【The science of getting rich】Chapter 13 Getting into the right business

Success, in any particular business, depends for one thing upon your possessing in a well-developed state the faculties required in that business. Without good musical faculty no one can succeed as a teacher of music. Without exceptional mechanical abilities no one can achieve great success in any of the mechanical trades. Without tact and a flair for commerce no one can succeed in the mercantile pursuits. But, to possess in a well-developed state the faculties required in your particular vocation does not ensure getting rich. There are musicians who have remarkable talent, and who yet remain poor. There are blacksmiths and carpenters who have excellent mechanical ability, but who do not get rich. And, there are merchants with good skills for dealing with people who nevertheless fail. The different faculties are tools. It is essential that the tools should be used in the right way. One man can take a sharp saw, a square, and a good plane and build a handsome article of furniture. Another man can take the same tools and set to work to duplicate the article, but his production will be a botch. He does not know how to use good tools in a successful way. The various faculties of your mind are the tools with which you must do the work which is to make you rich. It will be easier for you to succeed if you get into a business for which you are well-equipped with mental tools. Generally speaking, you will do best in that business which will use your strongest faculties --- the one for which you are naturally "best fitted". But there are also limitations to this statement. No one should regard his vocation as being irrevocably fixed by the skills with which he was born. You can get rich in any business because if you have not the right talent for it, you can develop that talent. It merely means that you will have to make your tools as you go along, instead of confining yourself to the use of those with which you were born. It will be easier for you to succeed in a vocation for which you already have the talents in a well-developed state. But, you can succeed in any vocation because you can develop any rudimentary talent, and there is no talent of which you have not at least a small amount. You will get rich most easily if you do that for which you are best fitted. But, you will get rich most satisfactorily if you do that which you want to do. Doing what you want to do is life. And, there is no real satisfaction in living if we are compelled to do something which we do not like to do and fail to do what we want to do. And, it is certain that you can do what you want to do: your desire to do it is proof that you have within you the power which can do it. Desire is a manifestation of power. The desire to play music is a power seeking expression and development. The desire to invent mechanical devices is also a power seeking expression and development. Where there is no power - either developed or undeveloped - to do a thing, there is never any desire to do that thing. Where there is a strong desire to do a thing, it is proof that the power to do it is strong and only needs to be developed and applied in the right way. All things being equal, it is best to select a business for which you have the best developed talent. But, if you have a strong desire to engage in any particular line ow work, you should select that work as the ultimate goal. Because you can do what you want to do, it is your right and privilege to follow the business or avocation which will be most congenial and pleasant. You are not obliged to do what you do not like to do and should not do it except as a means to bring you to your desired work. If there are past mistakes whose consequences have placed you in an undesirable business or environment, you may be obliged for some time to do what you do not like to do. But, you can make the doing of it pleasant by knowing that it is making it possible for you to come to your desired work. If you feel that you are not in the right vocation, do not act too hastily in trying to get into another one. The best way, generally, to change a business or an environment is by growth. Do no be afraid to make a sudden and radical change if the opportunity is presented and if you feel after careful consideration that it is the right opportunity. But, never take sudden or radical action when you are in doubt as to the wisdom of doing so. There is never any hurry on the creative plane. And there is no lack of opportunity. When you get out of the competitive mind, you will understand that you never need to act hastily. No one else is going to beat you to the thing you want to do. There is enough for all. If one place is taken, another and a better one will be opened for you a little farther on. There is plenty of time. When you are in doubt, wait. Fall back on the contemplation of your vision and increase your faith and purpose. And, by all means, in times of doubt and indecision, cultivate gratitude. A day or two spent in contemplating the vision of what you want and in earnest thanksgiving that you are getting it will bring your mind into such close relationship with the Infinite that you will make no mistake when you do act. There is a mind which knows all there is to know And, if you have deep gratitude, you can come into close unity with this mind by faith and the purpose to advance in life. Mistakes come from acting hastily or from acting in fear or doubt or in forgetfulness of the right motive - which is more life to all and less to none. As you go on in the certain way, opportunities will come to you in increasing numbers. You will need to be very steady in your faith and purpose and to keep in close touch with the Supreme Power through reverent gratitude. 关注公众账号“爱满手”查看更多（荔枝电台对字数有限制