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Here is Conwell's classic inspirational speech about finding the resources to achieve all desirable things in your own community.

In this program, Denis Waitley narrates one of the most popular self-help speeches in the world - delivered over 6,000 times by Russell Conwell, a Baptist minister, nearly 150 years ago. At the heart of Acres of Diamonds is a parable Conwell heard while traveling through the Middle East in 1870.

Life-changing wisdom never goes out of style! These eight classic works have truly stood the test of time, selling tens of millions of copies and remaining in constant demand. Now The Secrets of Success, a one-of-a-kind anthology of achievement, reveals why they are every bit as inspiring as they were a century ago.

In Acres of Diamonds, Russell H. Conwell shows us how to identify the riches and opportunity that lie all around us. Many people search their entire life for opportunity never realizing that everything they need to succeed is already within their reach if only they recognized it.

Do you dream of a life of riches, prosperity, and purpose? Well, stop dreaming - the answers are not in some fantasy or far-off place. They are directly under your nose. Minister and Temple University founder Russell H. Conwell became famous for his motivational and self-improvement lecture "Acres of Diamonds", which he delivered around the nation more than 5,152 times before his death in 1925.

The Acres of Diamonds story, "a true one", tells of an African farmer who heard tales about other farmers who had made millions by discovering diamond mines. These tales so excited the farmer that he could hardly wait to sell his farm and go prospecting for diamonds himself. He sold the farm and spent the rest of his life wandering the African continent searching unsuccessfully for the gleaming gems that brought such high prices on the markets of the world.

John Muir was known as “Father of the National Parks” and was an influential naturalist and environmental philosopher. My First Summer in the Sierra details Muir’s first trip to the Sierra mountains. Russell H. Conwell was an American orator and writer. His most well-known speech, "Acres of Diamonds", conveys how one does not need to look elsewhere for fortune or opportunity; the resources to realize your goals and desires are present in your own community.  

One of the most popular self-help speeches of all time teaches you to seek for the riches within and close to home. Russell Conwell's famous Acres of Diamonds speech was the inspiration for Temple University's mission.