Wonder Stories v02n10 (1931 03)

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The Gambler He gambles that a "lucky break” will come to him in the course of time M OST men live in the HOPE that their "lucky break" will come TOMOBEOW or NEXT WEEK or NEXT YEAB. They gamble that FATE, some day, some way, will make them rich! ^ey risk their whole lives on what may COME to them in the course of TIME. This is a WOBSE form of GAMBLING than gambling for MONEY with a card sharp or a "three sh^ game" expert. Gambling on what TIME and FATE have in store for you is more costly than any other form of gambling known. You lose MORE than money. You lose your SELF* BESPECT. You lose the self-respect of those about you. And as each year passes your CHANCE to amount to any- thing becomes slimmer and slimmer. You get discouraged. You begin to feel that fate is AGAINST you. You complain secretly about your iU luck. Perhaps you hide your shertcomings behind a whole flock of easy EXCUSES. But the hard, cold world doesn't care about you. You’ye got to look out for YOUBSELF. Time alone cannot help you. If it couM, EVERY man over 70 would be rich. You cannot COUNT on luck or fate or circumstances. If you could, EVERYBODY would get rich at some time or other. Your life is too precious to waste away WAITING for ‘ 'some- thing to turn up." There's ONE SURE WAY — yes, ONLY one sure way — to £3t what you want out of life. Nothing can help you but your own BRAIN. Make your brain just a little bit more effective and you will MULTIPLY your earning power. There is NO LIMIT to what the human brain can accomplish. Scientists and psychologists tell us we use only about TEN PER CENT of our brain power. Ninety per cent is unused. It lies dormant The longer it is unused, the harder it becomes for us to use it. For the mind is like a muscle. It grows in power through exercise and use. It weakens and deteriorates with idleness. What can you DO about it? That is the question you are asking yourself. Here is a su^estion. Spend 2c for a postage stamp. 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