How to Succeed in Life: Ideas and Principles They Don’t Teach in School

More than 40,000 copies in print . . .

Ned first wrote this book as a gift for his children. He also gave away copies to business associates, friends and acquaintances. He soon was besieged with requests:

• Psychologists wanted copies for their patients.
• Teachers asked for copies for their students.
• Company presidents requested books for their employees.

Over many years, How to Succeed in Life has been reprinted nine times and has been read, enjoyed, and shared by tens of thousands of people of all ages.

“This is a great book that every person starting a business or planning their business career must read.” — H. Ross Perot

“This book is a treasure chest of wisdom and insight on how to create a successful and fulfilling life.” — Jack Canfield, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul

“Books have been an important part of my life since early childhood. Now, at age 90, I read at least two new books every week … How to Succeed in Life is one I have just finished. It is great.” —Ruth Stafford Peale (Mrs. Norman Vincent Peale), Peale Center for Christian Living

Ned Grossman has spent more than a quarter of a century studying and implementing the ideas and principles that have helped him achieve personal and professional success. As the owner of an employee benefits consulting firm with a client base that includes school systems, law firms and corporations, he believes that there are no shortcuts to success. Throughout his adult life, Ned has made it a practice to jot down anecdotes, thoughts and inspirational quotations which he believes can help make the difference between a life of mediocrity and success. When his children were in grade school, Ned started writing a book for them --- one in which he would share those thoughts, life experiences and words of wisdom --- one that could guide them on their own paths to happiness and success. Ten years later, with his daughter in college and his son in high school, Ned presented his children with the long-awaited book. He did it for himself and his children. But when he gave the book away to friends and acquaintances, an avalanche of letters and requests for more copies encouraged him to print additional copies for national distribution. A steady flow of letters and requests from business people, educators, parents, psychologists and students keep on coming. Ned has lived his entire life in Shaker Heights, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb. A baseball enthusiast, he considers himself fortunate to have lived to see one of his fondest dreams come true --- a championship baseball team in Cleveland.