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Pushing to the Front

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Pushing to the Front

by Orison Swett Marden

English· 33:18:17· 67 chapters
Published in 1894, this is the first book by the renowned inspirational author, Dr. Orison Swett Marden. Pushing to the Front is the product of many years of hard work, and marks a turning point in the life of Dr. Marden. He rewrote it following an accidental fire that brought the five-thousand-plus page manuscript to flames. It went on to become the most popular personal-development book of its time, and is a timeless classic in its genre. Filled with stories of success, triumph and the surmounting of difficulties, it is especially well-targeted at the adolescent or young adult. It is a book to inspire the reader towards a noble sense of integrity, a strong moral foundation, and solid, enduring self-discipline to let the reader put each foot forward as the leader they are meant to be. (Summary by Luke Sartor)

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Foreword

    06:36
  2. Chapter 2

    Chapter I: The Man and the Opportunity

    41:03
  3. Chapter 3

    Chapter II: Wanted - a Man

    15:06
  4. Chapter 4

    Chapter III: Boys with No Chance

    1:05:08
  5. Chapter 5

    Chapter IV: The Country Boy

    24:47
  6. Chapter 6

    Chapter V: Opportunities Where You Are

    23:42
  7. Chapter 7

    Chapter VI: Possibilities in Spare Moments

    21:51
  8. Chapter 8

    Chapter VII: How Poor Boys and Girls Go to College

    41:41
  9. Chapter 9

    Chapter VIII: Your Opportunity Confronts You—What Will You Do with It?

    30:00
  10. Chapter 10

    Chapter IX: Round Boys in Square Holes

    25:25
  11. Chapter 11

    Chapter X: What Career?

    30:53
  12. Chapter 12

    Chapter XI: Choosing a Vocation

    33:36
  13. Chapter 13

    Chapter XII: Concentrated Energy

    26:33
  14. Chapter 14

    Chapter XIII: The Triumphs of Enthusiasm

    33:38
  15. Chapter 15

    Chapter XIV: "On Time," Or, The Triumph of Promptness

    23:40
  16. Chapter 16

    Chapter XV: What a Good Appearance Will Do

    23:51
  17. Chapter 17

    Chapter XVI: Personality as a Success Asset

    30:32
  18. Chapter 18

    Chapter XVII: If You Can Talk Well

    33:44
  19. Chapter 19

    Chapter XVIII: A Fortune in Good Manners

    52:00
  20. Chapter 20

    Chapter XIX: Self-Consciousness and Timidity Foes To Success

    13:16
  21. Chapter 21

    Chapter XX: Tact or Common Sense

    30:08
  22. Chapter 22

    Chapter XXI: Enamored of Accuracy

    33:42
  23. Chapter 23

    Chapter XXII: Do It to a Finish

    46:45
  24. Chapter 24

    Chapter XXIII: The Reward of Persistence

    35:57
  25. Chapter 25

    Chapter XXIV: Nerve—Grip, Pluck

    19:37
  26. Chapter 26

    Chapter XXV: Clear Grit

    29:35
  27. Chapter 27

    Chapter XXVI: Success Under Difficulties

    23:37
  28. Chapter 28

    Chapter XXVII: Uses of Obstacles

    35:18
  29. Chapter 29

    Chapter XXVIII: Decision

    28:29
  30. Chapter 30

    Chapter XXIX: Observation as a Success Factor

    18:23
  31. Chapter 31

    Chapter XXX: Self-Help

    40:40
  32. Chapter 32

    Chapter XXXI: The Self-Improvement Habit

    25:59
  33. Chapter 33

    Chapter XXXII: Raising of Values

    16:35
  34. Chapter 34

    Chapter XXXIII: Public Speaking

    30:20
  35. Chapter 35

    Chapter XXXIV: The Triumphs of the Common Virtues

    21:53
  36. Chapter 36

    Chapter XXXV: Getting Aroused

    14:40
  37. Chapter 37

    Chapter XXXVI: The Man with an Idea

    32:39
  38. Chapter 38

    Chapter XXXVII: Dare

    49:14
  39. Chapter 39

    Chapter XXXVIII: The Will and the Way

    34:21
  40. Chapter 40

    Chapter XXXIX: One Unwavering Aim

    36:53
  41. Chapter 41

    Chapter XL: Work and Wait

    35:56
  42. Chapter 42

    Chapter XLI: The Might of Little Things

    32:13
  43. Chapter 43

    Chapter XLII: The Salary You Do Not Find In Your Pay Envelope

    38:27
  44. Chapter 44

    Chapter XLIII: Expect Great Things of Yourself

    33:07
  45. Chapter 45

    Chapter XLIV: The Next Time You Think You are a Failure

    26:41
  46. Chapter 46

    Chapter XLV: Stand for Something

    22:03
  47. Chapter 47

    Chapter XLVI: Nature's Little Bill

    43:48
  48. Chapter 48

    Chapter XLVII: Habit—The Servant,—The Master

    29:35
  49. Chapter 49

    Chapter XLVIII: The Cigarette

    39:32
  50. Chapter 50

    Chapter XLIX: The Power of Purity

    41:45
  51. Chapter 51

    Chapter L: The Habit of Happiness

    31:08
  52. Chapter 52

    Chapter LI: Put Beauty Into Your Life

    34:41
  53. Chapter 53

    Chapter LII: Education by Absorption

    20:04
  54. Chapter 54

    Chapter LIII: The Power of Suggestion

    29:10
  55. Chapter 55

    Chapter LIV: The Curse of Worry

    18:23
  56. Chapter 56

    Chapter LV: Take a Pleasant Thought to Bed with You

    18:05
  57. Chapter 57

    Chapter LVI: The Conquest of Poverty

    19:40
  58. Chapter 58

    Chapter LVII: A New Way of Bringing Up Children

    35:23
  59. Chapter 59

    Chapter LVIII: The Home as a School of Good Manners

    05:09
  60. Chapter 60

    Chapter LIX: Mother

    32:24
  61. Chapter 61

    Chapter LX: Why So Many Married Women Deteriorate

    31:49
  62. Chapter 62

    Chapter LXI: Thrift

    29:28
  63. Chapter 63

    Chapter LXII: A College Education at Home

    33:58
  64. Chapter 64

    Chapter LXIII: Discrimination in Reading

    22:01
  65. Chapter 65

    Chapter LXIV: Reading a Spur to Ambition

    33:32
  66. Chapter 66

    Chapter LXV: Why Some Succeed and Others Fail

    34:24
  67. Chapter 67

    Chapter LXVI: Rich without Money

    24:41