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Earl Nightingale: How to be Successful

Nov 19, 2025
Earl Nightingale, a pioneering motivational speaker known for 'The Strangest Secret,' explores the essence of success. He explains that success is the pursuit of worthy goals, urging listeners to think deliberately rather than conform to society's complacency. Nightingale emphasizes the importance of having clear goals and illustrates how our dominant thoughts shape our lives. He shares practical strategies like a 30-day mental test to replace negativity with positive visualization, and underlines the idea that serving others leads to financial success.
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Success Is A Progressive Goal

  • Earl Nightingale defines success as "the progressive realization of a worthy ideal."
  • He argues people who know their predetermined goal are successful, others are failures.
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Conformity Kills Ambition

  • Conformity causes most people to fail by acting without purpose.
  • Outer-directed lives lead to drifting rather than deliberate achievement.
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Thoughts Shape Our Destiny

  • Nightingale states the key principle: we become what we think about.
  • He claims mastering this thought-control law will permanently change your life.
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