I Will.

“I Will” has a spirit that nothing daunts
Once he gets his eye on the thing he wants.
He rolls up his sleeves, and pitches in
With a splendid zeal that is bound to win.
“I Will” never hesitates lest he fail—
In his heart he's sure that he will prevail.
No mountain can stop him, however high;
There's no task so hard but he'll have a try.
“I Will” sets his teeth when things start off wrong;
He just grins and mutters: “This can't last long
I'll take a fresh start; and Adversity
Will be going some if he catches me.”
“I Will” has a punch hid in each hand;
He has training, strength, and a heap of sand;
He swings his hard fists in the world's grim face,
And he bangs away till the world gives place.
“I Will' understands in his own strength lies
The one chance he'll get at the things men prize.
Discouragement, failure—nothing can chill
The stout heart of him who declares “I Will.”

If we doubt our own judgment and discretion in business you may be sure others will do the same and then our ability will be questioned. We must believe absolutely in our own ability.

Successful Railwaymen, with a few exceptions of conspicuously superior intellect, have won their success by efficiency in comparatively small matters; therefore, to succeed we must apply the principles of efficiency to the details of our work. We must aim for the topmost rung, keeping that objective ever before our minds, doing each day our job faithfully and well, and sooner or later, we will find ourselves Beginning to Climb.

You will possibly say to yourselves “That's all very well. It is easy to say make up your minds to succeed, but it does not seem to help us very much”.

That is the very point! You do not make up your minds. You try for a day or two and then ease off. This is weakness. You must learn to keep on trying,