The Greatest Salesman in the World By Og Mandino

Last week I was traveling to my hometown. As I was waiting for the train. I was checking my bag, where I found a new book which I purchased 3 months back, it some how got misplaced and I was searching for it. As I started reading the book .I got so immersed in it I was almost nearing the end of 90 page Book.

What an incredible ideas it contains.

Each generation produces its’Literature of power”This type of writing literally has the power to change the readers life.In this tradition,The Greatest salesman in the world is destined to influence countless lives.
Here is the legend of Hafid, a camel boy of two thousand years ago and his burning desire to improve His lowly position life to prove his potential ablility,he is dispatched from Bethlehem by his master,The great caravan merchant,Parthos to sell only one robe.He fails and instead ,in a movement of pity.Gives the robe to warm a newborn baby in a cave near the inn.

Hafid returns to the caravan in shame but is accompanied by a bright star shinning above his head. This Phenomenon is interpreted by Pathros to be sign from the gods and he gives Hafid ten ancient scrolls,which contains the wisdom necessary for the boy to achieve all his ambitions.

This timeless story also presents the complete writings from the original scrolls.Hafid applied their Secrets of success to become the greatest salesman in the world and what they accomplished for him they can also achieve for you… for we are all " Salesman" and the success we attain in life depends greatly on how we "sell " ourselves to others.

The following were written in the Ten scrolls

1.I will from good habits and become their slaves

2.I will greet this day with love in my heart

3.I will persist until I succeed

4.I am natures greatest miracle.

5.I will live this day as if it is my last day.

6.Today I will be master of my emotions.

7.I will laugh at the world.

8.Today I will multiply my value a Hundred fold

9.I will act Now.

10.I will Pray for Guidance.

Some of the ideas which touched me in this Book

1.One must be prepared to pay a price in order to achieve any worthwhile goals.

2.True wealth is of the heart, Not of the purse.

3.Never feel shame for trying and failing for he who has never failed is he who has never tried.

4.Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

5.I will love all manners of men for each has qualities to be admired even though they be hidden.

6.From this moment all hate is let from my veins for I have no time to hate only time to love.

7.When I am happy with heartache I shall console myself that this too shall pass:when I am puffed  with success I shall warn myself that this too shall pass.

8.To surpass the deeds of others is unimportant ;To surpass my own deeds is all.