breaking news
Healthy Food Factory Commissary Commercial Kitchen in Boca Raton, OUR KITCHENS ARE AVAILABLE 24/7/365 - Call (561) 394-7466 - Healthy Food Factory Commissary Commercial Kitchen in Boca Raton, OUR KITCHENS ARE AVAILABLE 24/7/365 - Call (561) 394-7466
Sign up for Newsletter
Email:
Jadi_Auto_Recon.jpg
IN_HOME_PHYSICAL_THERAPY.jpg
Happy_Herald_web_banner_Oct_236x126.jpg
My_Guys_Moving_banner_230x115_ramp.jpg
Half_Price_Countertops.jpg
All_Fencing___Repair.jpg
Anthony Michael Kulp PA_1.jpg
Kona.jpg
Bargain Blinds_1.jpg
Protect Sliding Door Repair_1.jpg
The_Amp_Shop.jpg
Palm_Air.jpg
Diamonds and Doggies_1.jpg
Plumbing_Experts.jpg
Appleton_Chiropractic.jpg
Dan_s_Fan_City.jpg
Stellar_Public_Adjustment.jpg
FinsFurs_Feathers.jpg
LovePlants.jpg
Healthy_Food_Factory.jpg
Open_house_Interior.jpg
A_H_Automotive.jpg
Dos_Amigos.jpg
Allure_Massage.jpg
Nomad_banner.jpg
rss.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Home / Articles / Columnists / Second Thoughts /  Diligence Pays
. . . . . . .
Thursday, October 4,2012

Diligence Pays

By Mort Crim  
They conquer who believe they can.
John Dryden

This story happened many years ago but carries an important message for anyone today worried about a lack of qualifications. It tells about a student seeking a parttime job to help pay his way through Stanford University. At one place where he applied, the manager told him there was only one position available and that was for a typist. The young man said he’d love to take the job, but wouldn’t be able to start until the following Wednesday.

 

The manager agreed and the following Wednesday morning the student arrived, bright and early, and ready to work. The manager said, “I like your enthusiasm and your promptness. But I do have one question. Why couldn’t you start until today?” The young man said, “Well, I had to find a typewriter and learn how to use it.”

Perhaps it is not surprising that this young man with such self-confidence and determination would later reach the pinnacle of politics. The student’s name was Herbert Hoover.

George Bernard Shaw once said that when he was a young man, he noticed that nine out of ten things he did were failures. He didn’t want to be a failure. So, he simply did ten times more work.

 

  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
 

Also in Second Thoughts:

 
Close
Close
Close