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Great Ideas

by Earl Nightingale

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The Golden Age of Ideas

The excitingly phenomenal era in which we live has been called The Golden Age — and it’s an apt description. During our lives, more changes have occurred and more progress has been made than during any previous millennium in the development of humankind.

It would be almost impossible to select the most important discovery in recent years. The jet engine, atomic energy, new metals, synthetic fibers, rockets, satellites, transistors, the laser, television, plastics, antibiotics, computers, men on the moon, self-image psychology, mass communications — the list goes on and on endlessly.

And if reflection on the recent past is amazing, what about the near future? No one can say for sure what changes will come during the next 5 or 10 years. But they will come, and they’ll be amazing, even fantastic.

The head of one of the largest corporations, serving a term as professor at Columbia University, recently said that the two most important areas of development in the future will be the collection of data for business and marketing, and the study of the motivation of people.

What You'll Learn

• How to recognize and act on the great ideas all around you
• The mindset of innovation that drives lasting progress and success
• How to position yourself to thrive in an era of rapid change
• Why the study of human motivation is the key competitive advantage of our time
• How history’s pattern of breakthroughs can inspire your own thinking

About the Author

Earl Nightingale was a radio broadcaster, author, and the co-founder of Nightingale-Conant Corporation. Often called “The Dean of Personal Development,” his landmark recording “The Strangest Secret” became the first spoken-word recording to achieve Gold Record status. Earl’s philosophy — that “we become what we think about” — has influenced generations of leaders, entrepreneurs, and thinkers. His programs remain timeless classics in the personal development field and continue to inspire millions worldwide.

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I have always believed that thoughts and ideas are our most powerful possessions. For an idea can change the way we look at the world and the way we think — and it can improve every area of our life.

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