"Education" is not the index of a man's mental powers; while we do not say it in any combative sense, the brain power and mental activity of the "uneducated " successful man of business, speaking generally, are equal to those shown by men occupied in academic pursuits or in the professions. From the very nature of his work he has been led to cultivate close intercourse with his fellow-men, to practice keen observation, to develop imagination, to draw conclusions, and all his mental activities are personal to himself. If he does not dream the dreams of philosophers, of poets and artists, he may have come as near to fundamental cosmic realities as any one of them.
Whatever our mental equipment, it should be supplemented by a good training in the principal business requirements, even if it be only theoretical. It is seldom that anyone person has the opportunity of getting a practical training in every department of a large business house, and no one who aspires to fill a responsible position can hope to be thoroughly qualified if he does not have more than a nodding acquaintance with most of the subjects dealt. leia todo o artigo
