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The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money #11

By on October 3, 2008 in Books

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money was originally published in 1880 by P. T. Barnum.

Part 11 Let Hope Predominate But Be Not Too Visionary

Many persons are always kept poor, because they are too visionary. Every project looks to them like certain success, and therefore they keep changing from one business to another, always in hot water, always “under the harrow.” The plan of “counting the chickens before they are hatched” is an error of ancient date, but it does not seem to improve by age.

Previously: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10.

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  • http://tastynectar.com/blog Brett Tilford

    I think this is a real tension for many “visionaries” like myself. It’s almost like you have to fight against yourself to stick with something even in the hard times. At my last job, as youth pastor, I stuck around for 1 year longer than I wanted too just to make sure I wasn’t being the impulsive visionary… but that it was really time for a change.

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