[For Those Starting a New Life] Release of '100 Words to Brighten Your Life,' Learning from a Success Philosophy Read for 130 Years

Gakken Co., Ltd. (Shinagawa, Tokyo; Tatsuya Nanjo, President), a group company of Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd., released '100 Words to Brighten Your Life: Eternal Principles of Action Learned from the Pioneer of Modern Self-Help' (Author: Orison Marden, Edited/Authored by: Yoko Ueno) on Friday, March 27, 2026.

● The power to carve out your life lies within you.
Carefully selected words not just for 'success,' but for 'living happily.'

When you are lost in life, anxious about the future, or hitting a wall—the words of Orison Marden, who laid the foundations of success philosophy in the late 19th century, will support those of us living today.

This book is a collection of 100 quotes extracted from the thoughts and success stories left behind in the works of Orison Marden, a thinker known as the pioneer of modern self-help. Marden's philosophy, which influenced numerous business thinkers such as Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, Tenpu Nakamura, and Konosuke Matsushita, has been reorganized to be easily readable for modern readers.

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

It contains 100 carefully selected words and episodes categorized by themes that turn life for the better. This philosophy, which has been read for over 130 years, will accompany your daily hesitations and worries, encouraging you to take a new step forward.

While previous Marden quote collections have often introduced powerful messages regarding career advancement and success rules, this book focuses on another important aspect...