INITIATIVE AND LEADERSHIP 335Ford went silently about his business and made himself the richest and
most powerful man on earth.
Mean voices were raised against me personally before the ink was dry
on the first copies of the Law of Success. Poisoned pens were released
against both my ideas and me, the moment the first edition of this
course was printed.
But the leader who truly leads remains the leader!
Master poet, master painter, master workman, each in their turn
is assailed, and each holds their laurels through the ages.
That which is good or great makes itself known, no matter how
loud the clamor of denial.
A real leader cannot be slandered or damaged by lies of the envious,
because all such attempts serve only to turn the spotlight on the leader's
ability, and real ability always finds a generous following.
Attempts to destroy real Leadership is love's labor lost, because
that which deserves to live, lives!
COOPERATIONWe return now to the discussion of the third step of the procedure you
must follow in developing Initiative and Leadership. This step takes us
back for a review of the principle of organized effort, as described in Les-
son One and Lesson Two.
You have already learned that no one can accomplish enduring
results of a far-reaching nature without the aid and Cooperation of
others. And you have learned that when two or more persons ally them-
selves in any undertaking, in a spirit of harmony and understanding,
each person in the alliance thereby multiplies his or her own powers of
achievement. Nowhere is this principle more in evidence than it is in
an industry or business in which there is perfect teamwork between the
employer and the employees. Wherever you find this teamwork you find
prosperity and goodwill on both sides. Without it, prosperity suffers.