B26- ELEVEN REASONS

THE PROFESSIONAL LIFE ADVISER’S GUIDE (Little Gems Series)

B26. (THE PERSON) - ELEVEN REASONS

Why you should be proud of your profession:

You are in a business that is permanent, which is unaffected by the whims of fashions or customs which no new invention can supplant.

You are in a business that is fundamentally sound and whose super-structure, therefore, can be adopted to fit the needs of the moment.

You are in a business that caters to fundamental needs - needs that are ever existent.

You are in a business that exerts all the time a stabilizing influence upon general economic welfare.

You are in a business in which new markets are constantly opening up as a result of new needs and new prospects.

You are in a business that builds character in those whom you serve, which stirs into action man’s finer, more unselfish qualities.

You are in a business where your own ambition, energy, and efforts alone mark the limit of attainment.

You are in a business that deals with the most interesting and intriguing of all time phases - the inscrutable future.

You are in a business that develops qualities of self-reliance, initiative, self discipline.

You are in a business that carries with it onwards, more than monetary gain, the satisfaction of time well spent and the satisfaction of a useful life.

You are in a business which earns for you the sincere gratitude of a family suddenly bereaved and gives you the moral courage of doing a substantial social service to your friends and acquaintances all along your lucrative career.