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THIS 16 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: How They Succeeded, by Orison Swett Marden. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 076615307X.

Contents: I had a friend; my best friend, my inspiration; some one to believe in us; Lincoln had nothing but friends; friends are opportunities; dollar chasing kills friendship; keeping old friends; heart hunger of our day; universal brotherhood; who is my friend; not a friend to himself; going halfway; a friend's reputation in keeping; friends, our critics and teachers; with charity for all; wholeness, completeness; successful achievement.

An illustrated, unabridged edition to include: Success Against Odds - Three Necessary Things - Staying Power - From Humblest Beginnings - Training The Will - A Struggle In The Race Of Life - Mental Discipline - Doing Things Once - Centralizing Force - Learning To Swim - The Big Trees - "I Will" - The Rulers Of Destiny - "The Wills, The Won'ts, And The Can'ts" - A Tailor's Needle - What Is Worse Than Rashness - Conscious Power - Do You Believe In Yourself? - Force Of Will In Camp And Field - Napoleon And Grant - "Don't Swear-Fight" - "I Had To Run Like A Cyclone" - Will Power In Its Relation To Health And Disease - The Romance Of Achievement Under Difficulties - The Fun Of The Little Game - Conquerors Of Fortune - Commercial Courage - Four New York Journalists - Talent In Tatters - Concentrated Energy - Proceed, And Light Will Dawn - "I Trample On Impossibilities" - Persistent Purpose

The world takes us at our own valuation. It believes in the man who believes in himself, but it has little use for the timid man, the one who is never certain of himself; who cannot rely on his own judgment, who craves advice from others, and is afraid to go ahead on his own account. -from "The Rulers of Destiny" The preeminent self-help expert of the early 20th century and a forerunner of Dale Carnegie and Norman Vincent Peale, Stephen R. Covey and Anthony Robbins, Marden penned numerous motivation books that galvanized the public. In this insightful and motivating little book, first published in 1901 and just as enlightening today, he explores the importance of mental discipline to our happiness and success. Topics covered include: .training the will ."the wills, won'ts, and can'ts" .what is worse than rashness .conquerors of fortune .concentrated energy .persistent purpose .and more. Also available from Cosimo Classics: Marden's Friendship, Cheerfulness as a Life Power, Do It to a Finish, and two-volume Pushing to the Front. American writer and editor ORISON SWETT MARDEN (1850-1924) was born in New England and studied at Boston University and Andover Theological Seminary. In 1897, he founded Success Magazine.