This happens my favorite work on self development and success.
In this set Earl Nightingale talks about the principles that drive a successful life. The concepts he discusses can be used in practically any endeavor. As I said, “Lead The Field” is full of principles, not sneaky techniques that may not be useful a couple of [...]

In “As A Man Thinketh” by James Allen wrote, “Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.”
That’s a pretty harsh statement for a lot of people. I’ve heard all sorts of excuses from folks why they couldn’t succeed, or why their life is in disarray. They blame other people, the [...]

I believe that happiness is a skill that can be learned. I’m not saying that if you learn to be happy, problems will stop jumping in to your life. I’m saying that you can learn to be happy no matter your place in life.
In “How To Win Friends & Influence People,” Dale Carnegie says:
You [...]

Note: when I first posted this, forgot a very important part of the quote. It’s fixed now…
Here’s another good passage from “The Gift Of Acabar,” by Og Mandino and Buddy Kaye.
It is not necessary that you be wealthy or famous or a genius in order to fulfill your own destiny. All that is asked is [...]

The Good Part About Adversity
Earlier today I ended up with a couple of hours that I knew I’d use up just waiting around, so I grabbed a book off of my shelf - “The Gift Of Acabar,” by Og Mandino. It’s short, so I was able to get through it completely. I didn’t think it [...]

I’d like to tell you how just sharing one simple idea earned a man $25,000 and how that idea can mean even more to you. This story has been told many times before. We may never know exactly what happened, but the important parts of what you are about to read are true. More importantly, [...]

Near the end of “The Way To Wealth”, Benjamin Franklin wrote:
“…experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that, for it is true, we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct, … however, remember this, they that won’t be counseled, can’t be helped, …and farther, that if [...]

In his book The Art of Money Getting, circus great P. T. Barnum writes:

Take two generals; both understand military tactics, both educated at West Point, if you please, both equally gifted; yet one, having this principle of perseverance, and the other lacking it, the former will succeed in his profession, while the latter will fail. [...]

Finding true success is never easy. Greatness only arrives when we overcome obstacles.
In his book “An Iron Will”, Orison Swett Marden Relates:
“It is all very well,” said Charles J. Fox, “to tell me that a young man has distinguished himself by a brilliant first speech. He may go on satisfied with his first triumph; but [...]