励志向上的精彩演讲稿 篇12

　　It well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the mostsubordinate positions。 Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had aserious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career。They were introduced to the broom， and spent the first hours of their businesslives sweeping out the office。 I notice we have janitors and janitresses now inoffices， and our young men unfortunately ms that salutary branch of businesseducation。 But if by chance the professional sweeper absent any morning， the boywho has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try h handat the broom。 The other day a fond fashionable mother in Michigan asked a youngman whether he had ever seen a lady sweep in a room so grandly as her Prcilla。He said no， he never had ，and the mother was gratified beyond measure， but thensaid he ，after a pause， “What I should like to see her do sweep out a room” Itdoes not hurt the newest er to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one ofthose sweepers myself。

　　Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started， myadvice to you “aim high”。 I would not give a fig for the young man who does notalready see himself the partner or the head of an important firm。 Do not restcontent for a moment in your thoughts as head clerk， or foreman， or generalmanager in any concern， no matter how extensive。 Say to yourself ，“My place atthe top。” Be king in your dreams。

　　And here the prime condition of success， the great secret: concentrate yourenergy， thought， and capital exclusively upon the business in which you areengaged。 Having begun in one line， resolve to fight it out on that line， to leadin it， adopt every improvement， have the best machinery， and know the most aboutit。

　　The concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital， whichmeans that they have scattered their brains also。 They have investments in th，or that， or the other， here there， and everywhere。 “Don't put all your eggs inone basket。” all wrong。 I tell you to “put all your eggs in one basket， and thenwatch that basket。” Look round you and take notice， men who do that not oftenfail。 It easy to watch and carry the one basket。 It trying to carry too manybaskets，which break most eggs in th country。 He who carries three baskets mustput one on h head， which apt to tumble and trip him up。 One fault of theAmerican businessman lack of concentration。

　　To summarize what I have said: aim for the highest; never enter a bar room;do not touch liquor， or if at all only at meals; never speculate; never indorsebeyond your surplus cash fund; make the firm's interest yours; break ordersalways to save owners; concentrate; put all your eggs in one basket， and watchthat basket; expenditure always within revenue; lastly， be not impatient， for asEmerson says， “no one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourselves。”