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Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success & Happiness

The Living Hour

Need a free online life coach? Look no further than the most motivational self-help authors of the past. Inspiring readings from James Allen, Napoleon Hill, Hellen Keller, Booker T. Washington, Khalil Gibran, Marcus Aurelius, and more. With over 25 million downloads, we have been one of the most popular self-development podcasts since 2016. Listen to our inspirational podcasts every Tuesday and Thursday, and browse hundreds of uplifting podcasts in our archive.Buy our best-selling trilogy of books

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15:40

The Nature of Friendship & Spiritual Life

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/03/24

Listen to episode 1106 of the Inspirational Living podcast: The Nature of Friendship & the Spiritual Life. Adapted from the book Friendship by Hugh Black.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: Life is bigger than any relationship, and covers more ground. The circles of life may intersect, and part of each be common to the other, but there will be an area on both sides exclusive to each. And even if it were possible for the circles to be concentric, it could hardly be that the circumference of the two

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5:13

Be a Blessing to the World | Our Sunday Talks

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/03/22

Welcome to Our Sunday Talks. Today’s talk was edited and adapted from Things to Live For by James Russell Miller, published in 1896. Gain access to more episodes (ad-free) by becoming our patron for as little as $3 a month.By becoming a patron, you'll also gain access to our entire archive of Inspirational Living podcasts, plus full transcripts. Learn about the benefits our patrons receive by going to https://livinghour.org/patron. Thank you.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: All life is serious. We

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18:00

The Need for Education Reform

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/03/19

Listen to episode 1105 of the Inspirational Living podcast: The Need for Education Reform. Adapted from the essay “What’s the Matter with Education?” by William George Jordan.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: Sometime in the years of the future, we shall look back on the education system of the 20th and early 21st century with the same feeling of revulsion as we now regard the superstitions of the Middle Ages. These are hard words, but they are calmly and deliberately chosen. Such words would be

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15:31

Love is the Great Educator | Inspirational Podcasts

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/03/17

Listen to episode 1104 of the Inspirational Living podcast: Love is the Great Educator. Adapted from Love’s Way by Orison Swett Marden.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: Love is the great educator, the great unfolder of youth. As the sun is the only thing that will bring out the exquisite beauty of fruits and flowers, so love is the only thing that will develop the sweetness and the beauty of the child. It is the only power that will call out the true, the beautiful side of its nature. It is only the

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The Physical & Spiritual You | Our Sunday Talks

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/03/15

Welcome to Our Sunday Talks. Today’s talk was edited and adapted from Fundamentals of Success by Hiram Abiff Boaz, published in 1923. Gain access to more episodes (ad-free) by becoming our patron for as little as $3 a month.By becoming a patron, you'll also gain access to our entire archive of Inspirational Living podcasts, plus full transcripts. Learn about the benefits our patrons receive by going to https://livinghour.org/patron. Thank you.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: Unlike lifeless

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18:14

Mastering Your Energy for Success

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/03/12

Listen to episode 1103 of the Inspirational Living podcast: Mastering Your Energy for Success. Edited & adapted from a book of the same title by James Allen.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: Energy is one of the primary forces: without it nothing can be accomplished. It is the basic element in all forms of action. The entire universe is a manifestation of tireless energy. Energy is, indeed, life, and without it there would be no universe, no life. When a person has ceased to act, when the body lies

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17:35

Inspiration for Building a Successful Business

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/03/10

Listen to episode 1102 of the Inspirational Living podcast: Inspiration for Building a Successful Business. Adapted from The Power of Mental Demand, and Other Essays by Herbert Edward Law.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: The difference between those who achieve mediocre success and those who rise high above it is in this mental resolution, this development of a purpose, this pushing of a business. It is not necessary to the creation of a great business that you understand and realize at the beginning

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6:41

An Uplifting Definition of Love

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/03/08

Welcome to Our Sunday Talks. Today’s talk was edited and adapted from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden, published in 1911. Gain access to more episodes (ad-free) by becoming our patron for as little as $3 a month.By becoming a patron, you'll also gain access to our entire archive of Inspirational Living podcasts, plus full transcripts. Learn about the benefits our patrons receive by going to https://livinghour.org/patron. Thank you.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: THE essence of all

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18:29

Success & Spending Money Wisely

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/03/05

Listen to episode 1101 of the Inspirational Living podcast: Success & Spending Money Wisely. Edited and adapted from “On the Threshold” by Theodore Thornton Munger.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: Nearly all the virtues play about the use of money: honesty, justice, generosity, charity, frugality, forethought, self-sacrifice. The poor person is called to certain great and strenuous virtues, but they have not the full field of conduct open to them as it is to the man or woman of wealth. The poor

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17:04

The Spiritual Lessons of Nature

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/03/03

Listen to episode 1100 of the Inspirational Living podcast: The Spiritual Lessons of Nature. Edited and adapted from Thoughts are Things by Prentice Mulford.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: You are fortunate if you love trees, especially the wild ones growing where the Great Creative Force has placed them, independent of human care. For all things we call "wild" or "natural" are nearer the Infinite Mind — and being nearer the Infinite, they have in them the more perfect Infinite Force

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16:26

Letting Divine Love Into Your Life

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/02/26

Listen to episode 1099 of the Inspirational Living podcast: Letting Divine Love Into Your Life. Adapted from The Way of Peace by James Allen.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: It is said that Michelangelo saw in every rough block of stone a thing of beauty awaiting the master-hand to bring it into reality. Likewise, within each one of us there reposes the Divine Image awaiting the master-hand of Faith and the chisel of Patience to bring it into manifestation. And that Divine Image is revealed and

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Understanding the Art of Persuasion

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2026/02/24

Listen to episode 1098 of the Inspirational Living podcast: Understanding the Art of Persuasion. Edited and adapted from the Psychology of Persuasion by William Macpherson.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: The starting-point of all persuasion, of ourselves or others, is a belief or wish. Holding a certain belief (or desiring that a certain course of action shall be pursued) we set out to justify our belief and the conduct that it implies. Thus, before a professional speaker begins a speech, he or she

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6:12

How to Live Closer to the Divine

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/02/22

Listen to a sample episode of Our Sunday Talks, edited and adapted from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden, published in 1911. Gain access to more episodes (ad-free) by becoming our patron for as little as $3 a month.By becoming a patron, you'll also gain access to our entire archive of Inspirational Living podcasts, plus full transcripts. Learn about the benefits our patrons receive by going to https://livinghour.org/patron. Thank you.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: "What is the

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16:07

Understanding Success & How to Achieve It

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/02/19

Listen to episode 1097 of the Inspirational Living podcast: Understanding Success & How to Achieve It. Edited and adapted from “The Power of Concentration” by William Walker Atkinson.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: There are elements of genius in every man and woman that if awakened and trained will enable them to do something worthwhile. There are stores of energy and ambition in every brain that if unlocked and given expression in action will supply the force necessary to bring things to

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How to Be Successful at Selling Anything

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/02/17

Listen to episode 1096 of the Inspirational Living podcast: How to Be Successful at Selling Anything. Adapted from The Mental Highway by Thomas Parker Boyd.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: We each have in ourselves the potential elements of genius. Our business is to find out how to set them free and get them into effective operation. Remember that a one-talent person working at their highest efficiency is worth a hundred undeveloped ten-talent people. While we all may differ in the degree and variety

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4:58

Using Your Pain to Help You Grow

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/02/15

Listen to a sample episode of Our Sunday Talks, edited and adapted from Happiness Road by Alice Hegan Rice, published in 1942. Gain access to more episodes (ad-free) by becoming our patron for as little as $3 a month.By becoming a patron, you'll also gain access to our entire archive of Inspirational Living podcasts, plus full transcripts. Learn about the benefits our patrons receive by going to https://livinghour.org/patron. Thank you.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: Even as the stone of the

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Living a Life of Self-Confidence | Success Podcasts

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/02/12

Listen to episode 1095 of the Inspirational Living podcast: Living a Life of Self-Confidence. Edited and adapted from “You Can. But Will You?” by Orison Swett Marden.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: Do you know that you will never accomplish anything great unless you not only hold the conviction that victory is your birthright, but also show evidence of it in your face, in your manner and bearing? No person can expect to be a conqueror while they carry the confession of defeat in their face. You must

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Inspiration for Lovers | Valentine's Day Podcasts

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/02/10

Listen to episode 1094 of the Inspirational Living podcast: Inspiration for Lovers | Valentine’s Day Podcasts. Adapted from the book “Hints for Lovers” by Arnold Haultain.Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: THE beginning, the middle, and the end of love — is a sigh. All things point to the infinite; and love more than all things else. Complex as is the character of love, there are two things which love always does: always it ..."Refines the thoughts and enlarges the heart." Nothing stands still

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5:11

When Spiritual Power is With You

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/02/08

Listen to a sample episode of Our Sunday Talks, edited and adapted from Levels of Living (Essays on Everyday Ideals) by Henry Frederick Cope, published in 1908. Gain access to more episodes (ad-free) by becoming our patron for as little as $3 a month.By becoming a patron, you'll also gain access to our entire archive of Inspirational Living podcasts, plus full transcripts. Learn about the benefits our patrons receive by going to https://livinghour.org/patron. Thank you.Podcast Excerpt: Every

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The Timeless Wisdom of William Blake

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success &... ·

2026/02/05

Listen to episode 1093 of the Inspirational Living podcast: The Timeless Wisdom of William Blake. Adapted from “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell” by William Blake.Podcast Transcript: As I was walking among the fires of hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius (which to Angels look like torment and insanity), I collected some of their Proverbs: thinking that as the sayings used in a nation, mark its character, so the Proverbs of Hell, show the nature of Infernal wisdom better than any description

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