Letters from a self made merchant to his son
1. Don't mix pleasure with business. Don't date or be romantically interested in anyone you meet through work.
2. People who want to reach work late and leave as early as possible aren't 100% committed to the job and will cut corners wherever they can.
3. You have to learn to work under other people. "There isn't any such thing as being your own boss in this world, unless you're a tramp, and then there's the constable"
4. When you're in the right you can afford to keep your temper and when you're in the wrong, you can't afford to lose it.
5. One can't judge people who they are sentimentally attached with rationally
6. There's no easier way to cure foolishness than to give the man a chance to be foolish
7. Men and women aren't great judges of character when it comes to choosing a life partner. Its wise to get them prospected by your parents
8.Most people don't work to their full potential. They get satisfied too easily. For example, people who do just enough to not get fired instead of being exemplary. Such people remain mediocre in their lives
9.A good salesman doesn't just meet demand, he creates demand.
10. Appearances are important. Even if dishelved appearance doesn't necessary imply indiscipline, it has a strong correlation. Don't give people a chance to judge you badly on its basis. Also, you yourself should not be fooled by appearances.
11. A man's first duty is to mind his own business. Speculation doesn't benefit in the long run. Easy money goes just as easily.
12. As a boss, you have to follow all the rules that you make for your employees.
13. Don't make threats you cant keep. Make threats only when you are in a position to execute them, because then you won't need them.
14. Don't let power get to your head.
15. Add 50% to your assessment of the virtues if your neighbour, and subtract 50% from your virtues.
16. You shouldn't need to hear from anyone to judge your subordinates.
17. If your salesmen are travelling, write to them everyday and ask for daily reports.
18. There's no need to chase "high-society". You get into good society by being descendants of rich people. The longer you've been rich, the stronger your claim is. As a thumb rule, stay away from people whose job is just socialization. Any society is good society where congenial men and women meet for wholesome entertainment.
19. When a man does big things, he is too busy to talk about them. If you're successful, people are bound to find out sooner or later.
2. People who want to reach work late and leave as early as possible aren't 100% committed to the job and will cut corners wherever they can.
3. You have to learn to work under other people. "There isn't any such thing as being your own boss in this world, unless you're a tramp, and then there's the constable"
4. When you're in the right you can afford to keep your temper and when you're in the wrong, you can't afford to lose it.
5. One can't judge people who they are sentimentally attached with rationally
6. There's no easier way to cure foolishness than to give the man a chance to be foolish
7. Men and women aren't great judges of character when it comes to choosing a life partner. Its wise to get them prospected by your parents
8.Most people don't work to their full potential. They get satisfied too easily. For example, people who do just enough to not get fired instead of being exemplary. Such people remain mediocre in their lives
9.A good salesman doesn't just meet demand, he creates demand.
10. Appearances are important. Even if dishelved appearance doesn't necessary imply indiscipline, it has a strong correlation. Don't give people a chance to judge you badly on its basis. Also, you yourself should not be fooled by appearances.
11. A man's first duty is to mind his own business. Speculation doesn't benefit in the long run. Easy money goes just as easily.
12. As a boss, you have to follow all the rules that you make for your employees.
13. Don't make threats you cant keep. Make threats only when you are in a position to execute them, because then you won't need them.
14. Don't let power get to your head.
15. Add 50% to your assessment of the virtues if your neighbour, and subtract 50% from your virtues.
16. You shouldn't need to hear from anyone to judge your subordinates.
17. If your salesmen are travelling, write to them everyday and ask for daily reports.
18. There's no need to chase "high-society". You get into good society by being descendants of rich people. The longer you've been rich, the stronger your claim is. As a thumb rule, stay away from people whose job is just socialization. Any society is good society where congenial men and women meet for wholesome entertainment.
19. When a man does big things, he is too busy to talk about them. If you're successful, people are bound to find out sooner or later.
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