EARL NIGHTINGALE LEAD THE FIELD distributed

1 EARLNIGHTINGALELEADTHEFIELDIMPORTANTT obegin , ,readingtheideasintheworkbook,andwriting yourideasandthoughtsdown. Infact, ,werecommendthefollowing: Previewthesectionoftheworkbookthatcorres pondswiththeaudiosession,payingparticula rattentiontotheexercises. Listentotheaudiosessionatleastonce. ,themoreyouapplythisinformation,themorey ou ..12 SESSION ..19 SESSION3 ..28 SESSION4 ..35 SESSION5 ..43 SESSION6 ..49 SESSION7:It ..55 SESSION8:HowMuchAreYouWorth? ..61 SESSION9:Let ..68 SESSION10:OneThingYouCan ..75 SESSION11:Today ..81 SESSION12.

2 Was the last time something really excited you excited you so much that you couldn twait to share it with others? Often, such a reaction can be triggered by the simplest and mostobvious things such as a tiny puppy, or falling in love, or renewing an old great ideas inLeadtheFieldcan have that effect on us, too. They can turn lives upsidedown. Suddenly, the lights are turned on, and we can see the world much more take on a new luster, even though they have been there all the time,unnoticed, waiting for the great idea to make them all multifaceted career of Earl NIGHTINGALE , author and narrator ofLeadtheField,is anaffirmation of the effect of great ideas on our lives and the degree of success we a teenager, Earl saw the plight of his family and friends in the worst of the that time, he couldn t afford any books.

3 So he began seeking the answers, the keys toa better life, in his local library. And as a voracious reader, he kept searching throughouthis serving in the Marines during World War II, Earl became a well-knownbroadcast personality and, over the years, authored more than 7,000 radio and televisioncommentaries, as well as numerous audio and video programs and two best-selling his many achievements as an entrepreneur, writer, public speaker, recording artist, andradio and television commentator, he won a number of awards, including a gold record forTheStrangestSecretLP, for sales exceeding a million copies.

4 The Golden Gavel Award fromToastmasters International; the Napoleon Hill Foundation Gold Medal Award for literaryexcellence; and he was inducted into the International Speakers Hall of Fame and theRadio Hall of ,Earl NIGHTINGALE will lead you down new paths and old, familiartrails. You ll rediscover the power of words such asattitudeandserviceandgoalsandcommitmen t. You ll learn the use of intelligent objectivity and the benefit of being constructively discontented. And with each repeated listening, you ll unearth new gemsfrom these acres of diamonds.

5 This printed guide complements the audio version ofLeadtheField. It contains a completetranscript of each of the 12 messages in the program. When you want to rehear a passageof the program, you ll find that the transcripts are a quick, convenient reference to helpyou locate it. As you re reading, you may want to underscore, star, or in some other wayhighlight passages that are significant to you. You ll find also a corresponding set ofexercises for each message, to help you make plans and put the ideas in this programto maximum use in your the years, hundreds of thousands of men and women have benefited from thistreasury of great ideas in the synthesis of a lifetime of research,reading, and refining by Earl NIGHTINGALE .

6 Starting with your first session, The MagicWord, the messages you re about to hear are widely considered all-time classics in thefield of personal the ,regardlessofwhatwechooseasthemainthrust ofourlives,fortheyarethegreatideasthatha veevolvedoverthecenturies, ,Jos OrtegayGasset, ,whileallothercreaturesareguidedbyinstin ct ofwhichtheyareunaware,andwhichtheydon thavethecapacitytoquestion eachofus,asahumancreature, , , , ,theytendtoleadtoakindofmid-dleground,in whichgreatnumbersofpeopletaketheircuesfr omeachother, ,thoseactionsandideasleadtorepeatedfrust rationandproblems, ,orcircumstance,orfate,orthebreaks,orwho youknow oranyoftheothertiresome,oldmythsandclich samatteroffollowingacommonsenseparadigmo frules the Fieldhaschangedmorelives,broughtaboutmor esuccessstories,helpedcreatemoremilliona ires,andsavedmorecareers,importantjobs, tchange;theyapplytoanysituation, , Iwonderwhatwillworkinthisparticularsitua -tion?

7 TheMagicWord. Weallwantgoodresultsfromlife,inourhome,i nourwork, ,dayin,dayout,allthemonthsandyearsofourl ives,isahealthyattitude! thepositionorbearingasindicatingaction,f eeling,ormood. Anditisouractions,feelings,ormoodsthatde terminetheactions,feelings, sacheerful,expectantattitude, , ,asfarastheirattitudesareconcerned, infact,wedojustthat, allthepeopleinourworld ,then,ourattitudetowardlifethatdetermine slife recheerful,gladtobeexperienc-ingthismira cleoflife, , sawaytoevaluatethequalityofyourattitudei nthepast:Wouldyousaythatpeopletendtoreac ttoyouinasmiling,positivemanner,givingyo ufriendlygreetingswhenyouappear?

8 , ,andoneday, Mywifehatesithere, hesaid. We regoingbackhome. Iaskedhimhowintheworldhiswifecouldhateit here,whatshedidn ,thetruthcameout. Shehasn tbeenacceptedhere, hesaid. tbeenaskedtoparticipateinanyofthecommuni tyactivities. Hasshelettheotherwomenknowshe sinterestedinparticipatingincommunityact ivities? No, hesaid. No,shehasn sbeenwaitingforthewomentoaskher. Andsinceshe sstayedinthehouse,waitingforthemtocometo her,they vethoughtofherasarecluse,asapersonwho veleftheralone. Therewasalongsilence,andthenhebegannoddi ng. Yes,that sexactlywhat shappened, ,thewomenoftheneighborhoodshouldhavecome toherandintroducedthemselves,orin-vitedh ertoateaorluncheon, :thatoursurroundingswillalwaysreflectus; thatourenvironmentisamirror oftenamercilessmirror , :greatattitude,greatresults;goodattitude ,goodresults;fairoraverageattitude,fairo raverageresults;poorattitude, , ,doesn tit?

9 Butit , , ,it ; ,theywillreflectit;ifit sbad,theywillreflectthat, , swhyit ssoimportantforustocontrolourattitudes,t omakesurethey ,forexample,isn tdosomething, ,we ,thefatherofpsychologyinAmerica,whosaid Humanbeingscanaltertheirlivesbyalteringt heirattitudesofmind. Intryingtodescribetheattitudethathaswork edsowellformeovertheyears, ,I , ,Iexpectthebest;IexpecttoreachthegoalsIe stablishformyself(we lltalkagooddealmoreaboutthisconceptlater intheprogram).Ifindtheideaoffulfillingth osegoalsagreeable;hence, ,soit ,darkened,frustratedlives wholivedefensively simplybecausetheytakeadefensive,doubtful attitudetowardthemselvesand,asaresult, astheymust,becauseofhisattitude theytendtoreinforcehispoorattitude,there bybringingmoreproblems, , sallamatter believeitornot ,andwithit, ,oritcanbedarkandgloomy ,it , ,therewon ,fromonesuccesstoanother,andwho,whenthey occasionallyfailatsomething, ,whereveryoufindpeopledoinganoutstanding jobandgettingoutstandingresults,you isthe natural order of things(anditis).

10 Theytaketheattitudethatthere snogoodreasononearthwhytheycan tbeassuccessful,ascompetent, , ,outstanding,brilliant,lucky, ,theyarenosmarterormoretalentedthanmosto therpeople, , , ,butifthecorrespondingexcellentattitudei sn tpresent, ,butonlyahumanbeingcanennobleworkwithagr eatattitudeand,bysodoing,touchitwiththem agicofhumanness makeitcomealiveandsing, ,myfriend, ,shapes,ages,andcolors, ,workatit,keepyourattitudepositive,cheer ful,andexpectant,andyou ,you :Ourenvironment,theworldinwhichweliveand work, , ,promotionsorgoodgradesmissed,saleslost, ,themarriagesthataretoleratedbutunhappy, theparentsandchildrenwhofailtounderstand andloveoneanother tunderstandthatwhatthey , !