The story of Og is incredible
Og was a "sales guru" and the author of the bestselling book The Greatest Salesman in the World.
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To this day, he remains one of the most inspirational and best-selling authors today. His books have sold over 50 million copies and have been translated into over twenty-five different languages. He was the president of Success Unlimited magazine until 1976. He had been inducted into the National Speakers Association's Hall Of Fame.
He was once the editor of a high school paper and planned to attend the University of Missouri's journalism school. But in the summer of 1940, before he was able to enter college, his mother died suddenly from a massive heart attack.
This happened while his mother was in the kitchen preparing his lunch. After the incident, he decided to work in a paper factory until 1942.
Afterwards, he joined the United States Army Air Corps where he became a military officer and a bombadier. He flew for thirty bombing missions over Germany on board a B-24 Liberator during World War II.
It was also during this time that he flew with fellow pilot and movie star, Jimmy Stewart. he kept a personalized 8 X 10 photograph of Stewart. This photograph hung on the wall of his home office where he wrote his books.
After his military duties, he discovered that many companies were not hiring many former bomber pilots. As a result, he became an insurance salesman.
Traveling on the road and sitting in bars at night, he became an alcoholic. He was unable to keep a job. As a result, his wife, together with their only child, left him.
One wintry November morning in Cleveland, he almost tried to commit suicide. But as he sorted through several books in a library, volumes of self-help, success and motivation books captured his attention.
He selected some titles, went to a table and began reading. He followed his visit to the library with more visits to many other libraries around the United States.
He read hundreds of books that dealt with success, a pastime that help him alleviate his alcoholism. It was in a library in Concord, New Hampshire, where he found W. Clement Stone's classic, Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude, a book that changed his life for the better.
Og Mandino eventually became a successful writer. His works were inspired by the Bible and influenced by Napoleon Hill, W. Clement Stone, and Emmet Fox.
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