W Clement Stone’s The Success System That Never Fails
I had the opportunity to meet and speak to W. Clement Stone back in 1968 and discuss his book The Success System That Never Fails. It was one of the most powerful events in my life. Mr. Stone was a inspiration to me then and still is today. I will never forget that day.Here is a little background on this incredible man.
W. Clement Stone’s father died when he was 3, leaving the family impoverished because of his gambling losses. At the age of 6, Stone began hawking newspapers on Chicago’s South Side while his mother worked as a dressmaker. At 13, he owned his own newsstand.
At the age of 16, Stone went to Detroit to help his mother in the insurance agency she had opened there. He went from office to office, making Cold Calls (he called them gold calls) to sell casualty insurance, and he was soon making $100 a week. He devoured the Horatio Alger stories, in which poor boys make good.
In 1919, Stone built the Combined Insurance Company of America (a door to door accident and health insurance company) and, by 1930, he had over 1000 agents selling insurance for him across the United States. By 1979, Stone’s insurance company exceeded $1 billion in assets. His company merged with the Patrick Ryan Group to form the Aon Corporation in 1987. The Combined Insurance Company of America was one of Aon’s largest subsidiaries until sold to ACE Limited in April 2008 for $2.56 billion.
Stone’s lessons regarding entrepreneurial pursuits, goal setting, self improvement, personal growth, etc to achieve the long-thought-to-be-impossible dreams & lifestyle are as valid today as they were so many years ago. Here are the first 4 installments in his series..The Success System That Never Fails..
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
I urge you to go to youtube and listen to the balance of the series. It will be well worth your time.
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Herb,
Great post on a great man.
Thanks
Robert