{"product_id":"2940014328333","title":"Wisdom of The Ages","description":"Seize the Day!\u003cbr\u003ePeople are judged by what they think and what they say. But the true measure of\u003cbr\u003etheir character is what they do. Anyone who has achieved success and fortune in\u003cbr\u003ethe world has done it by action.\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Jennings Bryan wrote, \"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of\u003cbr\u003echoice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.\"\u003cbr\u003eThe choice of the path you follow is often put before you as opportunity. \"Few\u003cbr\u003epeople recognize opportunity\" said Cary Grant, \"because it comes disguised as\u003cbr\u003ehard work.\"\u003cbr\u003eDon't let opportunities slip past while you're still considering them, and create\u003cbr\u003enew ones as you see them. \"Wise people make more opportunities than they\u003cbr\u003efind\", said Francis Bacon.\u003cbr\u003eWhat opportunities can you act upon?\u003cbr\u003e Woolworth saw a need for small inexpensive items and opened the chain of\u003cbr\u003estores that grossed billions.\u003cbr\u003e Wrigley started giving gum away as a bonus from a supplies wagon he sold\u003cbr\u003efrom, and saw the opportunity to make money from the gum that became\u003cbr\u003ein high demand.\u003cbr\u003eAll successful people the world over have found the opportunities for their own\u003cbr\u003especial talents and acted upon those ways to achieve. Why wait for the time to\u003cbr\u003epass?\u003cbr\u003eThere will never a better time than now- for you days are numbered and you\u003cbr\u003eknow not your final breath.\u003cbr\u003eLewis Carroll believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. Take\u003cbr\u003eyour own impossible dreams and make them become reality.\u003cbr\u003e11\u003cbr\u003eHow They Think\u003cbr\u003eThousands of potential millionaires are born every year. And with the advent of ecommerce,\u003cbr\u003emaking a million dollars is becoming more and more commonplace.\u003cbr\u003eWhat advice did the money-makers follow?\u003cbr\u003eAristotle Onassis worked eighteen hours a day to maintain his fortune. He started\u003cbr\u003eas a welder and aimed for the top. \"You have to think money day and night,\" he\u003cbr\u003esaid, \"you should even dream about it in your sleep.\" Do you?\u003cbr\u003eJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr., said, \"I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head\u003cbr\u003eor hand; that the world owes every person an opportunity to make a living.\"\u003cbr\u003eAnd J. Paul Getty acknowledged his hard work: \"I have no complex about wealth.\u003cbr\u003eI have worked hard for my money, producing things people need.\"\u003cbr\u003eEven Proverbs advises: \"In all labor there is profit.\"\u003cbr\u003eRichard Bach, the author of the best selling Jonathan Livingston Seagull\u003cbr\u003ewrote...\u003cbr\u003e\"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true.\u003cbr\u003eYou may have to work for it, however.\"\u003cbr\u003eThe Empress of the British Empire, Queen Victoria, admonished, \"We are not\u003cbr\u003einterested in the possibilities of defeat.\"\u003cbr\u003eDo YOU Have What it Takes?\u003cbr\u003eThere are qualities of endeavor and achievement that are common to many\u003cbr\u003epeople who make it to the top. The following questions are a guideline to selfenterprise\u003cbr\u003eand attaining your goals.\u003cbr\u003e1. Do you prefer to work for yourself than for others?\u003cbr\u003e2. Are you well-informed on current business and political affairs?\u003cbr\u003e3. Are you a leader?\u003cbr\u003e4. Do you take advantage of opportunities?\u003cbr\u003e5. Do you pay attention to what other people say?\u003cbr\u003e12\u003cbr\u003e6. Can you finish a job even when it is difficult or unpleasant?\u003cbr\u003e7. Are you challenged by problems?\u003cbr\u003e8. Do you have a goal you want to achieve?\u003cbr\u003e9. Do you consider other people?\u003cbr\u003e10. Do you strive to attain?\u003cbr\u003e11. Can you obey commands?\u003cbr\u003e12. Can you bounce back after defeat?\u003cbr\u003e13. Do you believe in yourself?\u003cbr\u003e14. Can you stand by your actions in spite of criticism?\u003cbr\u003e15. Can you follow instructions?\u003cbr\u003e16. Can you respond to the needs of others?\u003cbr\u003e17. Will you give credit to others?\u003cbr\u003e18. Can you make your own decisions?\u003cbr\u003e19. Are you determined?\u003cbr\u003e20. Are you ready for success?\u003cbr\u003e13\u003cbr\u003eEstablish Your Ultimate Goal\u003cbr\u003eWhat do you want?\u003cbr\u003e Are you looking for financial security, professional acknowledgment,\u003cbr\u003espiritual attainment?\u003cbr\u003e Do you want to fit better socially, or become more expressive creatively?\u003cbr\u003eEstablish the goal that's right for you.\u003cbr\u003eThen turn that goal from a dream into a desire.\u003cbr\u003eYou want to realize that goal, not just wish for it.\u003cbr\u003eAesop said, \"Beware that you do not lose the substance by grabbing at the\u003cbr\u003eshadow.\"\u003cbr\u003eKnow exactly what you want, then go for it.\u003cbr\u003eDon't be robbed by your own procrastination- especially if you want to achieve\u003cbr\u003esomething unique or original...artistic.\u003cbr\u003eThe writer Thomas Wolfe wrote, \"I had been sustained by that delightful illusion\u003cbr\u003eof success which we all have when we dream about the books we are going to\u003cbr\u003ewrite instead of actually doing them.”\u003cbr\u003eHe went on to say “Now I was face to face with it, and suddenly I realized that I\u003cbr\u003ehad committed my life and my integrity so irrevocably to this struggle that I must\u003cbr\u003econquer now or be destroyed.\"\u003cbr\u003eCan you see -with complete clarity- what you","brand":"All classic book warehouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080103805168,"sku":"2940014328333","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014328333_p0.jpg?v=1763606005","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014328333","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}