Older Self Help Classics?

[Swede]

I really like older self help books. Personally, I think highly of Samuel Smiles's 'Self Help' and Orrison Swett Marden's 'Iron Will'.

Do you have any recommendations?

[justin]

I enjoyed Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich.

The title suggests it's simply a "get rich" guide, but it's so much more.

[justin]

I should also note that it was originally published in 1937.

[Shamou]

If you want the grand-daddy of them all, you should get, "Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac"

Ben was the first to write about self-help... so you can't get any any "older" writings or books than that...

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[John Wesley]

Why not go all the way to the Greeks with some Plato or Aristotle? They really do help you understand human life more clearly and although they're technically philosophy, I think you can really use the knowledge to improve yourself.

[Shamou]

Originally Posted by John Wesley

Why not go all the way to the Greeks with some Plato or Aristotle? They really do help you understand human life more clearly and although they're technically philosophy, I think you can really use the knowledge to improve yourself.

Yes... but Plato and Aristotle took the basics in the Ancient Mythology.... so why not start with that...

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[ming]

'the game of life and how to play it"

published in 1925 by Florence Scovel
http://florencescovelshinn.wwwhubs.com/

[Gene]

Originally Posted by JohnGalt

Anything by James Allen is great- Path to Prosperity, As a Man Thinketh, etc.

James Allen and his book As A Man Thinketh is on my list of books for anyone to read. I periodically re-read the book and always experience an increase in clarity as a result.

[Angela]

I got my start with the old Wayne Dyer books:
Your Erroneous Zones
How to be a No-Limit Person
The Sky's the Limit

Haven't looked at them for a long, long time... they might be a little dated now, but they sure lit a fire under me. I found him very inspiring (but I never enjoyed listening to him speak.)

[MindofMan]

The Greatest Salesman in the World - ancient now (only about 1968 if I remember correctly) but a highly recommended read!

I don't know if it's strictly self-help, in that the language is now what you would expect from that kind of book, but it was intended to get people thinking about how to fulfil their destiny.

[172]

a MUST READ: The Magic Story by Frederick Van Rensselaer Dey. It is a story made in two parts, "How The Magic Story was Found" and "The Magic Story". Don't let those titles fool you...the first part is just as important as the second part.

James Allen's As A Man Thinketh is a book will never put down. Classic and Timeless. Enjoy!

[Swede]

172: That's a great story. Strange enough it turned out to be one of the first self help books I found... I take it as a positive sign.

[172]

Originally Posted by Swede

172: That's a great story. Strange enough it turned out to be one of the first self help books I found... I take it as a positive sign.

Really! It's also one of my very first and I have always loved it and kept it close. I recently ordered a bound copy from Barnes & Nobles. I was shocked they carried it. I absolutely love the entire concept of the "Plus Entity".