F. W. (Franklin Warren) Sears

Born in 1863, F. W. Sears — Franklin Warren Sears — was an American author associated with the New Thought movement. Library of Congress records identify him as the author of books including Everyday experiences (1916), How to conquer fear (1918), Sears philosophy lessons, vol. III (1919), and Correspondence course: The psychology of use or The extravagance of economy (1921).

His writing sits in the early self-improvement tradition, with a strong focus on mindset, confidence, and personal discipline. How to conquer fear makes that interest especially clear, while Everyday experiences presents his ideas through everyday problems rather than abstract theory.

A full modern biography is hard to verify from major reference sources, but the surviving publication record shows a steady run of practical, psychologically minded books in the 1910s and early 1920s. For listeners interested in the roots of motivational and mind-power writing, Sears offers a useful glimpse of an earlier era of popular self-help.