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the person who is so indifferent as not to want to get ahead in life, and who is not
willing to pay the price.

4. INSUFFICIENT EDUCATION. This is a handicap which maybe overcome with
comparative ease. Experience has proven that the best-educated people are often
those who are known as "self-made," or self-educated. It takes more than a col-
lege degree to make one a person of education. Any person who is educated is
one who has learned to get whatever he wants in life without violating the rights
of others. Education consists, not so much of knowledge, but of knowledge effec-
tively and persistently APPLIED. Men are paid, not merely for what they know,
but more particularly for WHAT THEY DO WITH THAT WHICH THEY KNOW.

5.LACK OF SELF-DISCIPLINE. Discipline comes through self-control. This
means that one must control all negative qualities. Before you can control condi-
tions, you must first control yourself. Self-mastery is the hardest job you will ever
tackle. If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. You may see at

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one and the same time both your best friend and your greatest enemy, by step-
ping in front of a mirror.

6. ILL HEALTH. No person may enjoy outstanding success without good health.
Many of the causes of ill health are subject to mastery and control. These, in the
main are:

a. Overeating of foods not conducive to health

b. Wrong habits of thought; giving expression to negatives.

c. Wrong use of, and over indulgence in sex.

d. Lack of proper physical exercise

e. An inadequate supply of fresh air, due to improper breathing.

7. UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES DURING CHILDHOOD.

"As the twig is bent, so shall the tree grow." Most people who have criminal ten-
dencies acquire them as the result of bad environment, and improper associates
during childhood.

8. PROCRASTINATION. This is one of the most common causes of failure. "Old
Man Procrastination" stands within the shadow of every human being, waiting