WHO SUCCEEDS?

The only man who succeeds is the man who is progressively realizing a worthy ideal. He is the man who says, “I am going to become this,” and then begins to work towards that goal.

I’ll tell you who the successful people are. The success is the school teacher who is teaching school because that’s what he wanted to do.

The success is the woman who is a wife and mother because she wanted to become a wife and mother and is doing a good job of it.

The success is the man who runs the corner gas station because that’s what he wanted to do.

The success is the successful salesman who wants to become a top-notch salesman and grow and build with his organization.

A success is anyone who is doing deliberately a pre-determined job because that’s what he decided to do deliberately. But only 1 out of 20 does that. That’s why today there isn’t really any competition unless we make it for ourselves.

Instead of competing, all we have to do is create.

From Earl Nightingale’s foundational 1956 spoken-word address, "The Strangest Secret," Explores the psychology of success and human potential. The core premise is that "we become what we think about," asserting that individuals who maintain clear, worthy goals and provide valuable service invariably achieve success. Nightingale challenges listeners to take control of their minds through a 30-day action test focused on specific goal-setting and positive thinking

The Strangest Secret - The Complete Speech