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it will be a form of failure that is marked by misery and unhappiness, destroying
all signs of AMBITION.

16. OVER-CAUTION. The person who takes no chances, generally has to take
whatever is left when others are through choosing. Over-caution is as bad as un-
der-caution. Both are extremes to be guarded against. Life itself is filled with the
element of chance.

17. WRONG SELECTION OF ASSOCIATES IN BUSINESS. This is one of the
most common causes of failure in business. In marketing personal services, one
should use great care to select an employer who will be an inspiration, and who
is, himself, intelligent and successful. We emulate those with whom we associate
most closely. Pick an employer who is worth emu-lating.

18. SUPERSTITION AND PREJUDICE. Superstition is a form of fear. It is also a
sign of ignorance. Men who succeed keep open minds and are afraid of nothing.

19. WRONG SELECTION OF A VOCATION. No man can succeed in a line of
endeavor which he does not like. The most essential step in the marketing of per-
sonal services is that of selecting an occupation into which you can throw yourself
wholeheartedly.

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20. LACK OF CONCENTRATION OF EFFORT. The "jack-of-all-trades" seldom is
good at any. Concentrate all of your efforts on one DEFINITE CHIEF AIM.

21. THE HABIT OF INDISCRIMINATE SPENDING. The spend-thrift cannot
succeed, mainly because he stands eternally in FEAR OF POVERTY. Form the
habit of systematic saving by putting aside a definite percentage of your income.
Money in the bank gives one a very safe foundation of COURAGE when bargain-
ing for the sale of personal services. Without money, one must take what one is
offered, and be glad to get it.

22. LACK OF ENTHUSIASM. Without enthusiasm one cannot be convincing.
Moreover, enthusiasm is contagious, and the person who has it, under control, is
generally welcome in any group of people.

23. INTOLERANCE. The person with a "closed" mind on any subject seldom gets
ahead. Intolerance means that one has stopped acquiring knowledge. The most
damaging forms of intolerance are those connected with religious, racial, and po-
litical differences of opinion.

24. INTEMPERANCE. The most damaging forms of intemperance are connected