Og Mandino

Motivational author, American, 20th century

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About

Og Mandino, born Augustine Mandino II in 1923, was an American author of motivational books. After serving as a bombardier in World War II, he struggled with alcoholism before turning to self-help literature. He worked in insurance and became editor of Success Unlimited magazine. His most famous work, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World' (1968), sold over 13 million copies. He wrote 19 inspirational books and received several awards, including the Napoleon Hill Gold Medal. He died in 1996.

Major works

The Greatest Salesman in the World (1968)novel
The Greatest Miracle in the World (1975)essay
The Greatest Secret in the Worldessay
The Return of the Ragpickeressay
The Twelfth Angelnovel

Key milestones

1944Served as a bombardier in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, flying 30 missions over Germany.
1968Publication of his most famous book, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World'.
1996Died on September 3 in Antrim, New Hampshire, of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Themes

SuccessMotivationSelf-helpPerseveranceSales

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“Every failure is a step to success. Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.”

— Og MandinoTheme · Personal Development

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“Ambition is success's best friend. Don't let your success of today lay you into complacency for tomorrow. For that is the worst form of failure.”

— Og MandinoTheme · Success

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“I will persist until I succeed. Always will I take another step and if that is of no avail, I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult. I know that small attempts repeated will complete any undertaking. -”

— Og MandinoTheme · Motivation

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