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Summary: Full of tidbits of wisdom
Review: I remember having to read this book as an assignment for a JROTC leadership class; 'The Greatest Salesman In The World' is the first book that I can remember that truly impressed me. Og Mandino has written this classic in a language and style that is easily understood by anyone who opens it's covers. Even though the title contains the word salesman, the book contains profound statements that can be applied to any part of life. If people lived their lives by the messages contained within this gem of a book, life would be so much happier for everyone involved. I highly recommend that all people read this book and add it to their libraries.
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Summary: Touching and Life changing
Review: I bought this book about 6 years ago and read it once. A few days ago, I re-read this book and when I read Scrool II, suddenly tears started flowing and I didn't even know why. It touched me so deeply, bringing back memories. On the same day, I went to look up my old files and inside I found the same text of the scroll but in different language. I think it is a sign that I have to start living with the principles Og Mandino has set out in this book, especially scroll II..I will greet this day with love in my heart. It is really a powerful, motivational book that you need to carry with you all the time. If you read it once and not very impressed by it, I suggest that you read it again and again until the messages start to get into you. You'll enjoy this book to the fullest :) Success be with you!
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Summary: First Book of Sales
Review: If you are tolerant/smart enough to embrace or get past the Christian references in this book, and you are in the business of Sales, then this book should be on your shelf. No amount of sales training--tactical or strategic, linguistic or psychological--will help you unless you have first acquired the habits, behaviors, and heart of the Greatest Salesman. This is what Hafid teaches us. I currently have a private library of about 3000 books. Og's little volume is the one I'll rescue should my house ever catch fire.
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Summary: The greatest trip in the world
Review: The summer after my freshman year in high school, a ton of years ago, I was miserable. I didn't have any new friends at school, I was having a hard time at home, and I was trying to get through everyday with a smile on my face. I took a trip with a bunch of people I didn't know, a 10 day backpacking trip to an island in lake superior. Our guide was a 75 year-old man named Dave. Everyday, Dave read us a chapter from this book, and everyday my respect for him grew. The day I got off the island I bought the book and began my ten month journey through the scrolls it contained. I've followed the instructions, reading each chapter for one month, several times. I've worn out several copies and given away several others. This book profoundly changed my life. Not only am I extraordinarily successful in terms of "material" success, but I am happier than I ever imagined it was possible to be several years ago before I went on that island. Buy this book, follow it's instructions, and even if you are never the richest woman or man on earth, you will be among the happiest.
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Summary: How to read this book
Review: I don't know if I misread the instructions or if I'm the only one who actually followed them. If you follow scroll I, it should take you the better part of a year to finish the rest of the book. Following that, I'm only 2/3rds of the way through scroll II (I got the book a couple of months ago, but didn't consistently follow scroll II daily and at the 16-day mark, decided to start again at day 1). I can definitely say it has changed my life, and even the lives of those around me (most of all a person I work with who is hard to get along with and hence gets along with no one--except, now, me, and it really has seemed to make his attitude at work more positive overall). Though difficult at first, it quickly became easy to apply the first principle, and finally find myself easily "making people your greatest resource" as so many *other* authors suggest you do for success in life, although it is not specifically suggested in this book. I have gotten a half dozen new and better job offers in the couple of months since I started the book, accepted one of the first ones and am currently in the process of exploring the others. I see all these "couldn't put the book down till I finished" and I think, wow, you went a year with a book in your hand? Personally I'm still in considerable suspense waiting to see what scroll III says, let alone the entire rest of the book!
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Summary: Be Your Best Self
Review: All success, happiness, love, peace of mind and wealth are traceble to the 14 ideas, shared in "The Greatest Salesman in the World:" 1. Master the art of living not for yourself alone, but for others as well; 2. Prove to yourself tht you can endure the life of a salesman; 3. Believe in the qualityof what you are selling; 4. Make your determination to succeed so strong that failure couldn't possibly overtake you; 5. Be fully in the present moment; 6. Choose love as your greatest weapon, no matter what; 7. Persist in what you believe in; 8. Celebrate your uniqueness; 9. Each morning, enthusiasticall wake up saying to yourself, "Is this my day to excel?"; 10. Master your ability to fully process and accept your emotions, in the present moment; 11. Enjoy at least one deep belly laugh a day with someone else; 12. Multiply your value each day, by 100; 13. Take actions on your dreams, now; and, 14. Instead of wishing or praying for something, ask for guidance manifest this into your life. And, having read this book again, 12 years after having first read it, I am pleased that I am able to see how I have and have not applied the lessons. If you've read this book before, or others that have guided you to add value to your life, read this now, to chart a new path on your journey to be your best self.
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Summary: Speechless
Review: These are the types of books I've been searching for for years.
When I read this book I had to stop once in a while just to cool down my excitment. Man this book is powerful, those words in the scroll should be chiselled in stone. If anyone can recommend any more mind blowing books on wealth, success and prosperity please email me: shoan@webmail.co.za Please only recommend super amazing books that will knock my socks off.
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Summary: The Greatest Motivational Author in the World
Review: Og Mandino's classic tale is not just about sales. It is a living, breathing manuscript about life, written with God's love and a testimony to Mandino's own rag to riches tales. For those who have not the luxury to meet with a mentor or a life coach, Mandino's series of "Greatest..." will certainly come as a close second. Start off with Hafid's tale in Salesman, then Salesman II. After which, trail Mandino's curious journey with ragpicker Simon Potter in Miracle, The Return of the Ragpicker and Mystery. His skills are based on the Autosuggestion technique so results may vary from individual to individual. However, Mandino's engaging style, backed by his personal experiences make his timeless tales delightful to read as stand-alone inspirational fiction.
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Summary: Not exactly a sales training book
Review: With so much praises, I picked this up and read this mini book while I was waiting my wife in the hospital. The ten scrolls are surely encouraging, but not necessarily surprising enough to make to remember. Also, the ten scrolls are messages that basically can work in all occasssions, not only in a sales profession. Also, please note that you will be more attached to it if you have Christian background.
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Summary: Great Advice..
Review: The advice in the 10 scrolls is outstanding. The first few chapters are devoted to a rather silly story. I would have enjoyed the books much, much more without the silly mythology added to it. Not to mention some actual religious double-speak. (Jesus is described as having been killed by Romans for crimes against Rome... uh... okay.) But the 10 scrolls (10 items of advice) are worth the inexpensive price of the book. And, taken outside the obvious and unnecessary judeo-christian mythology, they are universal to virtually every religion and creed that I know of.
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