Earl Nightingale
Saturday, June 2, 2012 2:31Known as the “Dean of Personal Development”, Earl Nightingale is one of the America’s most influential motivational speakers and authors. Nightingale gained huge popularity after his book the “Strangest Secret” was published. The book was called as “One of the great motivational books of all time” by the famous economist Terry Savage.
Born in 1921, Nightingale was recognized for his literary excellence in his first book itself – ‘Earl Nightingale’s Greatest Discovery’. He was bestowed with the Napoleon Hill Gold Medal. Before joining the radio industry, Earl was with the United States Marine since the age of 17 years.
Later, he began to work in the radio industry, which ultimately led to his entry in the field of motivational orator. The masterpiece “Strangest Secret” was the greatest work by Earl which went on to become the first spoken word record that received Gold Record status. It sold more than a million copies.
Until March 1989 before his death, Earl Nightingale wrote and recorded more than 7,000 radio programs.
“A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.” – Earl Nightingale.