizetheentireprocessofyour
businessyouwillnotonlyavoidfailures and partialfailures,butwill
thinkofpossibilitiesneverthoughtof
before,theveryonesthatwillleadyou to succeed. To illustrate,I
shalluseasimplecase,-oneofthesimplest
thatevercame to me,yetoneofthemostinteresting, and one,the
successofwhich,gavemeasmuchjoyasthe
successofmanyso-calledbigaffairs. In thisinstancetherewasawoman
in thecase, and it'sherstoryIshalltell.
TheWoman:Awidowwithfourchildren;shethenlived in asuburbof
Chicago;herhusbandhaddiedthree
monthsbefore;shewasleftasproprietorofasmallgrocery and
delicatessenstore.
TheConditions:Asthehusbandhadbeenillthreemonthsbeforehis
death,savingshadbeenused in doctorbills,
hospitalbills and funeralexpenses.Thoughthestorewasalittle
affair,ithadhadagoodbusiness in thissection
ofthewealthysuburbsolongasithadbeentheonlystorethere.But,
aboutthetimeofthehusband'sdeath,one
ofthoselargecompaniesthatestablishbranchstoresalloveragreat
citybuiltawhite-tiled,plate-glass,two-
storybuildingonthecorneroppositeherlittleshop.Itcutdownthe
businessofthelittlestoresomuchthatthe
womanwasunableeven to makealivingforherself and herchildren.
... statementregardingtheirpoliciesormethods to thepublic.Hefailed to
idealizethetruththatmenarebound
together in asocialstructure and consequently,separatinghimselffrom
others,hefailed to winthetrust and
goodwillofmankind.
Ideas,thoughtscomposedofideas, and plansmadeupofsuchthoughts
seldombecomerealities.Butoncethe
smallestorthelargestthingisidealized,thesoul,whichconceivesthe
ideal,cannotrestuntiltheidealhas
becomeanactuality.Ifyouwouldhaveyourdesiresforabundance
fulfilled,idealizethem and theprocessof
obtainingthem, and abundancecannotbekeptfromyou.
BUILDINGUPASUCCESSFULBUSINESS
CHAPTER 17
In businessyoufail in somethings and succeed in others.Youareoften
failing and succeedingatthesametime,
-failing to makeonepartofyourbusinesssuccessful and succeeding in
makinganotherpartincrease and pay.
Thefailuresaredue to theideasheld;thesuccesses, to theideals.If
youidealizetheentireprocessofyour
businessyouwillnotonlyavoidfailures and partialfailures,butwill
thinkofpossibilitiesneverthoughtof
before,theveryonesthatwillleadyou to succeed. To illustrate,I
shalluseasimplecase,-oneofthesimplest
thatevercame to me,yetoneofthemostinteresting, and one,the
successofwhich,gavemeasmuchjoyasthe
successofmanyso-calledbigaffairs. In thisinstancetherewasawoman
in thecase, and it'sherstoryIshalltell.
TheWoman:Awidowwithfourchildren;shethenlived in asuburbof
Chicago;herhusbandhaddiedthree
monthsbefore;shewasleftasproprietorofasmallgrocery and
delicatessenstore.
TheConditions:Asthehusbandhadbeenillthreemonthsbeforehis
death,savingshadbeenused in doctorbills,
hospitalbills and funeralexpenses.Thoughthestorewasalittle
affair,ithadhadagoodbusiness in thissection
ofthewealthysuburbsolongasithadbeentheonlystorethere.But,
aboutthetimeofthehusband'sdeath,one
ofthoselargecompaniesthatestablishbranchstoresalloveragreat
citybuiltawhite-tiled,plate-glass,two-
storybuildingonthecorneroppositeherlittleshop.Itcutdownthe
businessofthelittlestoresomuchthatthe
womanwasunableeven to makealivingforherself and herchildren.
... machine and gothisrewardforthis,-thehighestbonuspaidforthe
leastwear and tearofamachine.Heserved
long and loyally and gothisrewardforthis,-thehighestextra
Christmasbonusbasedproportionatelyonthe
numberofyearsservice.
Buthewasneveradvanced to thepositionofboss.
Nomanshouldbeadvanced to directingmen-humansouls,merelybecause
heisexpert in operatingamachine;
nowomanshouldbemadeateacherofchildrenmerelybecausesheisan
expert in shellingpeas.OldJohndid
notidealizetheprocessofadvancingfromhisfieldorwork–handling
things -to thefieldhewished to enter,
handlingmen.Allhisstudyofmechanics and mechanicaldrawingbrought
himareward;itmadehimabetter
machinist;butitdidnotfithim to directmen.
Threeyearsago,ayoungmanwhothenknewnothingwhateveraboutany
machine,startedatthesameshop and
nowheisboss.HehadthesameidealOldJohnhad;thesameambition;
thesamezeal;thesameenergy.Healso
studiedmechanics and mechanicaldrawing and trainedhimself to runa
machineexpertly;buthewished to get
intothefieldofdirectingmensoheidealizedtheprocess and adapted
hispreparation to it.Hence,hestudied
men:duringthenoonhour,hewatchedthem;hegotcluesoftheimpulses
and desiresthatimpelledeach to do
thingsor to refuse to dothings;hewatchedthebossesalso to learn how
theyhandledthemen;heobservedtheir
successes and theirfailures;heidealizedhimself in theprocessof
handlingthemen;helearned how to getthem
to dothingswithoutantagonizingthem; and soon,-well-heisnow
foremanoftheshop.
Advancementcomes to thosewhoadvancethemselves.Ifyoufeelalittle
hurt and alittlesullen and alittle
resentfulbecauseyouhavenotbeenadvanced-madealeader in other
linesofwork-look to yourself.First,
idealizejustexactlythetypeofworkyouaredoingnow;second,
idealizethetypeofworkyouwant to do;third,
idealizetheprocessofpreparationnecessary to fityourself to dothe
typeofworkyouwant to do.Betruthful to
yourself:haveyoupreparedyourself in therightwayorhaveyoumerely
doneyourworkwell and askedfor
advancement?Ifyoufoolishlythinkyoucanfityourself to directpeople
bymakingyourselfanexpert
dressmaker,don'tblameanyonebutyourself.Godgaveyoumind;useit!
Notonlyeffort-butmindeffort,
intelligentmindeffort,idealizedintelligentmindeffort-makesyou
worthyofadvancement.
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