How to Succeed: or

First published in 1901, "How They Succeeded" is a classic self-help book on the subject of succeeding, with a particular focus on business and money matters. Contents include: "Determined Not to Remain Poor", "Saved my Earnings, and Attended Strictly to Business", "I Always Thought I would be a Merchant", "An Opportunity", "A Cash Basis", "Every Purchaser must be Enabled to Feel Secure", "The Turning Point", "Qualities that Make for Success", etc. Dr. Orison Swett Marden (1848-1924) was an American author of inspirational books. He wrote primarily on the subject of being successful and founded "SUCCESS" magazine in 1897. Mardens books deal with attaining a fruitful and well-rounded life, with many of his ideas being based on the New Thought movement.