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The Greatest Salesman in the World
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And this is what's facing me in this. It was in the middle of the stack of the magazines. And I look at I go, "The greatest salesman in the world." And I said loud. I go, "Who's that?" I pick it up.
Matthew McConaughey · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 2025 Listen at 25:53 The best things said about it
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Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2020 Where and when it comes up
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The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino is a classic motivational book structured as a series of ancient parables that teach timeless principles of perseverance, personal discipline, and salesmanship. Matthew McConaughey detailed on The Diary Of A CEO and The Tim Ferriss Show how he unexpectedly discovered the white paperback with red cursive writing tucked deep inside a stack of magazines during his college years. He described reading the title aloud and how encountering the book fundamentally shifted his perspective, ultimately inspiring him to change his academic major from law to film school. Jon Gordon also referenced Mandino's work on The Rich Roll Podcast while discussing the foundational elements of personal vision and the pursuit of a meaningful life path. Across these discussions, the book was highlighted not merely as a business manual, but as a deeply impactful philosophical guide that has inspired readers to radically alter their life trajectories through disciplined positivity and intentional action.
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Matthew McConaughey And this is what's facing me in this. It was in the middle of the stack of the magazines. And I look at I g… 2
“And this is what's facing me in this. It was in the middle of the stack of the magazines. And I look at I go, "The greatest salesman in the world." And I said loud. I go, "Who's that?" I pick it up.”
“and about seven deep in that stack of magazines to the left of the couch where i was i see this white paperback with this beautiful red cursive writing on it and it says the greatest salesman in the world”
Jon Gordon which inspired Augmon Dean of the greatest salesman the road less traveled 1
“which inspired Augmon Dean of the greatest salesman the road less traveled”
Tim Ferriss and that is the greatest salesman in the world by augmentino 1
“and that is the greatest salesman in the world by augmentino”
