# O.S.MARDEN - MAKING LIFE A MASTERPIECE: Master Key to Success, Character, Wealth & Lasting Happiness - Orison Swett Marden

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Published: 2026-06-01T02:00:02+00:00
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(00:00:00) 1. Making Life a Masterpiece (00:18:55) 2. Practical Dreamers (00:36:31) 3. Where Your Opportunity is (00:58:50) 4. The Triumph of Common Virtues (01:21:20) 5. KEEPING AT IT AS A MIRACLE WORKER (01:36:11) 6. MASTERFULNESS AND PHYSICAL VIGOR (01:56:58) 7. CURING THE CURSE OF INDECISION (02:17:09) 8. UNLOCKING YOUR POSSIBILITIES (02:42:47) 9. BETTERING OUR BEST (02:59:25) 10. THE WILL TO SUCCEED (03:19:14) 11. THE BACKBONE OF MANHOOD (03:37:02) 12. “SHRINKING FROM THE DISAGREEABLE” (03:55:38) 13. THE KINGSHIP OF SELF-CONTROL (04:15:48) 14. AN HOUR A DAY (04:45:03) 15. FINDING YOUR PLACE (05:15:43) 16. THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS (05:33:47) 17. LIVING IN THE FINER SENSES MAKING LIFE A MASTERPIECE: The Master Key to Success, Character, Wealth & Lasting Happiness - Orison Swett Marden (1916). What does it mean to make your life a masterpiece? In this inspiring episode of The Secret of Success Podcast, we explore one of the most powerful and practical works ever written by the legendary success philosopher Orison Swett Marden: Making Life a Masterpiece (1916). Written during a period of immense social and industrial change, Marden's message remains remarkably relevant today. He argues that greatness is not reserved for the gifted few but is available to anyone willing to cultivate character, discipline, courage, perseverance, and self-mastery.Far more than a book about financial success, Making Life a Masterpiece is a guide to personal excellence. Marden teaches that every human being possesses untapped powers waiting to be developed and that true success comes from bringing forth the highest version of oneself. Through vivid examples, practical wisdom, and timeless principles, he shows how ordinary people can achieve extraordinary results by mastering their thoug…

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