塞隆·Q.迪蒙/Theron Q.Dumont
Courage is the backbone of man.The man with courage has persistence.He states what he believes and puts it into execution.The courageous man has confidence.He draws to himself all the moral qualities and ment al forces which go to make up a strong man.Whereas,the man without cou rage draws to himself all the qualities of a weak man,vacillation,doub t,hesitancy,and unsteadiness of purpose.You can therefore see the val ue of concentration on courage.It is a most vital element of success.
The lack of courage creates financial,as well as mental and moral d ifficulties.When a new problem comes,instead of looking upon it as som ething to be achieved,the man or woman without courage looks for reason s why it cannot be done and failure is naturally the almost inevitable r esult.This is a subject well worthy of your study.Look upon everything within your power as a possibility instead of as merely a probability an d you will accomplish a great deal more,because by considering a thing as impossible,you immediately draw to yourself all the elements that co ntribute to failure.Lack of courage destroys your confidence in yoursel f.It destroys that forceful,resolute attitude so important to success.
The man without courage unconsciously draws to himself all that is c ontemptible,weakening,demoralizing and destructive.He then blames his luck when he does not secure the things he weakly desires.We must first have the courage to strongly desire something.A desire to be fulfilled must be backed by the strength of all our mental forces.Such a desire h as enough commanding force to change all unfavorable conditions.The man with courage commands,whether he is on the battlefield or in business l ife.
What is courage?It is the will to do.It takes no more energy to be courageous than to be cowardly.It is a matter of the right training in the right way.Courage concentrates the mental forces on the task at han d.It then directs them thoughtfully,steadily,deliberately,while attr acting all the forces of success,toward the desired end.