The Og Mandino Story - 2

The middle part of the Og Mandino Story was never easy but the ultimate in degradation arrived one cheerless day in an inhospitable Cleveland, Ohio where Og Mandino contemplated putting a bullet in his skull. Even the prospect of suicide, the ultimate failure, was too much for him to do at this stage. Trudging through the snow Og found himself outside a public library and, more for warmth than anything else, went in.

Wandering amongst the many bookshelves Og Mandino found himself staring at the section headed “Self-help, Success and Motivation” and began to wonder whether it was finally all too late to start again. Happily, this proved to be a tipping point in the Og Mandino Story and became the first of many visits to various public libraries.

In due course, the reliance on alcohol became less addictive and, at long last, in a library in Concord, New Hampshire Og came across the book and the man who were to influence the final chapters of the Og Mandino Story. Or to quote Og Mandino “I discovered W. Clement Stone’s great classic, Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude…and my life has never been the same since then”.

Finding that W. Clement Stone was the president of Combined Insurance Company of America, Og Mandino applied to the Boston branch for a position as an insurance salesman. Life took a turn for the better in the Og Mandino Story not only because Og became successful but he also met a wonderful woman who became his life-long companion. With her help and support Og was promoted to sales manager and was soon breaking company turnover records.
 

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