[To those starting a new chapter in life] Release of "100 Words to Make Your Life Shine", learning from the philosophy of success read for 130 years

Gakken Inc. (Shinagawa, Tokyo / President and Representative Director: Tatsuya Nanjo), a group company of Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. (Shinagawa, Tokyo / President and Representative Director: Hiroaki Miyahara), released "100 Words to Make Your Life Shine: Eternal Principles of Action Learned from the Pioneer of Modern Self-Help" (Author: Orison Swett Marden, Editor/Author: Yoko Ueno) on Friday, March 27, 2026.

●The power to open up your life lies within you.
Carefully selected words not only for "success" but for "living happily"

When you are lost in life, anxious about the future, or hit a wall.
The words of Orison Swett Marden, who laid the foundation of success philosophy at the end of the 19th century, will give a push to those of us living today.

This book is a collection of 100 quotes extracted from the thoughts and success episodes left in the writings of thinker Orison Swett Marden, known as the pioneer of modern self-help. Marden's thoughts, which influenced many business thinkers such as Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, Tempu Nakamura, and Konosuke Matsushita, have been reconstructed to be easy to read for modern readers.

Dreams, talent, opportunity, passion, adversity, character, happiness.

Contains 100 words and episodes carefully selected for each theme that turns life around. The philosophy that has been read for over 130 years will support your daily hesitations and worries, and encourage you to take a new step forward.

Previous collections of Marden's quotes have often introduced powerful messages such as rising in the world and laws of success.

This book focuses on another important theme: a "fulfilling life" and "happy living".

It carefully selects and includes words that can be practiced in daily life and that stay close to one's state of mind and way of living.

●The "origin" and pioneer of success philosophy, Orison Swett Marden

Orison Swett Marden is a thinker and author who was active in America at the end of the 19th century.

Overcoming poverty and hardship, he continued to preach a philosophy for people to live positively.

His masterpiece "Pushing to the Front" recorded sales of 10 million copies worldwide and 1.5 million copies in Japan during the Meiji era.
His thoughts had a tremendous influence on thinkers called giants of success philosophy, such as Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, and Tempu Nakamura, and he is highly regarded as the "pioneer of self-help".

●Translator Yoko Ueno provides commentary that resonates in modern times

The commentary in this book is provided by translator Yoko Ueno, who has garnered the support of many business people by introducing quotes from women active domestically and internationally as "word supplements".

While staying close to the worries and situations of those of us living in modern times, she easily unravels Marden's words, making it a book that anyone can receive as their own matter.

[Table of Contents]

Chapter 1 Realize your dreams
Chapter 2 Put yourself in a good environment and let your talents blossom
Chapter 3 Seize opportunities
Chapter 4 Pour passion into your work
Chapter 5 Have a strong will
Chapter 6 Overcome adversity
Chapter 7 Connect with people and enrich your life
Chapter 8 Polish yourself
Chapter 9 Maintain character
Chapter 10 Live happily

[Author Profiles]

[Author] Orison Swett Marden

Born in New Hampshire, USA, in 1848. He lost his parents in his childhood, studied on his own amidst poverty and loneliness, and later became an author and editor. In 1897, he founded the self-help magazine "Success Magazine", which featured interviews with people who had achieved great success in business, establishing the foundation of modern self-help thought centered on "effort, character, and hope". His book "Pushing to the Front" became a bestseller with over 10 million copies worldwide and over 1.5 million copies in Japan during the Meiji era.

Rather than excessive praise for success, his stance of thoroughly believing in the dignity of individuals in adversity was inherited by Napoleon Hill and Dale Carnegie, and continues to develop in Japan by resonating with the outlook on life of thinkers and businessmen such as Tempu Nakamura, Konosuke Matsushita, and Kazuo Inamori.

[Translation/Editing/Author] Yoko Ueno

Author and translator. After studying abroad in Canada and Australia, she completed her master's degree at the Boston University College of Communication, and her master's program at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Information Sciences. After serving as an executive officer at a news agency, publisher, and overseas mail-order company, she entered writing and translation activities. Her books include "Gift of Words: 100 Quotes from Shining Women" (Kodansha), "Learning English Presentations from Steve Jobs" (Nikkei BP), "1 Word a Day, Word Supplements that Cheer You Up Today" (Mikasa Shobo), and many others.

[Product Overview]

"100 Words to Make Your Life Shine: Eternal Principles of Action Learned from the Pioneer of Modern Self-Help"

Author: Orison Swett Marden

Editor/Author: Yoko Ueno

Price: 1,650 yen (tax included)

Release Date: March 27, 2026

Format: 46 irregular size / 240 pages

Electronic version: Simultaneous distribution

ISBN: 978-4-05-407089-9

Publisher: Gakken Inc.

Gakken Publishing Site: https://hon.gakken.jp/book/1340708900

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