Pushing to the Front
by Orison Swett Marden
The 1894 American success classic by the founder of Success magazine: chapter after chapter of anecdotes about determination, opportunity, self-improvement and character, aimed at young men of the era. It directly inspired Napoleon Hill and reads like Smiles with more fire.
Read it if…
you want the American root of the success genre.
Skip it if…
you want modern examples; everyone here is Victorian.
Three things you will actually use
- Opportunity is everywhere for the prepared.
- Decision is the father of action.
- Self-improvement is the surest investment.
Do this first
Read the chapter on 'the will and the way'.
Our verdict
Smiles with more fire.
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