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Earl Nightingale's Greatest Discovery

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“Earl Nightingale’s Greatest Discovery . . . The Strangest Secret ...revisited”

Foreword by Dr. Wayne Dyer

What is success? Why do some succeed and others never make it? Is it worth all the sacrifice required, or are we chasing a dream that can never be satisfied?

Earl Nightingale, the fabulously successful businessman, radio broadcaster, and philosopher of achievement, began a search for the answers to those questions at an early age that led him to write his famous essay, The Strangest Secret in 1956. First recorded on a record at CBS and then produced by Columbia Records, Nightingale’s essay became the first and only spoken message ever to receive a Gold Record for selling more than 1,000,000 copies and was the precursor of today’s booming personal development/self-help industry.

Nightingale, for the first time in any book, presents his greatest discovery, now his own time-tested formula for success and tells a new generation how to apply it to the hectic pulse of contemporary life. In his book, he has reexamined the theme he first recorded thirty years ago, and the result is an exciting but practical new guide to succeeding as a curious, adventuresome, and happy person.

Earl Nightingale’s world-wide syndicated radio show, Our Changing World, was aired daily around the world for more than 40 years.

Learn the six words that changed the author's life and see how they can ensure success to anyone who uses them.

150 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 1987

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Earl Nightingale

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Earl Nightingale was an American motivational speaker and author, known as the "Dean of Personal Development." He was the voice in the early 1950s of Sky King, the hero of a radio adventure series, and was a WGN radio show host from 1950 to 1956. Nightingale was the author of the Strangest Secret, which economist Terry Savage has called “…One of the great motivational books of all time“.

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November 12, 2020
For the most part, it was a good book. Made some excellent points. At times he rambles. Almost like he is adding words to get to a page number. Seems like a bit of a snob too. Got the impression he looks down his nose at people who choose a career for a simpler life instead of chasing "success". The book does make good points about the commitment needed to be successful. These points can be helpful for the individual who can get around his snobbery and occasional rambling. It would have been better shorter and more direct to the point.
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February 25, 2014
A terrific book written by a 'modern-day philosopher.' Earl's messages have greatly influenced my life.
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July 28, 2018
Mr. Nightingale offers a simple plan to succeed in life. This should be read in high school.
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December 20, 2021
Absolutely one of the best pieces of literature ever.
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November 11, 2008
Its A Positive Motivational Book... There are a lot of great tips for focusing on what you and I really want out of life.

The Main Message for Me: "We Are What We Think About Most"... whether it be positive or negative!
Great Read...
Cheers,James
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44 reviews1 follower
July 5, 2013
This is a great book for a young person trying to figure out what to do with their life. I like Nightingale's idea of how there are two different types of people -- river people and goal people. I believe there is a lot of truth in this book.
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September 28, 2013
“Every one of us is the sum total of his own thoughts”
― Earl Nightingale, Earl Nightingale's the Strangest Secret
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April 11, 2025
Great, short book. Too few people understand their conscious, subconscious, auto-suggesstion, empathy, emotion, psychology.
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