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The Greatness Within You: Believe in Yourself and Discover Your Potential
As one of the world's most renowned motivational speakers, Les Brown is a dynamic personality and highly-sought-after resource in business and professional circles for Fortune 500 CEOs, small business owners, non-profit and community leaders from all sectors of society looking to expand opportunity.
For three decades he has not only studied the science of achievement, he's mastered it by interviewing hundreds of successful business leaders and collaborating with them in the boardroom translating theory into bottom-line results for his clients.
In elementary school Les was mistakenly declared mentally challenged." Teachers did not recognize his true potential. However, he used determination, persistence, and belief in his ability to go beyond being a sanitation worker to unleash a course of amazing achievements, including becoming a broadcast station manager, a political commentator, and a multiterm state representative in Ohio.
This book will inspire YOU to tap in to the incredible potential for achievement, happiness, and influence that is lying dormant, just waiting to be unleashed. Les is determined to bring out that potential for greatness in you!
For three decades he has not only studied the science of achievement, he's mastered it by interviewing hundreds of successful business leaders and collaborating with them in the boardroom translating theory into bottom-line results for his clients.
In elementary school Les was mistakenly declared mentally challenged." Teachers did not recognize his true potential. However, he used determination, persistence, and belief in his ability to go beyond being a sanitation worker to unleash a course of amazing achievements, including becoming a broadcast station manager, a political commentator, and a multiterm state representative in Ohio.
This book will inspire YOU to tap in to the incredible potential for achievement, happiness, and influence that is lying dormant, just waiting to be unleashed. Les is determined to bring out that potential for greatness in you!
165 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 2, 2021
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Les Brown is a top Motivational Speaker, Speech Coach, and Best-Selling Author, loving father and grandfather, whose passion is empowering youth and helping them have a larger vision for their lives.
Les Brown's straight-from-the-heart, high-energy, passionate message motivates and engages all audiences to step into their greatness, providing them with the motivation to take the next step toward living their dream. Les Brown's charisma, warmth and sense of humor have impacted many lives.
Les Brown's life itself is a true testament to the power of positive thinking and the infinite human potential. Leslie C. Brown was born on February 17, 1945, in an abandoned building on a floor in Liberty City, a low-income section of Miami, Florida, and adopted at six weeks of age by Mrs. Mamie Brown, a 38 year old single woman, cafeteria cook and domestic worker, who had very little education or financial means, but a very big heart and the desire to care for Les Brown and his twin brother, Wesley Brown. Les Brown calls himself "Mrs. Mamie Brown's Baby Boy" and claims "All that I am and all that I ever hoped to be, I owe to my mother".
Les^^Brown is the author of warship books
Les Brown is a top Motivational Speaker, Speech Coach, and Best-Selling Author, loving father and grandfather, whose passion is empowering youth and helping them have a larger vision for their lives.
Les Brown's straight-from-the-heart, high-energy, passionate message motivates and engages all audiences to step into their greatness, providing them with the motivation to take the next step toward living their dream. Les Brown's charisma, warmth and sense of humor have impacted many lives.
Les Brown's life itself is a true testament to the power of positive thinking and the infinite human potential. Leslie C. Brown was born on February 17, 1945, in an abandoned building on a floor in Liberty City, a low-income section of Miami, Florida, and adopted at six weeks of age by Mrs. Mamie Brown, a 38 year old single woman, cafeteria cook and domestic worker, who had very little education or financial means, but a very big heart and the desire to care for Les Brown and his twin brother, Wesley Brown. Les Brown calls himself "Mrs. Mamie Brown's Baby Boy" and claims "All that I am and all that I ever hoped to be, I owe to my mother".
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September 24, 2024
Les Brown's audiobook "The Power Within You." The lessons unearthed from this book are incredibly enlightening, and I feel compelled to share my insights with you.
The overarching theme is the exploration of our inner potential and its boundless possibilities. Brown highlights the importance of believing in our abilities and emphasizes that setbacks are integral parts of our journey toward success. 😌
Narrating his life, Brown intersperses anecdotes that show the power of resilience and optimism amid adversity. Positivity, according to Brown, is the ultimate secret to unlocking our untapped potential. 🔑
Through his anecdotes, Brown also underlines that each of us is capable of achieving greatness. It principally hinges on embracing risks and persevering, even when success seems a distant dream.
The book resonates with the refrain that our thoughts shape our destiny. Brown avows that by altering our mindset, we pave the way for new opportunities to surface and transform our lives. 🌟
The audiobook also explores the subject of personal growth. Reflecting on our experiences, learning from our mistakes, and rigorously pursuing our passion are, in essence, Brown's recipe for a rewarding life.
I hope you will find these lessons as inspiring as I did. In the words of Les Brown himself, "You have greatness within you." Remember to believe in it. 💪
The overarching theme is the exploration of our inner potential and its boundless possibilities. Brown highlights the importance of believing in our abilities and emphasizes that setbacks are integral parts of our journey toward success. 😌
Narrating his life, Brown intersperses anecdotes that show the power of resilience and optimism amid adversity. Positivity, according to Brown, is the ultimate secret to unlocking our untapped potential. 🔑
Through his anecdotes, Brown also underlines that each of us is capable of achieving greatness. It principally hinges on embracing risks and persevering, even when success seems a distant dream.
The book resonates with the refrain that our thoughts shape our destiny. Brown avows that by altering our mindset, we pave the way for new opportunities to surface and transform our lives. 🌟
The audiobook also explores the subject of personal growth. Reflecting on our experiences, learning from our mistakes, and rigorously pursuing our passion are, in essence, Brown's recipe for a rewarding life.
I hope you will find these lessons as inspiring as I did. In the words of Les Brown himself, "You have greatness within you." Remember to believe in it. 💪
August 24, 2019
I love his enthusiasm. Very uplifting book!
February 15, 2022
Super inspirational read!
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