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.
You will achieve grand dream, a day at a time, so set goals for each day - not long and difficult projects, but chores that will take you, step by step, toward your rainbow. Write them down, if you must, but limit your list so that you won't have to drag today's undone matters into tomorrow. Remember that you cannot build your pyramid in twenty-four hours. Be patient. Never allow your day to become so cluttered that you neglect your most important goal - to do the best you can, enjoy this day, and rest satisfied with what you have accomplished.
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.
One of the great undiscovered joys of life comes from doing everything one attempts to the best of one's ability. The smallest task, well done, becomes a miracle of achievement.
I will greet this day with love in my heart. For this is the greatest secret of success in all ventures. Muscles can split a shield and even destroy life itself but only the unseen power of love can open the hearts of man.
Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.
I will live this day as if it is my last. …I will waste not a moment mourning yesterday’s misfortunes, Yesterday’s defeats, yesterday’s aches of the heart, for why should I throw good after bad?
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.
Today I am born anew and my birthplace is a vineyard where there is fruit for all.
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.