“I worked from 10pm until 1am every night for a year to write the first ‘Chicken Soup For The Soul’ book.” ― Jack Canfield
“Taking the first step is the difference between actually pursuing your passion and just dreaming about it.” ― Jack Canfield
“Think of your comfort zone as a prison you live in—a largely self-created prison. It consists of the collection of can’ts, musts, must nots , and other unfounded beliefs formed from all the negative thoughts and decisions you have accumulated and reinforced during your lifetime.” ― Jack Canfield
“You can’t heal what you don’t acknowledge.” ― Jack Canfield
“I believe people should live full lives and not settle for anything less.” ― Jack Canfield
“I generally find that comparison is the fast track to unhappiness.” ― Jack Canfield
“The world doesn’t pay you for what you know; it pays you for what you do. There’s an enduring axiom of success that says, “The universe rewards action.” Yet as simple and as true as this principle is, it’s surprising how many people get bogged down in analyzing, planning, and organizing when what they really need to do is take action.” ― Jack Canfield
“You only have control over three things in your life. The thoughts you think, the images you visualise, and the action you take.” ― Jack Canfield
“If you are going to be successful in creating the life of your dreams, you have to believe that you are capable of making it happen.” ― Jack Canfield
‘I believe people should live full lives and not settle for anything less.” ― Jack Canfield
“You have the power to achieve greatness and create anything and everything you want in life, but you have to take action.” ― Jack Canfield
“Remember, you and you alone are responsible for maintaining your energy. Give up blaming, complaining and excuse making, and keep taking action in the direction of your goals – however mundane or lofty they may be.” ― Jack Canfield
“Napoleon Hill once said, “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” In fact, the mind is such a powerful instrument, it can deliver to you literally everything you want. But you have to believe that what you want is possible.” ― Jack Canfield
“Build your self-esteem by recalling all the ways you have succeeded, and your brain will be filled with images of you making your achievements happen again and again. Give yourself permission to toot your own horn, and don’t wait for anyone to praise you.” ― Jack Canfield
“Vague goals produce vague results.” ― Jack Canfield
“If it ain’t fun, don’t do it.” ― Jack Canfield
“Decide what you want, believe you can have it, believe you deserve it and believe it’s possible for you.” ― Jack Canfield
“If you can tune into your purpose and really align with it, setting goals so that your vision is an expression of that purpose, then life flows much more easily.” ― Jack Canfield
“If you are not moving closer to what you want, you probably aren’t doing enough asking. And you’re probably not asking the single most important question that can help you achieve a higher level of success and personal fulfillment: How am I doing?” – Jack Canfield
“Know your priorities and identify the five powerful action steps that you intend to take to move your initiatives forward each day.” ― Jack Canfield
“When you have inspired thought, you have to trust it and you have to act on it.” ― Jack Canfield
“Living each day as if it were your last doesn’t mean your last day of retirement on a remote island. It means to live fully, authentically and spontaneously with nothing being held back.” ― Jack Canfield
“Overcome your barriers, intend the best, and be patient. You will enjoy more balance, more growth, more income, and more fun!” – Jack Canfield
“People who don’t have goals, work for people who do.” ― Jack Canfield
“By taking the time to stop and appreciate who you are and what you’ve achieved – and perhaps learned through a few mistakes, stumbles and losses – you actually can enhance everything about you. Self-acknowledgment and appreciation are what give you the insights and awareness to move forward toward higher goals and accomplishments. ” ― Jack Canfield
“You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.” ― Jack Canfield
“To change bad habits, we must study the habits of successful role models.” ― Jack Canfield
“Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them.” ― Jack Canfield
“There’s a four letter word you must use when you get rejected….next.” ― Jack Canfield
“The longer you hang in there, the greater the chance that something will happen in your favor. No matter how hard it seems, the longer you persist, the more likely your success. ” ― Jack Canfield
“For every reason it’s not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.” ― Jack Canfield
“I generally find that comparison is the fast track to unhappiness. No one ever compares themselves to someone else and comes out even. Nine times out of ten, we compare ourselves to people who are somehow better than us and end up feeling more inadequate. ” ― Jack Canfield
“To achieve major success in life, you must accept 100% responsibility for your life and results. Nothing less will do.” ― Jack Canfield
“It’s a universal principle that you get more of what you think about, talk about, and feel strongly about.” ― Jack Canfield
“There are essentially two things that will make you wise, the books you read and the people you meet.” ― Jack Canfield
“Clarify your purpose. What is the why behind everything you do?. When we know this in life or design it is very empowering and the path is clear.” ― Jack Canfield
“I used to define success as being able to produce any result you wanted, whether it was a relationship, weight-loss, being a millionaire, impacting the culture, changing society, whatever it might be – it might be homelessness, whatever – and lately, I’ve redefined success as ‘fulfilling your soul’s purpose.” ― Jack Canfield
“Good or bad, habits always deliver results.” ― Jack Canfield
“One of the main reasons why most people don’t get what they want is they haven’t decided what they want. They haven’t defined their desires in clear and compelling detail.” ― Jack Canfield
“Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” ― Jack Canfield
“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” ― Jack Canfield
“When your dreams include service to others – accomplishing something that contributes to others – it also accelerates the accomplishment of that goal. People want to be part of something that contributes and makes a difference.” ― Jack Canfield
“Believing in yourself is a choice. It’s an attitude you develop over time.” ― Jack Canfield
“Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.” ― Jack Canfield
“Most everything that you want is just outside your comfort zone.” ― Jack Canfield
“Persistence is probably the single most common quality of high achievers. They simply refuse to give up. The longer you hang in there, the greater the chance that something will happen in your favor. No matter how hard it seems, the longer you persist the more likely your success.” ― Jack Canfield
“I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy.” ― Jack Canfield
“You either create or allow everything that happens to you.” ― Jack Canfield
“There is only one person responsible for the quality of the life you live. That person is you. If you want to be successful, you have to take 100% responsibility for everything that you experience in your life. This includes the level of your achievements, the results you produce, the quality of your relationships, the state of your health and physical fitness, your income, your debts, your feelings—everything!” – Jack Canfield
