The Key to Success & What You Can Do With Your Will Power

by Russell H. Conwell

"This book is sent out to induce people to look at their own eyes, to pick up the gold in their laps, to study anatomy under the tutorship of their own hearts. One could accumulate great wisdom and secure fortunes by studying his own finger-nails. This lesson seems the very easiest to learn, and for that reason is the most difficult." Russell Conwell (1843-1925) was an American Baptist minister, orator, philanthropist, lawyer, and writer.

Genres: Nonfiction

48 pages, Paperback

Published April 15, 2019

About the author

Russell Herman Conwell was a Baptist minister, philanthropist, lawyer, and writer best remembered as the founder of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and for his inspirational lecture, Acres of Diamonds.

Reviews

[Giava Zahrannisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

As its purpose to make ones can accumulate great wisdom by studying his own finger-nails, The Key to Success succeed in making me notice that there will always be something worth learning even from the triviality of an egg. It tells me that great leaders are not the ones who only notice big things, but those ones who notice even the littlest thing and can gain wisdom from it.

"Animal life can do much for us if we will but study it, take notice of it daily in our homes, in the streets, wherever we are."

However, being the book in "those" era when women were nothing to society, this book sometimes slips in a way that this could give a perspective that men's failure is caused because of women are incompetent. How many a man fails in business because his wife is a poor cook? I believe that this matter is the downfall of this book which makes it irrelevant in this modern era.

[Astros · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's certainly a product of its time, in that the hopes of the future laid down within its pages are nothing of what the world has come to see. Though, despite this and the anecdotal nature of the book, it is an enjoyable read for its length and has some grains of wisdom and insight which can be helpful to reflect on. If nothing else the stories within as well as the select pieces of poetry offer modest entertainment.

[Andy Febrico Bintoro · Rating 3 out of 5]

the example maybe rather old for this age, but we could used some principles here, though perhaps it's not that valid in this ever changing age

[Tanni Awa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good illustrations on how to be a success and a great definition on who an orator and an elocutionist is.

[Casey D Wilder · Rating 1 out of 5]

Has NOT aged well haha