We become what we think about most of the time, and that’s the strangest secret.”
– Earl Nightingale
I was recently introduced to “The Strangest Secret” by Earl Nightingale. It was the first spoken word recording to sell more than a million copies.
For those uninitiated, 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 experts rate as one of the great motivational books of all time“
Earl explains how your thoughts determine your success, particularly if paired with a goal. You’ll learn why only 5 percent of people succeed, ways to overcome the plateau of security and how to put what you’ve learned into action in 30 days. By the end of the episode, you’ll be ready to harness your thoughts and change them for good.
These are some of the beautiful takeaways.
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.” — Earl Nightingale
“The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice; it is conformity.” — Rollo May
“The only person who succeeds is the person who’s progressively realizing a worthy ideal.” — Earl Nightingale
“A success is anyone who is doing deliberately a predetermined job because that’s what he decided to do deliberately.” — Earl Nightingale
“Instead of competing, all we have to do is create.” — Earl Nightingale
“Selling is the highest paid profession if we’re good at it and know where we’re going.” — Earl Nightingale