Og Mandino is reputed to be the greatest inspirational author in modern history.
He has has left us with a wealth of wisdom and learning which remains with us through his writings. Here are some of his best:-
The Greatest Salesman in the World, Og Mandino's Great Trilogy, The Greatest Miracle in the World, The Choice, The Christ Commission, The Gift of Acabar, The Greatest Mystery in the World, A Better Way to Live, The Greatest Secret in the World, Mission : Success!, Spellbinder's Gift, Og Mandino's University of Success, The Return of the Ragpicker, The Secrets of Success and Happiness, The Twelfth Angel
ACTION
I will act now.
I will act now.
I will act now.
Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids.
With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success.
I will act now.
I will repeat these words again and again and again.
I will walk where failures fear to walk.
I will work when failures seek rest.
I will act now for now is all I have.
Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy.
I am not lazy.
Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed.
I am not a failure.
I will act now.
Success will not wait.
If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever.
This is the time.
This is the place.
I am the person.
ADVERSITY
There is no better than adversity.
Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
CONCENTRATION
The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish good results while the strongest, by dispersing his effort over many chores, may fail to accomplish anything.
Drops of water, by continually falling, hone their passage through the hardest of rocks but the hasty torrent rushes over it with hideous uproar and leaves no trace behind
CONTROL
Never allow anyone to rain on your parade and thus cast a pall of gloom and defeat on the entire day.
Remember that no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character, are required to set up in the fault-finding business.
Nothing external can have any power over you unless you permit it.
Your time is too precious to be sacrificed in wasted days combating the menial forces of hate, jealously, and envy. Guard your fragile life carefully.
Only God can shape a flower, but any foolish child can pull it to pieces.
ENTHUSIASM
Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm.
Nothing great was ever achieved without it because it gives any challenge or any occupation, no mater how frightening or difficult, a new meaning.
Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity but with it you can accomplish miracles.
EXCELLENCE
Always do your best.
What you plant now, you will harvest later
HABITS
The only difference between those who have failed and those who have succeeded lies in the difference of their habits.
Good habits are the key to success.
Bad habits are the unlocked doors to failure.
HAPPINESS
Realize that true happiness lies within you.
Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside.
Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.
Reach out.
Share.
Smile.
Hug.
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
LOVE
Treasure the love you receive above all.
It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished.
OBSTACLES
Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.
Yet each struggle, each defeat, sharpens your skills and strengths, your courage and your endurance, your ability and your confidence and thus each obstacle is a comrade-in-arms forcing you to become better or quit.
Each rebuff is an opportunity to move forward; turn away from them, avoid them, and you throw away your future.
PROGRESS
Never again clutter your days or nights with so many menial and unimportant things that you have no time to accept a real challenge when it comes along.
This applies to play as well as work.
A day merely survived is no cause for celebration.
You are not here to fritter away your precious hours when you have the ability to accomplish so much by making a slight change in your routine.
No more busy work.
No more hiding from success.
Leave time, leave space, to grow.
Now.
Now!
Not tomorrow!
SUCCESS
The only certain means of is to render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.
Remember, nothing changes without change.
Turning a bad habit into a good habit is simply developed by the continual practice of self discipline, one step at a time, one day at a time.
