Dare To Be Great Verses The Secret over 35 years ahead of its time.
In the late 1960's and early 1970's Glenn W Turner founded his first company Koscot a cosmetic company. As Mr. Turner spoke his staff would take extensive notes it is from this basis the company Dare To Be Great evolved.
The theme song "Dare to Be Great" states success is a state of mind.
Mr. Turner states, "that what we have been programed to think is what we produce. The only difference between you and anybody in this world that has more out of life than you do" is the way you think.
Mr. Turner understood that a persons thoughts were, these thoughts were responsible for what that person was. In the "Dare To Be Great Seminars" people learned to control their minds and change their thought processes from negative to positive. Therefore creating a better world for themselves and their families. The entire family in Dare To Be Great attended these seminars. This same concept is alive today in Mr. Turner's "Steps To Greatness Seminars".
The theme song "Dare to Be Great" states success is a state of mind.
Mr. Turner states, "that what we have been programed to think is what we produce. The only difference between you and anybody in this world that has more out of life than you do" is the way you think.
Mr. Turner understood that a persons thoughts were, these thoughts were responsible for what that person was. In the "Dare To Be Great Seminars" people learned to control their minds and change their thought processes from negative to positive. Therefore creating a better world for themselves and their families. The entire family in Dare To Be Great attended these seminars. This same concept is alive today in Mr. Turner's "Steps To Greatness Seminars".
A most increible human being...if there were more GWT's it would be a great world, with more happiness and better health. One strong human being .
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What Glenn writes and spoke in his Dare To Be Great seminars influenced many people who became successful in their own right even long after those exhilarating days (you had to be there to understand the excitement and innervation of those times and the seminars). I know several of those who followed the DTBG program and they would underscore Glenn's words above.
PS to Glenn: Glad to see you are still out there sharing your thoughts with those who would learn.
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Hello Dear Mr. Turner,
It is nice to see you have a blog. Wonderful!
Sometime between 1968 and 1973 my father, who at the time was a Ph.D. student at USC, took us an evening to one of your seminars in Columbia. Even though I was only about 12 years old, I remember two things perfectly well: I met you in person and I heard the words: "Dare to be Great".
This statement has stayed with me all these years. I have used it with my own person and I have been blessed to be able to pass it on to many people through my life time.
Meanwhile I am whom I had always wanted to be. I know your words contributed as well towards this.
You are also a true visionary.
I send you the purest of blessings. My father sends his regards.
Blanca Maria Mueller-Lagunez
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I joined DTBG in July of 1972. I worked full time immediately. I was at every breakfast meeting, lunch meeting evening opportunity meeting and weekly GO Tour. I worked 7 days a week and had one promotion. When the business got shut down I continued in my own way. 7 am breakfasts became regular habit with me even if I had them in a restaurant by myself. I was told that 3 hours of daily self improvement work was required and I continued at that pace for many years.
I have know some of the most amazing successes and attribute it all to what GWT taught me. ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING.
I have continued to read and hold discussion groups with leaders from any industries and endeavors.
THINK AND GROW RICH, HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE AND PSYCHO-CYBERNETICS are the usual topics for discussion for our weekly Saturday morning group.
Thank you Mr Turner, GO! GO! GO!
I still miss that.
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In 1971, I was a 20 year old kid and the very first German in Dare to be Great in Germany. That’s when I first met Mr. Turner. He had flown into Frankfort; we had rented a small meeting room not far from the Airport. There were less than 50 people in the audience. I remember sitting in the back when Bob N. and Mr. Turner came over to me and Bob said that I’d be interpreting. I was shocked. You see, my English is good; however, I had never translated live. But Glenn took me by the hand and said “let’s go, you can do it”. We went to the front of the room, he put two chairs on a table and up we went.
The first few sentenced were hard. I really had trouble understanding him. I had to get used to the sound of his harelip. But suddenly it seemed like I’d never been doing anything else. It wasn’t just what he was saying, I translated what I felt coming over from his heart. And I knew every word he said was true.
I’ve been on stage with him in front of big audiences many times after that. I’ve been to trainings in Orlando several times, flew on Glenn’s Lear-jet, met all the executives and translated for them when they visited Germany. I was the first German Trainer and trained others to do the seminars and opportunity meetings. We worked a lot and we had a ball all the time. But the main thing was that everybody was happy.
Dare to be Great wasn’t a company. It was a way of life. Some people made big money, others never earned a lot, but we all loved being together, encouraging each other, thinking positive thoughts, helping each other and feeling part of something great and important. We really believed that each of us could help make the world a better place and that our attitudes counted more than anything else.
More than 35 years have passed since, and I’m still a Dare-to-be-Greater. Glenn has always been my hero, I carry the 100 $ bill with his signature in my wallet as my good luck charm ever since he gave it to me way back when. I’ve read piles of books, attended other seminars, walked on fire with Tony Robbins and know lots of other Gurus. For me, there is not one who comes close to the hare lipped sharecropper’s son from Marion SC. He knew and shared The Secret with the world 35 years ago.
If ever there is a way of working with Glenn Turner again – I’m ready. I’m 56 now, but I’d love to hear him say “let’s go – you can do it!”
Love from France, Christine
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Well, well, well. What an exiting surprise. I have no Idea what provoked me to check out this site today. It was 35 years ago to the day when you wrote your blog that Jake and Stan introduced me to you. It was 2 days after I arrived in Germany. The rest became history. To this day I am still in your debt for being part of the greatest team that ever existed in Turner Enterprise. I am currently writing an autobiography and you are part of it. Please send me an email I’d love to hear from you.
Johannes (Fred) Lisiecki
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When i meet Glenn in the early 80is he was running for senator of Florida, He said to me .their are only three ways to have money, Someone dies and leave you a fortune,Have a lot of money to invest or have a lot of persons working with you for the same goal. I sold pots and pans door to door as Gleen did with his sewing machines and became the number three in six months after that August day for that year.
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Glen Turner was, is, and will always be an INSPIRATION to me. I'm 65, and remember the early 70's in NY. Bought the [Dare To Be Great] Courses and records. Besides Elvis, my Mom and God, Glenn Turner has helped [Change My Life] for the better. TODAY Glenn would make a Great Presidential candidate for the USA.
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MR. TURNER LIT THE FIRE FOR ME IN FEB 1971 AT KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL IN BUFFALO NEW YORK. ALTHOUGH I PUT MYSELF THRU SOME UPS AND DOWNS AND THE FIRE OFTEN WENT DOWN TO A SPARK
IT NEVER QUITE DIED OUT.I'VE RECENTLY GOT FIRED UP ONE MORE TIME AND AM ONCE AGAIN "INTELLIGENTLY IGNORANT!!" DUMB ENOUGH TO BELEIVE IT CAN STILL HAPPEN FOR ME AND JUST TOO DUMB TO QUIT!!
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Your Buddy from Ohio checking to make sure your for real. keep on keeping on Capt. Delbert ( Deb) McConn
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i dont know if you remember me .the mind spa inc,you and mr. mann spoake at my toasmasters meeting ,i was persdent at that time.its been a long time. i hope and know your doing great.it was the greatest time of my life ,being with you ,back then .i hope larry,wayne,are great also? i lost contact with everyone,do to health problems,hoppefully everything is ok now.i could not have made it without my wife and you. thank you rich from pittsburgh pa. p.s. if your ever this way, and anything i or my family can do ,please call? 724-337-0319
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In 1969 I worked for a distributor of Koscot. He went me on a week's course. It changed my life. Thank you Mr. Turner. Never were you a con man, ever. You were the reason I still see the glass "half full" even through much adversity. You are a wonderful man, I wish I could have met you in person. There is still time. Maybe I will one day. Thank you again
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I am your same age, I live in florida now, when I paid $5000 to join dtg I lived in Ohio. I can so relate to your story it warmed my heart and soul to hear your story. I would like to be in contact with Glenn andd the gang again. please respond thanks..
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i heard "dare to b gr8"when i was a young man very very powerfull
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I sold Koscot in MA in 1968 and was one of the success stories, not an investor. loved the product and the mink! i still have my ring and earrings. loved the holiday party at the Chateau deVille in Framingham. was heartbroken, but not broke when the distribution office closed in Natick. Was thrilled to see Glenn W. Turner's name in print when I moved to FL 6 yrs. ago, and wonder if he's still around and doing Dare to be Great seminars. At 67, I just started a new career and still "Dare to be Great"!!! Can anyone tell me where he is, and if he's still alive and well????? I learned more about direct sales, and management, which has been a huge part of my life for the past 40 yrs.
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Yes, Glenn is doing well, just had his 75th Birthday.
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Just great!
I have only a bunch of all the original tapes, and I wonder if today it's possible to buy that course, possibly digitalized. I enjoy every bit of it, and I hope my grandson will get some positive thoughts out of it.
I believe this course should be thought in all primary schools.
Colin
collioni3@gmail.com
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I like your style, the fact that your site is a little bit different makes it so interesting, I get fed up of seeing same-old-same-old all of the time. I've just stumbled this page for you
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This is my first time at your blog and I've really enjoyed looking around. I will come back again in the future to check out some of the other articles.
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In 1970 me, my wife at that time,my best friend[and best man]and his wife invested $5000 each in DTBG and got a few hundred in return as the fuzz had started breaking up the "pyramid" The teaching was far ahead of it's time and I agree only now so many sites are horning in on the Red Suit!
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The best careers advice to give to the young is 'Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it.'
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I read your blog everyday, you have talent in writing, waiting for more updates
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Wanna to thank you for interesting posts dude. Keep posting
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Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult.
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Good post! thank you
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I was in dare to be great back in 1971. It has changed my life. I did not get rich but I have been happy all my life because of the positive things I learned with Dare to be Great.
Thanks, Glenn Turner
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