Making Your Own World: Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency

No man ever rose very high who did not possess strong reserves of emotional energy. Napoleon said, "I would rather have the ardor of my soldiers, and they half-trained, than have the best fighting machines in Europe without this element." Emotional energy of the right kind makes one fearless and undaunted in the face of any discouragement. It is never at rest. It feeds on its own achievements. -from "Emotional Energy in Business" First published in 1914, this early self-help book is part of...