William W. Woodbridge originally wrote That Something as a means of bringing success and "performing miracles" in the lives of many men and women, and it became one of his most popular titles.

William Woodbridge's life-changing short stories gained widespread recognition from many of the prominent leaders and dignitaries of his time. Thomas Edison remarked, "I have read That Something. It tells the whole story." And Emerson Harrington said, "It is a message that ought to go out to all men everywhere."

Paul J. Meyer, the author and pioneer of the self-improvement industry whose programs have sold more than two billion dollars worldwide, attributes much of his success to his ability to harness William Woodbridge's That Something and make it work for him.

That Something is real power as truly as the electric current. It is the power of the inner being, the fuel of the soul machine. It is the one thing necessary.

The success of people everywhere depends alone on awakening That

When Bradford got fired from the Continental Dry Goods Company, despondency and depression were knocking at his door. It didn't take long, however, until he discovered that getting fired was one of the best things that ever happened to him. The next best thing to being fired was when Bradford looked in the mirror and realized he was his own worst enemy. He decided to take authority over his bad habits and take charge of his own destiny. This was his greatest turning point -- the realization that his success began when he to fired himself and said, "Success is a seed that can grow wherever it's planted; what we're looking for is a place to start sprouting. Now go to it and win!" This timeless classic by William W. Woodbridge is a provocative story of "The Super-self" that exists in every person who is willing to take an honest assessment of his or her life in order to make change for the better -- realizing every one of us is in business for ourselves.