The prime condition great secrets of success It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions.Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career.They were introduced to the broom,and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office.I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices,and our young men unfortunately miss that salutary branch of business education.But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning,the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom.The other day a fond fashionable mother in Michigan asked a young man whether he had ever seen a lady sweep in a room so grandly as her Priscilla.He said no, he never had ,and the mother was gratified beyond measure,but then said he ,after a pause,“What I should like to see her do is sweep out a room ”It does not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary.I was one of those sweepers myself. that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started,my advice to you is “aim high ”.I would not give a fig for the young man who does not already see himself the partner or the head of an important firm.Do not rest content for a moment in your thoughts as head clerk,or foreman,or general manager in any concern,no matter how extensive.Say to yourself ，“My place is at the top.”Be king in your dreams. condition of success,the great secret: concentrate your energy,thought,and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged.Having begun in one line,resolve to fight it out on that line,to lead in it, adopt every improvement,have the best machinery,and know the most about it. concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital,which means that they have scattered their brains also.They have investments in this,or that,or the other, here there,and everywhere.“Don ’t put all your eggs in one basket.”is all wrong.I tell you to “put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.”Look round you and take notice,men who do that not often fail.It is easy to watch and carry the one basket.It is trying to carry too many baskets ，which break most eggs in this country.He who carries three baskets must put one on his head,which is apt to tumble and trip him up. One fault of the American businessman is lack of concentration. said:aim for the highest;never enter a bar room;do not touch liquor,or if at all only at meals;never speculate;never indorse beyond your surplus cash fund;make the firm ’ s interest yours;break orders always to save owners;concentrate;put all your eggs in one basket,and watch that basket;expenditure always within revenue;lastly,be not impatient,for as Emerson says,“no one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourselves.
[00:07.281]The prime condition great secrets of success [00:12.584]It is well that young men should begin at the [00:15.192]beginning and occupy the most subordinate [00:16.786]positions.Many of the leading businessmen of [00:20.291]Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust [00:22.355]upon them at the very threshold of their [00:24.306]career.They were introduced to the broom,and [00:26.540]spent the first hours of their business lives [00:28.267]sweeping out the office.I notice we have [00:30.731]janitors and janitresses now in offices,and [00:34.427]our young men unfortunately miss that salutary [00:36.404]branch of business education.But if by chance [00:40.720]the professional sweeper is absent any [00:43.921]morning,the boy who has the genius of the [00:45.857]future partner in him will not hesitate to try [00:48.356]his hand at the broom.The other day a fond [00:51.26]fashionable mother in Michigan asked a young [00:53.399]man whether he had ever seen a lady sweep in a [00:55.819]room so grandly as her Priscilla.He said no, [00:58.400]he never had ,and the mother was gratified [01:01.148]beyond measure,but then said he ,after a [01:05.897]pause,“What I should like to see her do is [01:09.892]sweep out a room ”It does not hurt the newest [01:12.191]comer to sweep out the office if necessary.I [01:14.466]was one of those sweepers myself. [01:15.832]that you have all obtained employment and are [01:19.363]fairly started,my advice to you is “aim high [01:22.680]”.I would not give a fig for the young man [01:25.348]who does not already see himself the partner [01:27.280]or the head of an important firm.Do not rest [01:29.796]content for a moment in your thoughts as head [01:32.821]clerk,or foreman,or general manager in any [01:34.778]concern,no matter how extensive.Say to [01:38.584]yourself ，“My place is at the top.”Be king [01:41.566]in your dreams. [01:44.646]condition of success,the great secret: [01:46.253]concentrate your energy,thought,and capital [01:49.303]exclusively upon the business in which you are [01:52.719]engaged.Having begun in one line,resolve to [01:55.452]fight it out on that line,to lead in it, [01:58.690]adopt every improvement,have the best [02:01.82]machinery,and know the most about it. [02:02.715]concerns which fail are those which have [02:06.528]scattered their capital,which means that they [02:09.903]have scattered their brains also.They have [02:13.55]investments in this,or that,or the other, [02:15.460]here there,and everywhere.“Don ’t put all [02:19.69]your eggs in one basket.”is all wrong.I [02:22.291]tell you to “put all your eggs in one basket, [02:24.827]and then watch that basket.”Look round you [02:27.624]and take notice,men who do that not often [02:31.23]fail.It is easy to watch and carry the one [02:35.235]basket.It is trying to carry too many baskets [02:37.735]，which break most eggs in this country.He [02:41.520]who carries three baskets must put one on his [02:44.266]head,which is apt to tumble and trip him up. [02:48.35]One fault of the American businessman is lack [02:51.179]of concentration. [02:55.105]said:aim for the highest;never enter a bar [02:58.111]room;do not touch liquor,or if at all only [03:01.405]at meals;never speculate;never indorse [03:04.760]beyond your surplus cash fund;make the firm ’ [03:08.630]s interest yours;break orders always to save [03:11.83]owners;concentrate;put all your eggs in one [03:14.919]basket,and watch that basket;expenditure [03:18.579]always within revenue;lastly,be not [03:25.177]impatient,for as Emerson says,“no one can [03:28.73]cheat you out of ultimate success but [03:29.522]yourselves.
