One of the most motivational essays of all time Elbert Hubbard’s A Message to Garcia is one of
the most common essays found in workplaces, for its simplicity and profound call to action. The essay
itself was originally published as filler without a title in 1899 in the magazine Philistine. It soon found its
deserved fame and was remade into a book.
The work is a powerful essay comparing those with excellent work ethic and those found
wanting in Hubbard’s opinion. It follows the historical actuality of the precursory events of the Spanish-
American War in the vaguest of senses but uses that context to make a powerful comparison. Chief
among those is the comparison between those able and willing to take a broad directive and achieve
the most common essays found in workplaces, for its simplicity and profound call to action. The essay
itself was originally published as filler without a title in 1899 in the magazine Philistine. It soon found its
deserved fame and was remade into a book.
The work is a powerful essay comparing those with excellent work ethic and those found
wanting in Hubbard’s opinion. It follows the historical actuality of the precursory events of the Spanish-
American War in the vaguest of senses but uses that context to make a powerful comparison. Chief
among those is the comparison between those able and willing to take a broad directive and achieve