The Strangest Secret
Earl Nightingale
Summary
One of the original self help books. Would recommend downloading the free podcast episode and listening to it. Do it once a month and is a great reminder when you're feeling down.
Notes
You become what you think about
The power of intentionality is a superpower
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal
The trouble with most men is they simply they do not think
The opposite of courage in society is not cowardice, it’s conformity
People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going
‘A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it.’ - Marcus Aurelius
One of the greatest laws of the universe: if you think in negative terms, you will get negative results. If you think in positive terms, you will get positive results
All you have to know is where you’re going. The answers will come to you of their own accord
Live fully - be alive
4 points to success
- You will become what you think about
- Remember the word imagination and let your mind soar
- Constantly concentrate on your goal every day
- Save 10% of what you earn
Act as though it were impossible to fail
Making money is the result of success and success in direct proportion to our service
No man can get rich himself unless he enriches others