Og Mandino
Og Mandino
Augustine "Og" Mandino IIwas an American author. He wrote the bestselling book The Greatest Salesman in the World. His books have sold over 50 million copies and have been translated into over twenty-five different languages. He was the president of Success Unlimited magazine until 1976 and is an inductee of the National Speakers Association's Hall of Fame...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth12 December 1923
CityFramingham, MA
CountryUnited States of America
Each day is a special gift from God, and while life may not always be fair, you must never allow the pains, hurdles, and handicaps of the moment to poison your attitude and plans for yourself and your future.
Never settle for the crumbs of life.
The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the crown he merits. If he raises all his energy to that end, he is a benefactor of mankind and its rewarded as such.
I will not allow yesterday's success to lull me into today's complacency, for this is the great foundation of failure.
Never hide behind busy work. It takes just as much energy to fail as it does to succeed.
Only a habit can subdue another habit.
I will persist until I succeed!
My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible. All are of no value unless they are followed by action.
Each day will be triumphant only when your smiles bring forth smiles from others.
You do not live in a vacuum nor can you harvest the better fruits of life without help and ENCOURAGEMENT from others.
Deliver more than you are getting paid to do. The victory of success will be half won when you learn the secret of putting out more than is expected in all that you do. Make yourself so valuable in your work that eventually you will become indispensable. Exercise your privilege to go the extra mile, and enjoy all the rewards you receive.
And I leave you now, not with sadness but with satisfaction and joy that we came together and walked, arm in arm, through this brief moment of eternity. Who could ask for more?
I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.
If I persist long enough I will win.