March 21, 2003

95-year-old book fits modern salesperson Top Selling

Where do personal development lessons come from?

The personal development classic book, “Think and Grow Rich” was written by Napoleon Hill. Everyone knows that. Where did Napoleon Hill learn it? Who was the guy before Napoleon Hill?

The person Hill emulated was Orison Swett Marden. Nobody knows that.

Marden was the original positive attitude genius of the 20th century. Well known before 1930. Almost unknown today. Lately I have been acquiring every Marden book I can get my hands on (for a list go to www.gitomer.com).

About a year ago I purchased a bunch of books from the library of John Patterson. Patterson was…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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