Some Succeed . . . Others Fail . . . Why?
by Napoleon HillThis question has mystified many people ever since Man first became dissatisfied with his cave dwelling and tried to find some way to make his life more comfortable. Perhaps these comparisons may lead you to the answer:
The successful person knows precisely what he desires, has a plan for getting it, believes in his ability to get it, and devotes a major portion of his time to acquiring it.The failure has no definite purpose in life, believes that all success is the result of "luck," and moves on his own initiative only when forced to do so.
The successful person is a master salesman who has learned the art of influencing others to cooperate with him in a friendly spirit to carry out his plans and purposes. The failure finds fault with people. He goes out of his way to let them know about his critical attitude.
The successful person thinks before he speaks. He weighs his words carefully. And he emphasizes his likes concerning people, soft-pedaling his dislikes or mentioning them not at all.
The unsuccessful person speaks before he thinks. His words bring him only regret and embarrassment and cost him irretrievable benefits because of the resentment they engender.
The successful person expresses opinions only after having informed himself so he can do so intelligently. The failure expresses opinions on subjects of which he has little or no knowledge.
The successful person budgets his time, his income and his expenditures, and lives within his means. The failure spends his time and his income with a contemptuous disregard for their value.
The successful person takes keen interest in people, especially those with whom he has something in common, and cultivates a bond of friendship with them. The failure cultivates only those from whom he desires some favor.
The successful person is open-minded and tolerant on all subjects, toward all people; while the failure has a closed mind, steeped in intolerance, which shuts him off from the recognition of favorable opportunities and the friendly cooperation of others.
The successful person keeps abreast of the times and makes it an important part of his responsibility to know what is going on - not only in his own business, profession or community, but throughout the entire world. The failure concerns himself only with his immediate needs, acquiring them by whatever means are available, fair or foul.
The successful person keeps his mind and his outlook on life positive at all times. He recognizes that the space he occupies in the world and the success he enjoys depends upon the quality and quantity of service he renders. He makes it a habit to render more service than he promises.
The failure looks for "something for nothing," or something under the table which he did not earn. And when he fails to get it, he blames the greed of others.
The successful person has a keen respect for his Creator and expresses it frequently through prayers and deeds of helpfulness to others. The failure believes in nothing but his own desire for food and shelter, and seeks these at the expense of others when and where he can.
All and all, there is a big difference in both the words and the deeds of the successful person and the failure. But, in both
each person is where he is and what he is because of his own mental attitude toward himself and others. Source:
Success Unlimited. June, 1967. Volume 14, No. 6. Pgs. 33 & 34.
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