Note: This is the third in a series of book reviews about books that inspire, that offer practical tips about goals, habits, productivity, simplifying, frugality and more. This series should run every few days or so, and it will cover some of my favorites in this fairly large genre.

Overview
This self-help classic from best-selling author Og Mandino has been around since 1968, and yet a surprising number of people in my generation and younger have not read it or even heard about The Greatest Salesman in the World. It’s a tiny book with some powerful principles, written in a compelling, clear style that makes for a quick read followed by a lot of reflection.

However, if you read it thinking it’s going to be a manual for how to become your company’s top salesperson, you’ll be hugely disappointed. The Greatest Salesman in the World is more about how to empower yourself to be successful. It teaches you to be an entrepreneur, a boot-strapper, and how to motivate yourself to be successful.

While it may seem a bit dated, the book still has some great concepts to take away from it. Read on for more, with my buy or don’t buy recommendation at the end. » More »