Show THE QUALITIES OF leadership by JOHN 0 president american bankers association leadership and success in a general way are synonymous they aro are both founded upon simple codes of thought and action upon the realization t that h a t he ha who wins tho the laurels must be a doer not a waiter that application of energy not time or luck inch la is what counts most A rabbits toot foot Is a poor rj u b 9 t I 1 t u t e tor for horse sense both success john G lonsdale Lons dalo and leadership it if they be ba ot of tho the hi highest best quality are the result ot of service to humanity service has been aptly described as aa the eu eui on i preme prema commitment ot of life analyze the lives and times of all great leaders ot of history and you will find that those whose names aro are enshrined in the hearts ot of their countrymen are those who sought to render a needed service to the populace leadership like success need not however be international or national to achieve great results there to Is room tor for each ot of us to be a leader in his community in his work in hla his church and in various organizations one ot of the indispensable qualities ot of leadership Is the ability to persist steadfastly in the face ot of discourage ments if george washington had bad not possessed tho the quality ot of persistence he and his soldiers would never have survived the hunger and privations which were theirs at valley forgo forge we have tori tod many young men and young women these days saying a job cannot be done too many spend their time explaining why a thing cant be done in instead ot of saying with firm resolve that it can be lone done and then going out and doing it anything that ought to be done Is capable ot of being dons done and anything ing at all Is worth doing well the fellow who handles a little job in a big way Is always on the road to greater fields |