The Greatest Salesman in the World: Chapter 8
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What does the author symbolically shed today?

  • His doubts
  • His inhibitions
  • His old skin (correct)
  • His fears

    • What does the author want to do with the grapes of wisdom?

  • Give them away
  • Savor their taste (correct)
  • Sell them
  • Use them for decoration

    • Why does the author not want to fail like others?

  • Because he wants to prove others wrong
  • Because he wants to be successful
  • Because he is afraid of pain
  • Because he has the charts to guide him (correct)

    • What has the author realized about experience?

    <p>It is overrated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author compare experience to?

    <p>Fashion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the only difference between those who have failed and those who have succeeded?

    <p>Their habits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first law the author will obey?

    <p>I will form good habits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author want to become?

    <p>The greatest of salesmen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does nature not make provision for in the author's life?

    <p>Failure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the author's current state, according to the passage?

    <p>Unencumbered with unnecessary knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason the author wants to form good habits?

    <p>To avoid being a slave to bad habits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the author's approach to replacing bad habits with good ones?

    <p>Using the power of one habit to subdue another habit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the author plan to read the Scrolls?

    <p>Silently, three times a day, for 30 days</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the expected outcome of the author's daily reading of the Scrolls?

    <p>They will become happier and more enthusiastic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the author's attitude towards the Scrolls' message?

    <p>They are reverent of its wisdom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author compare the process of distilling wisdom to?

    <p>Making wine from grapes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the author's 30-day reading plan?

    <p>It's a period to form a new habit and make it stick</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the author's goal for their new life?

    <p>To live a life of happiness and success</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the author's attitude towards their old life?

    <p>They consider it as dust</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the expected outcome of the author's daily reading of the Scrolls for their mysterious mind?

    <p>It will become more active and influential in their daily life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author wants to pluck grapes of wisdom from the shortest vines in the vineyard.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author believes that experience is highly overrated.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author wants to become the olive king of all trees.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Nature has supplied the author with knowledge and instinct far greater than any beast in the forest.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author believes that principles are temporary and fleeting.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author has lived as an onion plant, which pleased them.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author believes that only a thousand wise men can define success.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Good habits are the key to failure.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author wants to be slave to their impulses.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author believes that failure is man's ability to reach their goals in life.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author believes that the worst of their tyrants is passion.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author plans to read each scroll for 20 days.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author wants to replace good habits with bad habits.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author's mysterious mind is the source of their dreams and actions.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author's goal is to become a slave to bad habits.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author will read the scrolls aloud only once a day.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author will get rid of their good habits to make room for new ones.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author believes that only a habit can subdue another habit.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author's daily readings will make them unhappy and unsuccessful.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The author will stop reading the scrolls after 30 days.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Today I ______ my old skin which hath too long suffered the bruises of failure and the wounds of mediocrity.

    <p>shed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Today I will pluck ______ of wisdom from the tallest and fullest vines in the vineyard.

    <p>grapes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The career I have chosen is laden with opportunity yet it is fraught with ______ and despair.

    <p>heartbreak</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In my hands I now hold the ______ which will guide me through perilous waters to shores which only yesterday seemed but a dream.

    <p>charts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Failure like pain is ______ to my life.

    <p>alien</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Nature acts never in haste to create the ______ king of all trees a 100 years is required.

    <p>olive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    I have lived as an ______ plant it has not pleased me.

    <p>onion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The value of experience is overrated usually by old men who nod wisely and speak ______.

    <p>stupidly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The laws that will lead me to greatness are contained in the ______ of these Scrolls.

    <p>words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Bad habits are the ______ door to failure.

    <p>unlocked</p> Signup and view all the answers

    My bad habits must be destroyed and new ______ prepared for good seed.

    <p>furrows</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Only a ______ can subdue another habit.

    <p>habit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    I will read each scroll for ______ days in this prescribed manner.

    <p>30</p> Signup and view all the answers

    I will repeat this procedure and I will continue in like manner for ______ days.

    <p>30</p> Signup and view all the answers

    As I repeat the words daily they will soon become a part of my ______ mind.

    <p>active</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The words of these scrolls will also seep into my other ______ that never sleeps.

    <p>mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    I will begin to awake each morning with a ______ I have never known before.

    <p>Vitality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Any act with ______ becomes easy through constant repetition.

    <p>practice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If it is a ______ to perform, it is man's nature to perform it often.

    <p>pleasure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    I will drink as instructed and ______ not a drop.

    <p>spill</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Today I Begin a New Life

    • The author is making a commitment to start a new life, shedding old habits and embracing a new path to success.
    • The author's "birthplace" is a vineyard where they will gather wisdom from the tallest and fullest vines, planted by the wisest of their profession.

    The Path to Success

    • The author's chosen career is filled with opportunities, but also fraught with heartbreak and despair.
    • Failure is not acceptable, and the author will not be like others who have failed, instead, they will follow the charts that guide them through perilous waters to shores of wealth, position, and happiness.
    • Failure is alien to the author's life, and they will reject it, embracing wisdom and principles that will guide them out of the shadows into the sunlight.

    The Value of Patience

    • Time teaches all things to those who live forever, but the author does not have the luxury of eternity, so they must practice patience.
    • Nature acts never in haste, and the author must be patient, like the olive tree that takes 100 years to grow, rather than the onion plant that quickly grows old.

    The Power of Habits

    • The author has lived as an onion plant, but now they want to become the greatest of olive trees, and the greatest of salesmen.
    • The author will commence their journey unencumbered by unnecessary knowledge or meaningless experience, and will instead focus on principles that endure.
    • The author will form good habits and become their slave, as good habits are the key to all success, and bad habits are the unlocked door to failure.

    The First Law

    • The first law the author will obey is to form good habits and become their slave, and to destroy bad habits and prepare for new ones.
    • The author will read each scroll for 30 days, in a prescribed manner, to discipline themselves and drive out bad habits.

    The Hidden Secret

    • The hidden secret of all man's accomplishments is the repetition of the words in the scrolls, which will soon become a part of the author's active mind and mysterious mind.
    • As the author repeats the words daily, they will begin to awake with vitality, vigor, and enthusiasm, and will be happier than they ever believed possible.

    The Commitment

    • The author makes a solemn oath to themselves that nothing will hinder their new life's growth, and they will not break the habit of daily reading from the scrolls.
    • The author will not treat the scrolls' message lightly, and will drink the distilled truth, swallowing the seed of success.

    Today I Begin a New Life

    • The author is making a commitment to start a new life, shedding old habits and embracing a new path to success.
    • The author's "birthplace" is a vineyard where they will gather wisdom from the tallest and fullest vines, planted by the wisest of their profession.

    The Path to Success

    • The author's chosen career is filled with opportunities, but also fraught with heartbreak and despair.
    • Failure is not acceptable, and the author will not be like others who have failed, instead, they will follow the charts that guide them through perilous waters to shores of wealth, position, and happiness.
    • Failure is alien to the author's life, and they will reject it, embracing wisdom and principles that will guide them out of the shadows into the sunlight.

    The Value of Patience

    • Time teaches all things to those who live forever, but the author does not have the luxury of eternity, so they must practice patience.
    • Nature acts never in haste, and the author must be patient, like the olive tree that takes 100 years to grow, rather than the onion plant that quickly grows old.

    The Power of Habits

    • The author has lived as an onion plant, but now they want to become the greatest of olive trees, and the greatest of salesmen.
    • The author will commence their journey unencumbered by unnecessary knowledge or meaningless experience, and will instead focus on principles that endure.
    • The author will form good habits and become their slave, as good habits are the key to all success, and bad habits are the unlocked door to failure.

    The First Law

    • The first law the author will obey is to form good habits and become their slave, and to destroy bad habits and prepare for new ones.
    • The author will read each scroll for 30 days, in a prescribed manner, to discipline themselves and drive out bad habits.

    The Hidden Secret

    • The hidden secret of all man's accomplishments is the repetition of the words in the scrolls, which will soon become a part of the author's active mind and mysterious mind.
    • As the author repeats the words daily, they will begin to awake with vitality, vigor, and enthusiasm, and will be happier than they ever believed possible.

    The Commitment

    • The author makes a solemn oath to themselves that nothing will hinder their new life's growth, and they will not break the habit of daily reading from the scrolls.
    • The author will not treat the scrolls' message lightly, and will drink the distilled truth, swallowing the seed of success.

    Today I Begin a New Life

    • The author is making a commitment to start a new life, shedding old habits and embracing a new path to success.
    • The author's "birthplace" is a vineyard where they will gather wisdom from the tallest and fullest vines, planted by the wisest of their profession.

    The Path to Success

    • The author's chosen career is filled with opportunities, but also fraught with heartbreak and despair.
    • Failure is not acceptable, and the author will not be like others who have failed, instead, they will follow the charts that guide them through perilous waters to shores of wealth, position, and happiness.
    • Failure is alien to the author's life, and they will reject it, embracing wisdom and principles that will guide them out of the shadows into the sunlight.

    The Value of Patience

    • Time teaches all things to those who live forever, but the author does not have the luxury of eternity, so they must practice patience.
    • Nature acts never in haste, and the author must be patient, like the olive tree that takes 100 years to grow, rather than the onion plant that quickly grows old.

    The Power of Habits

    • The author has lived as an onion plant, but now they want to become the greatest of olive trees, and the greatest of salesmen.
    • The author will commence their journey unencumbered by unnecessary knowledge or meaningless experience, and will instead focus on principles that endure.
    • The author will form good habits and become their slave, as good habits are the key to all success, and bad habits are the unlocked door to failure.

    The First Law

    • The first law the author will obey is to form good habits and become their slave, and to destroy bad habits and prepare for new ones.
    • The author will read each scroll for 30 days, in a prescribed manner, to discipline themselves and drive out bad habits.

    The Hidden Secret

    • The hidden secret of all man's accomplishments is the repetition of the words in the scrolls, which will soon become a part of the author's active mind and mysterious mind.
    • As the author repeats the words daily, they will begin to awake with vitality, vigor, and enthusiasm, and will be happier than they ever believed possible.

    The Commitment

    • The author makes a solemn oath to themselves that nothing will hinder their new life's growth, and they will not break the habit of daily reading from the scrolls.
    • The author will not treat the scrolls' message lightly, and will drink the distilled truth, swallowing the seed of success.

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    This quiz covers the 8th chapter of 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', a self-help book by Og Mandino. It explores themes of personal growth and motivation.

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