The Greatest Salesman in the World

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Summary: Be Your Best Self
Review: All success, happiness, love, peace of mind and wealth are traceble to the 14 ideas, shared in "The Greatest Salesman in the World:"

1. Master the art of living not for yourself alone, but for others as well;

2. Prove to yourself that you can endure the life of a salesman;

3. Believe in the quality of what you are selling;

4. Make your determination to succeed so strong that failure couldn't possibly overtake you;

5. Be fully in the present moment;

6. Choose love as your greatest weapon, no matter what;

7. Persist in what you believe in;

8. Celebrate your uniqueness;

9. Each morning, enthusiastically wake up saying to yourself, "Is this my day to excel?";

10. Master your ability to fully process your emotions, in the present moment;

11. Enjoy at least one deep belly laugh a day with someone else;

12. Multiply your value each day, by 100;

13. Take actions on your dreams, now; and,

14. Instead of wishing or praying for something, ask for guidance to manifest this into your life.

And, having read this book again, 12 years after having first read it, I am pleased to see how I have and have not applied the lessons.

If you've read this book before, or others that have guided you to add value to your life, read this now, to chart a new path on your journey to be your best self.

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Summary: Touching and Life changing
Review: I bought this book about 6 years ago and read it once. A few days ago, I re-read this book and when I read Scrool II, suddenly tears started flowing and I didn't even know why. It touched me so deeply, bringing back memories. On the same day, I went to look up my old files and inside I found the same text of the scroll but in different language. I think it is a sign that I have to start living with the principles Og Mandino has set out in this book, especially scroll II..I will greet this day with love in my heart. It is really a powerful, motivational book that you need to carry with you all the time. If you read it once and not very impressed by it, I suggest that you read it again and again until the messages start to get into you. You'll enjoy this book to the fullest :) Success be with you!

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Review: I first read "The Greatest Salesman in the World" in August 1973. I have read, since that first reading, and will continue to read, all 10 Scrolls every morning for the rest of my life.
I recorded the 10 Scrolls on cassette in my own voice and listen to it in my car as I drive to work and again on my return home. Ralph Waldo Emerson said we become what we think about. The 10 Scrolls are what I think about. There is something heroic in the way salespeople make their living. If you are one who cannot fail because you have nowhere to fail to, the Greatest Salesman will guide you on that road that winds uphill all the way to very end on the day's journey that lasts from morn to night, my friend. Og Mandino and I spoke often in 1979 and the years that followed before his return to the loving Father, the actual Author of the Greatest Salesman,who sent him to us. If everyone could read this book at once,we would all become like story book children walking hand in hand across the meadow.

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Summary: The greatest trip in the world
Review: The summer after my freshman year in high school, a ton of years ago, I was miserable. I didn't have any new friends at school, I was having a hard time at home, and I was trying to get through everyday with a smile on my face.

I took a trip with a bunch of people I didn't know, a 10 day backpacking trip to an island in lake superior. Our guide was a 75 year-old man named Dave. Everyday, Dave read us a chapter from this book, and everyday my respect for him grew.

The day I got off the island I bought the book and began my ten month journey through the scrolls it contained. I've followed the instructions, reading each chapter for one month, several times. I've worn out several copies and given away several others.

This book profoundly changed my life. Not only am I extraordinarily successful in terms of "material" success, but I am happier than I ever imagined it was possible to be several years ago before I went on that island. Buy this book, follow it's instructions, and even if you are never the richest woman or man on earth, you will be among the happiest.