These words are so wise...

"Look at those fellows whittling, discussing railroads, talking politics. The most that any of them know about a railroad is how to drive a spike. They will always do that and no more. Note what I have done while they loafed there this evening - built most of the porch on my home. Soon I will be sitting there in comfort, making love to a pretty wife. They will always be sitting on those soap boxes around the grocery stove. Which is work and which is play?"

"If a thing is useful they call it work, if useless they call it play. One is as hard as the other. In both there is rivalry. There's a struggle to excel the rest. All the difference I see lies in attitude of mind."

-- Claude Hopkins quotes a man he learned a lot from (in his book "My Life in Advertising", here).

Are you struggling to drive traffic to your site while your friends are bowling? Do you envy sometimes that they have a great time while you're researching your market? I know I do ;-). Sometimes. Well, let's just remind ourselves the words above.

"I came to love work as other men love golf."

Are you surprised that people call him "one of the greatest advertising pioneers who ever lived"?

http://start-successful-business-online-in-48-hours.com/blog/2004/05/these-words-are-so-wise.html

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