Orison Swett Marden Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Friend, Like, Affairs, Favourite, Birthdate & Other

A man can either become a victim of his circumstances, or choose to rise above them for a better life. Orison Swett Marden chose the latter. His life was not an easy one; orphaned at the age of seven, he was left to fend for himself and his two sisters. He began reading self-help books, which greatly inspired him to escape from the treacherous world of poverty and become self-reliant.

The founder of Success magazine, Marden is revered as one of the founding fathers of the philosophy of the modern success movement in America. His book, Pushing to the Front, sold many copies and became one of the classics in the genre of self-help literature. Part of the New Thought Movement, a spiritual set that linked spritulaity and personal development, Marden has also authored many articles for the New Thought Movement based magazine, The Nautilus. He has authored over twenty books, many of them are admired and even read today as timeless classics. Before he died, he had left a collection of unpublished manuscripts.