
출생: March 12, 1921 – Los Angeles, California, United States
Earl Nightingale was an American radio broadcaster, motivational speaker, and author focused on personal development, success, and human potential. He is best known for The Strangest Secret and for co-founding Nightingale-Conant. His spoken-word recording The Strangest Secret became the first to earn a Gold Record, helping shape the modern self-improvement industry.
Earl Nightingale was an American broadcaster, author, and motivational teacher whose career helped define the modern self-development industry. Born in Los Angeles in 1921, he came of age during the Great Depression, a period that shaped both his discipline and his faith in self-education. His formal schooling was less important to him than the habit of reading, and he later described books and libraries as central to his intellectual formation. Military service during World War II marked an early turning point, deepening his interest in purpose, responsibility, and the question of why some people direct their lives with intention while others drift.
"Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet"
— Zig Ziglar
"Earl Nightingale retired from the radio business only to find a fortune after a motivational record he cut for insurance agents went gold"
— The Washington Post
"Terry Savage called Earl Nightingale's The Strangest Secret one of the great motivational books of all time"
— Terry Savage
"Earl Nightingale was a giant, the foremost motivational speaker of his time, until his death in 1989"
— Daily Herald
"Earl Nightingale's commentary on life motivated and inspired millions of people"
— NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame
"Earl Nightingale was a gravel-voiced broadcaster and a pioneer in the production of motivational audiotapes"
— Los Angeles Times
"Earl Nightingale never let a day go by that he didn't learn something new and, in turn, pass it on to others"
— Steve King
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