ig truth that the man who delivers better goods or renders
better service than other men is not only entitled to profit, but also
has, by divine right, unassailable social standing.

LAZINESS

One of the most potent causes of failure is laziness. And the worst form
of the malady is mental laziness. Once a man is in any line of work, he
simply remains there by following the lines of least resistance. It
requires, in the first place, hard mental effort to decide upon a new line
of work. It requires analysis of work, analysis of one's self, of
conditions, and of environment, in order to make an intelligent and worthy
change. Not only this, but an advantageous change in vocation usually
involves additional study, additional training, hard, grinding work in
preparation for the new task. And it is altogether too easy for the lazy
man to drift along, mediocre and obscure, in some vocation for which he is
poorly fitted than to go through the grueling, hard work of preparing
himself for one in which he will find an opportunity for the use and
development of his highest and best talents.

LACK OF OPPORTUNITY

Many men do not change their vocations, when they find that they are
misfits, because of lack of opportunity. There may be no real chance for
them in the locality where they live and conditions may make it almost
impossible for them to leave. Of course, the strong, courageous soul can
_make_ its own opportunities. Theoretically, perhaps, everyone can create
circumstances. But, in real life, there are comparatively few strong,
courageous souls--few who can mould conditions to their will. Probably,
however, the average man could do much more than he does to improve his
opportunities were it not for inertia, lack of self-confidence, and lack
of courage, all of which he could overcome if he would.

It is oftentimes the case that the man who desires to make a change feels
that the only work which would appeal to him is in a profession or trade
already overcrowded. This may be true in the locality where he lives, but
there is always room for every competent man in any truly useful kind of
work. For the man who is well qualified, by natural aptitudes and
training, no profession is overcrowded.

LACK OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Many men of intelligence, who, perhaps, know what their calling should be,
are compelled to continue in work which is uncongenial and for which they
are poorly fitted because of their lack of education