The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived: Secrets for Unparalleled Success and Unshakable Happiness from the Life of Jesus »

Steven K. Scott is the bestselling author of The Richest Man Who Ever Lived, The Greatest Words Ever Spoken, and Mentored by a Millionaire. The cofounder of Max International, Total Gym Fitness, and the American Telecast Corporation, he is a popular international speaker on the subjects of personal and professional achievement and of the application of biblical wisdom to everyday success.

The bestselling author of The Richest Man Who Ever Lived now brings us a book that is even more profound in its scope and its mission, revealing wisdom and insights from the life of Jesus. Scott shows us how the manner and method with which Jesus pursued and accomplished his goals and purpose offer life-changing lessons that each of us can use to achieve far more successful and fulfilled lives.

Steven K. Scott’s life changed forever one night in 1964, when he was first introduced to the man he came to know as “the homeless carpenter.” Since that fateful night, Scott has drawn on the teachings and the powerful lessons he learned from the way that Jesus lived his life to help create two dozen businesses that have generated billions of dollars in revenue. His success, he claims, is due in large measure to the eternal lessons he learned from the “homeless carpenter”—the greatest mentor in his life. Among the principles he learned:

The importance of identifying—and strengthening—the “whys” that drive our sense of purpose Discovering and mastering the seven keys that made Jesus the greatest communicator of all time Recognizing that the manner and methods we use to reach out to others are as important as our message.

Filled with stories about how Scott practiced and used the teachings and insights of Jesus in his own career and personal life and in raising and supporting his family, The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived will open a new door into what it means to live a life of extraordinary accomplishment and purpose in everything that you do.

Acknowledgments ix

1 What the Greatest Man Who Ever Lived Can Do for You 1

2 Wake Up and Smell the Starbucks 16

3 The Six Keys from the Life of Jesus That Can Transform an Ordinary Performer into an Extraordinary Achiever 32

4 Meaning That Motivates: Finding Your "Whys" 47

5 The Sense of Mission That Gets You Where You Want to Go and Makes You What You Want to Be 70

6 A Message That Communicates 92

7 A Manner That Moves Men and Women 122

8 Methods That Work Miracles 140

9 Mission Accomplished 162

10 The Miracle of the Moment: Moving from Failure to Success-Right Now! 182

11 Overcoming Adversity: Turning Roadblocks into Launching Pads 201

12 A Whole Different Kind of Love 225

13 Your Incredible Worth 243

14 A Change of Heart: Why We Do What We Do 259

15 Unparalleled Success and Unshakable Happiness 273

Appendix 1 299

Appendix 2 303