Elbert Hubbard

    Elbert Hubbard was an American editor, publisher, and the author of A Message to Garcia. He has a good education at Harvard University. Hubbard retired in 1892 and founded Roycroft Press in New York.
     A Message to Garcia, a story about a man who does not think twice about completing a difficult task, sends a very strong message to the readers about perseverance and work ethic. Elbert Hubbard felt very passionately about having a strong work ethic, especially when asked to complete a specific task. For example, Hubbard bets the readers that if you asked one of your employees to look up Corregio and write a short passage about him they would start out asking "why can't you do this" or "which encyclopedia is that in." Then Hubbard says "I will lay you ten to one that after you have answered the questions, the clerk will go off and get one of the 2 other clerks to help him find Garcia and then come back and tell you there is no such man."
      Elbert Hubbard believes that if you were given this task, you ask no questions and you come back with the correct answer no matter what the situation is. He believes that everyone should strive to be that person who never gives up and works hard all the time. Those are the people who will succeed and benefit themselves and everyone around them the most. These people are very rare and much in need in every town and store. We should all try to be most like this man as we can in our daily activities, whether it is a simple homework assignment or a big task. This is very important to me because my family always pushes me to be the best I can and do the most I can.