Orison Swett Marden
Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924) was an American author, hotelier, and pioneer of the self-help genre, orphaned young and inspired by Samuel Smiles' 'Self-Help' to pursue education and success through multiple degrees from institutions like Boston University and Harvard. He owned hotels, co-founded Success magazine in 1897, and wrote dozens of motivational books like 'Pushing to the Front,' influencing figures such as Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Ford.[1][2][3]
Thornton, New Hampshire, USA
self-help
motivational
The Young Man Entering Business
Pushing to the Front
An Iron Will
Peace, Power and Plenty
How to Get What You Want
The Roll Call of the Great
Brevity and Directness
It Is the Reserves That Count
Responsibility Develops Power
Are You Ashamed of Your Vocation?
On The Safe Side Of The Altar
William Dean Howells
Inspiration of the Sculptor's Art
Dollars And Desires And Salesmanship
As Ye Sow
Books And Every Man His Own Paradise
Shrinking From The Disagreeable The Kingship Of Self-Control
The Triumph Of Common Virtues And Keeping At It As A Miracle Worker
Character-Building And Health-Building During Sleep
How Thoughts Radiate As Influence
Don't Take Your Business Troubles Home
How James Whitcomb Riley Came to Be a Master of the Hoosier Dialect
Live Upword
The Spirit in Which You Work