Earl Nightingale's: early life, books, death, quotes, 30-day challenge

Earl Nightingale's: early life, books, death, quotes, 30-day challenge

Earl Nightingale was an American radio personality, public speaker, and author. He mainly dealt with the subjects of human character development as a radio presenter.

Earl Nightingale
Earl Nightingale posing for the camera. Photo: @NightingaleEarl
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Nightingale became a legend on international radio and in phenomenal global literature from a humble beginning. Within this profound journey of discovery, Earl tells of a philosophy, "we become what we think about". This simple message has impacted many, including leaders around the world.

Earl Nightingale's profile summary

  • Full name: Earl Nightingale
  • Popular as: Earl
  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: March 12 1921
  • Date of death: March 25 1989
  • Birth sign: Pisces
  • Place of birth: Los Angeles, California
  • Age at death: 68 years old
  • Nationality: American
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Eye colour: Black
  • Hair colour: Dark brown
  • Height: 6 feet 1 inch
  • Sexual orientation: Straight
  • Religion: Christianity
  • Father: Earl the 4th
  • Spouse: Diana
  • Profession: American radio speaker, motivational speaker, and author

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Earl Nightingale's biography

Nightingale was born on March 12 1921, in Los Angeles, California. He was raised in some of the old Mariner apartments' along with his two brothers. Unfortunately, in 1933, his father left his mother. His mother moved the family to a tent in Tent City, where she raised the three boys independently.

Career

Earl Nightingale
Earl Nightingale sitting in his office. Photo: @NightingaleEarl
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Earl began his career at the age of 17, working as an instructor at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and later joined the US Marines. While in service as a member of the Marine Corps, he did some volunteer work at a local radio station as an announcer.

Nightingale began to work on his book, titled The Strangest Secret. By 1956, the book had become successful and popular. Later, he narrated the text into a Spoken Word Recording, which sold over one million copies. The book made him became the first author ever to achieve Gold Record status.

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In 1960, Earl collaborated with Lloyd Conant to form the Nightingale-Conant Corporation of Chicago. The pair produced another successful audiobook titled Lead the Field. Earl continued to make other spoken words records and audiobook titles. Some of his books include:

  • Strangest Secret
  • Lead the Field
  • The Essence of Success
  • Lead the Field: An Official Nightingale Conant Publication
  • The Direct Line: An Official Nightingale Conant Publication
  • This is Earl Nightingale
  • Transformational Living: Positivity, Mindset and Persistence
  • Your Success Starts Here: Purpose and Personal Initiative
  • Your Greatest Asset: Creative Vision and Empowered Communication
  • The Six-Word Secret to Success
  • Earl Nightingale's Greatest Discovery: Six Words that Changed the Author's Life Can Ensure Success to Anyone Who Uses Them, Wayne Dyer
  • On Success
  • Successful Living in a Changing World
  • How to Completely Change Your Life in 30 Seconds
  • El Secreto Mas Raro (the Strangest Secret) (Spanish Edition)
  • The Strangest Secret: How to live the life you desire
  • The Strangest Secret and as a Man Thinketh James Allen
  • Creative Thinking
  • The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale & Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
  • The Strangest Secret: Think and Grow Rich
  • The New Lead the Field
  • Earl Nightingale's Greatest Discovery: "The Strangest Secret-- Revisited".
  • Communicate What You Think
  • How to Change Your Life in 30 Seconds - Compleat
  • Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale - Lesson: A Worthy Destination and Miracles of Your Mind
  • How to Think Like a Millionaire in 30 Days: Why Changing Your Thoughts Daily Is Essential to Achieving the Success You Desire Earl Nightingale
  • The Strangest Secret for Succeeding in the World Today
  • How to Completely Change Your Life in 30 Seconds - Part III
  • How to Make Money in Real Estate: The Right Attitude
  • The Under Over Principle: The Law of Cause and Effect
  • Winning With Words: Business
  • 2 Amazing Ways to Solve Your Problems: Business Life
  • Limitless: Unleashing Your Wealth

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Earl Nightingale's 30-day challenge

Earl Nightingale
Earl Nightingale sitting in a studio. Photo: @NightingaleEarl
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The author is also remembered for his 30-day test. The test was aimed at encouraging people to stay positive in their bid to becoming successful in life. The challenge entails:

  1. Write what you want on a card.
  2. Think about it in a cheerful, relaxed, positive way.
  3. Look at it every chance you get during the day.
  4. Look at all the abundance around you every day.
  5. Stop thinking about your fear.
  6. Take control of your mind for 30 days.
  7. Don't stress about how you are going to achieve your goal.
  8. Leave that to a power greater than you.

Earl Nightingale's quotes

Long after his death, Earl is still remembered for his profound words of wisdom. Here are several quotes by the legendary motivational speaker and author.

  • No man can get rich himself unless he enriches others.
  • We tend to live up to our expectations.
  • Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.
  • We become what we think about.
  • We are all self-made, but only the successful will admit it.
  • You are now, and you do become what you think about.
  • Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.
  • Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.
  • All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.
  • Every one of us is the total of his thoughts.
  • People who have goals succeed because they know where they're going. It's that simple.
  • A person who does not read is no better than one who cannot read.
  • The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice. It is conformity.

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Death

Nightingale died on March 28, 1989, in Scottsdale, Arizona at the age of 68. He succumbed to complications after heart surgery. At the time of his death, his recorded messages were played worldwide to inspire people to live their lives to their fullest.

Today, this legend is remembered as one such philosopher of his time. His bestselling projects continue to sell daily on various platforms. For instance, one can find Earl Nightingale's YouTube audiobooks on the platform for free. His work continues to inspire new generations to reach their highest potential.

Earl Nightingale's fast facts

Earl Nightingale
Earl Nightingale with his wife Dianna at the beach. Photo: @NightingaleEarl
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  1. Who is Earl Nightingale? Nightingale was a renowned American radio personality, motivational speaker, and author.
  2. What is Earl Nightingale 30 day challenge? It is a test aimed at encouraging people to stay positive in life.
  3. Who was Earl Nightingale mentor? His mother, although poor, encouraged him to read and find the answers to success.
  4. What was Earl Nightingale the strangest secret? The realization that we become what we think about.
  5. When did Earl Nightingale die? He died on March 28, 1989. He was 68 years old at the time of his death.

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Earl Nightingale stood out as one of the most successful individuals of his time. Even long after his demise, his bestselling audiobooks continue to sell daily. His work still inspires millions of people from all walks of life to become successful.

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