Show TO ME before at starting arting out on his trip a certain salesman wrote the following pledge to himself signed it put it in his pocket and promised himself lie he would read it over every mornin morningan gat breakfast I 1 I 1 will respect myself I 1 can get away from everybody else not myself since I 1 have to live with this me ale all the time eat with him sleep with him and travel with him I 1 will try not to make him ashamed 2 1 I will not be satisfied with what I 1 am but will keep my minds eye on what I 1 am to become hence I 1 will put away egotism I 1 will not be angry when shown my shortcomings but will study to overcome them I 1 will not get puffed up but i try to build up 3 1 I will watch my thoughts realizing 1 that I 1 thoughts are things that they make and unmake me that they underlie success or failure hence I 1 will shut out all thoughts of failure all morbid brooding all feir and despondency I 1 will shun such things as I 1 refuse to eat unclean food 4 1 I will be absolutely honest both with myself and others I 1 will be honest in the dark as well as la in the light alone as well as in affairs I 1 will look on any money imay I 1 may make dishonestly as dirt money 6 5 1 I will take care of my body from it I 1 get endurance good spirits pep and vigor I 1 will not cheat lt it 1 by lack of proper rest and recreation I 1 will not lot let it grow flabby from want of exercise I 1 will eat and drink intelligently antt nt as an in door sport but to keep my body tit fit 6 1 I will improve my mind I 1 will do some hard study regularly every day I 1 will follow some course of reading and not fritter away all my mentality on trash 7 1 I will conserve my enthusiasms I 1 will never give way to complaints and bitterness I 1 will avoid pessimism and keep away from gloomy people as much as possible I 1 recognize joy as an asset in selling bof tor nobody wants grouchy people around I 1 will not worry nor climb any hill until I 1 come to it 8 1 I will conserve my energies Ener glea I 1 will not argue with contentious persons I 1 will not tight fight prejudices but will try to circumvent ent them I 1 will not get angry the use I 1 am out to sell bell goods ever to feel good I 1 will not carry grudged life to ie too short abort 8 9 1 I will platter not agreeableness is money in my pocket and nothing is more agreeable than pleasant speech I 1 will say bay complimentary things to people to their face and also about people behind their back so eo that I 1 may get the habit I 1 will save nave up all my disgust contempt and profanity till I 1 gt get back to the hotel 10 1 I will succeed Bucce ed nothing can stop atop me I 1 am wired to the central power plant of the universe it if one road is blocked ill make a detour but ill get there I 1 will put every ounce of strength into my business spare para no pains despise no labor fear no obstacles I 1 will believe good luck follows follow the alert and courageous signed and sealed by mo this blank day of blank my best friend and only e eney n e |