Discipline Yourself for Success

It is said that you are either moving forward, moving backward, or you are standing still.  What direction are you traveling in?

G.S. Weaver said many years ago, "Continual dropping wears a stone."  So persevering and hard work gains the object of our desires.  it is this that  builds, constructs, accomplishes whatever is great, good, and valuable to you.

Perseverance build the pyramids in Egypt, enclosed the Chinese behind a wall that can be seen from space, leveled the forests of a new world, and reared in its stead a community of states and nations.
Perseverance has produced the exquisite creations of marble from the minds of geniuses throughout history, and painted on canvas beautiful mimicry of nature and life.  It has produced countless amazing products and inventions that have changed the world. But greater still are the works of perseverance in the world of mind.  What are the productions of science and art compared with the splendid achievements won in the human soul?  How little can we tell, how little know, the brain-sweat, the heart-labor, the conscience struggles which it cost to create a Newton, an Einstein, John Kennedy, Gandi?  Why does the world bow to these people and 1000's more in reverence.  Why do their worlds hve a power, their names exhalted in the halls of history forever, their deeds glorious and world changing?

They are the sons of perseverance-of unremitting industry and toil.  They were once as weak and  helpless as any of us, once as destitute of wisdom, virture and power of any infant.  Their characters, my friends, which are now given to the world, and will be to millions yet unborn, were made by that untiring perseverance and disipline which marked their whole lives.  From childhood to old age they knew no such world as fail.  Defeat gave them power, difficulty tought them the necessity of  redoubled exertios; danger gave them courage; the sight of great labor inspired them to corresponding efforts. So it has been with all men and women who have been successful in any profession or calling in life.

Successful men owe more to their perseverance than to their natural powers, their friends, or the favorable circumstances around them.  Genius will falter by the side of labor, great power will always yield to great industry.  Talent is of course desireable, but perseverance is more so. Much more. It will make your mind sharp, your wit quick, your future bright.

It will also make friends.  Who will not befriend the persevering, energetic youth, the fearless person of industry?  Who is not a friend to him who is a friend to himself?  He who perseveres in business, and hardships, and discouragement, will always find ready and generous friends in every time of need. He who perseveres in a course of wisdom, rectitude, and benevolence, is sure to gather around him friends who will be true and faithful.

If you would win friends, be steady and true to yourself; be the unfailing friend of your own purposes, stand by your own character, and others will come to your aid, join your business, be your partner, stand still to hear your words.

Persist, be disciplined, and all the success in the world will be yours my friends.
To be continued...

Anthony
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