SOUND ADVICE
YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AMBITION. BUSINESS MAN'S TIPS. Mr J. W. Timberlake, a director of Messrs John Dickenson and Co (South Africa) Ltd. now retired, proffers this advice to young people with ambition. “Young men! I wish I could start life all over again! But if only I were able to pass on all the knowledge gained in over 50 years of business, I’d be satisfied. Anyway, here are some tips. You will be bound to progress if you’re keen on your job. even if. at first, it's only licking on stamps, and real enthusiasm is infectious, you know! Ideals—-Suggestions—Ideas—they’re indispensable too. If you say "Fve been thinking" and you really have thought you'll get on. Above all. it's hard work that makes you successful (whatever moderns may say). So learn all you can about your business and study trade books out. of office hours. Buy those books if you can't get them on loan. And remember, if you were in business for yourself, you would have to work many extra hours! Cultivate personality, dress well though not flashily,” and above all. be tactful. "Carry” stock and prices in your memory. Use a price list only as you would a dictionary—to verify the “hard words.” An occasional “examination paper” on a price list is a good mental exercise.
Respect manual labour. If we do not have to work with our hands, someone must do our share of manual work for us. Don’t you think that is the only possible view—a co-operative one? Self-consciousness is only inverted self-worship, except when you have made a mistake. Regret that error if it is due to carelessness; profit by it when accidental. Your senior will rub in your fault less if he sees that you are disciplining yourself by your own regret. If you are wrong, don’t mind being told! Then go out and buy yourself a smaller sized hat! Do try and make service ■ and efficiency worth while things in themselves. Let enthusiasm for these be your timepiece; always hear the first stroke of the office clock in the morning and the last at night. Honesty, punctuality, truthfulness — without these no real progress is possible. Better not to have been born at all if you don't possess them. Young folk. Here’s your chance! Because all of you do not live up to the foregoing standards, there's an extra opportunity for those who do. And because competition is so keen among firms, a business cannot afford to overlook enthusiastic men. Remember that. Last but not least, get the best possible education from opportunities after school. And as you grow in position share your knowledge with the fellow beside you. By doing so. you will help others and will clarify your own thoughts about a subject.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 November 1939, Page 9
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462SOUND ADVICE Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 November 1939, Page 9
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