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The Essence of Success

By: Earl Nightingale
Narrated by: Earl Nightingale
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Summary

Discover Earl Nightingale's legendary problem-solving program.

This audiobook is divided into ten volumes. Volumes I through VI help you develop an excellent attitude, enhance your self-esteem, foster your creative genius, set and achieve goals, harness your mind's power, and explain the elements of personal growth. Volumes VII and VIII deal with critical success factors such as writing skills, public speaking skills, effective communication skills, and fostering excellent relationships. Volumes IX and X will teach you how to achieve success and happiness throughout your life. Experience the magic that started the personal and professional development industry and created Nightingale-Conant.

©1989, 2002 Earl Nightingale (P)1989, 2002 Nightingale Conant

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Brilliant

Beyond measure! I am happy I spent that money it is worth. Every penny. Excellent

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An apt title

Would you listen to The Essence of Success again? Why?

Yes. This book has so much in the way of treasure. I keep going back over it.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Essence of Success?

Yes, all of it... I'm defiantly a fan.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

There really is too many to list. Just start from the beginning. I think most people will find most of the content very useful.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?


It felt as though I was listening to someone who embodied integrity and honour. Such correctness made me want to stand upright. There was also the relaxed soothing delivery in the authors voice.

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Patient and persistence required

The audio book is full of many nuggets..shared in part by other authors.
* Create a time for thinking
* Plan your day etc.
The listen was long...

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Not as good as the tape cassette version

Would you listen to The Essence of Success again? Why?
Bears repeat listening, if you can find a way of converting the audio files to remove Steve Kings' annoying preambles and interruptions.

What did you like best about this story?
Episodic format

What aspect of Earl Nightinale’s performance might you have changed?
Unfortunately, Steve King, the other narrator that introduces the passages gets in the way - the original version was just Earl. You keep thinking, "Yeah-yeah, Steve, enough already, STFU!".

Steve's introductions are utterly superfluous and pad out the audiobook with preambles of each part that Earl manages to speak himself anyway about the subject with considerable more brevity, avuncular warmth and authority. Steve seems cheesy by comparison.

Nightingale-Conant in the early days messed around far less with its archive material.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
no, it is 16 hours, probably an hour of that is padding of Steve King's cheesy 'gee whizz' comments.

Any additional comments?
The original audio has been slightly sped up and the background music is entirely unnecessary.

lacks chapter markings

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Simple rules to live by

A classic with simple rules to help you think positively and move forward. I will listen to it again.

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Loved it.

Very thought provoking. Loads of ideas and ways to challenge yourself and become the person you want to be.
A must have if you want to improve in life.

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What disappointed you about The Essence of Success?

Long-winded, tedious way of saying think positive.

What could Earl Nightingale have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Offered more concrete advice with exercises.

How could the performance have been better?

Reader was good but content empty. Very dissatisfying.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Essence of Success?

I wouldn't have commissioned this.

Any additional comments?

refund please.

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Fantastic and practical

Absolutely practical and fantastic advice from a clearly very wise and experienced speaker. Really pleased to have purchased this

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really enjoyed this

it's one of those listening experiences you will repeat a few times . you can't listen to this book once you got to return to it

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Brilliant

this was a fantastic listen. every chapter had so much to take in. totally empowering and inspirational in many ways!

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