#Peale September 19

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In September 2025, many of us will be taking part in the 30-Day Monuments Coach4aday Challenge. Each day we will spotlight one of the nearly 50,000 National Monuments or Memorials across the United States. In addition, we’ll feature a wide range of other tributes—from statues honoring heroes and athletes to memorials recognizing outstanding citizens and many other categories. Today the post is on a Memorial dedicated to NORMAN VINCENT PEALE outside the Marble Church located in New York City on 1 West 29th Street.

Growing up as a young boy, I remember my dad always having the radio on—whether in his car, in our kitchen during breakfast, or on Saturday evenings. On Saturday the radio was tuned to WNBC 660 (today that is WFAN) which aired Norman Vincent Peale doing his weekly show called the “Art of Living”.

Rev. Peale was the pastor at Marble Collegiate Church in New York City. I was raised Catholic and the presentations I heard from Peale where nothing like the sermons I had heard in church. This man was talking about motivation and the power of positive thinking.

I did some research on Norman Vincent Peale. The radio program, “The Art of Living,” began in 1935, and ran for 54 years. Under sponsorship of the National Council of Churches he moved into television when the new medium arrived.

Here is the memorial outside of the church dedicated to him.

Monuments-30 Day Challenge Guidelines

As with previous challenges, participants are encouraged to adapt the guidelines to fit their own circumstances. If you can, commit to sharing something about a Monument in September

1. Record something about a particular US Monument. Make sure you include the location and something about its significance. Try, if possible, to include a photo.
2. Share with a challenge partner if you have one.
3. Join the conversation by posting on social media with the hashtag #Coach4adayChallenge

September 19-Norman Vincent Peale

Peale suffered much criticism in his life from politicians, psychologists, and liturgy leaders. He took a stand against John F Kennedy being president in the late 1950’s and in 1960 that caused quite a stir. Despite that negative critique of his life he is still synonymous today for positive thinking.

He was adamant that leadership traits included a positive attitude, optimism and service to others. He authored the best seller “The Power of Positive Thinking”.

Here is a 3-minute video clip of on his addresses on the 7-Day Mental Diet