Chapters with titles like “First, Be a Man”, “Seize Your Opportunity”, “To Be Great, Concentrate” and “Trifles” set out the founder of Success magazine’s creed for young people starting in life. Marden argues by anecdote, piling up the early struggles of explorers, inventors, merchants and statesmen to show that will, earnestness and attention to small things matter more than luck or birth.
A characteristic piece of Gilded Age self-help, for readers curious about the roots of the motivational book. Download the free EPUB.