A. T. Stewart started life with a dollar and fifty cents. This merchant prince began by calling at the doors of houses in order to sell needles, thread and buttons. He soon found the people did not want them, and his small stock was thrown back on his hands. Then he said wisely, 'I'll not buy any more of these goods, but I'll go and ask people what they do want.' Thereafter he studied the needs and desires of people, found out just what they most wanted, endeavored to meet those wants, and became the greatest business man of his time.
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Keep a definite goal of achievement constantly in view. Realize that work well and worthily done makes life truly worth living.Grenville Kleiser
Let the spirit of your work be right, and whether your task be great or small you will then have the satisfaction of knowing it is worth while.
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Every good thought you think is contributing its share to the ultimate result of your life.
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You were intended not only to work, but to rest, laugh, play, and have proper leisure and enjoyment. To develop an all-around personality you must have interest outside of your regular vocation that will serve to balance your business responsibilities.
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Be grateful for the joy of life. Be glad for the privilege of work. Be thankful for the opportunity to give and serve. Good work is the great character-builder, the sweetener of life, the maker of destiny.
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It is possible to make each year bring with it a lasting gift to add to the fullness of experience, to be treasured up, savored, and remembered. They need not be startling, these gifts of the years they may be things that lie within the reach of all.
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