Jack Canfield is an American motivational speaker and author. He is best known as the co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series, which currently has over 124 titles and 100 million copies in print in over 47 languages. According to USA Today, Canfield and his writing partner, Mark Victor Hansen, were the top-selling authors in the United States in 1997.
Canfield received a BA in Chinese History from Harvard University and a Masters from University of Massachusetts. He has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist.
Canfield is the founder of "Self Esteem Seminars" in Santa Barbara, and "The Foundation for Self Esteem" in Culver City, California. The stated mission of Self Esteem Seminars is to train entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders and employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals.
In 1990,he shared with author Mark Victor Hansen his idea for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. After three years, the two had compiled sixty-eight stories.
Canfield has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, 20/20, Eye to Eye, CNN's Talk Back Live, PBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, Larry King Live and the BBC.
Canfield's most recent book, The Success Principles (2005), shares 64 principles that he claims can make people more successful. In 2006, he appeared in the DVD, "The Secret," and shared his insights on the Law of Attraction and tips for achieving success in personal and professional life.
Jack Canfield was born on August 19, 1944, in Fort Worth, TX. He is the son of Elmer and Ellen (a homemaker; maiden name, Taylor). He attended high school at Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling, WV, 1962. He went to college at Harvard University, B.A., 1966; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.Ed., 1973. Canfield married Judith Ohlbaum in 1971 (divorced, November 1976); he married Georgia Lee Noble on September 9, 1978 (divorced, December 1999); he married Inga Marie Mahoney on July 4, 2001; children: (first marriage) Oran, David, Kyle, Dania; (second marriage) Christopher Noble. He is a Democrat and a Christian, and his hobbies include tennis, travel, skiing, running, billiards, reading, and guitar.
The Chicken Soup for the Soul series was kind of a guilty pleasure of mine as a child and adolescent, and now that I'm off on my own in college, I don't necessarily have to feel guilty about indulging in this pleasure.
For some reason, sitting on the middle school library's floor reading these books felt like something I shouldn鈥檛 be doing but it felt amazing and I love them, so when I saw this copy at a library sale, I had to get it.I went to a Christian preschool and a Christian kindergarten but went to public school for the rest of middle and elementary school, and attended cyber school for the rest and, like I mentioned before, I鈥檓 now in college.I鈥檝e always been extremely spiritual and believing in the paranormal, supernatural, the other side, life after death, and just all that kind of stuff but I didn鈥檛 start believing in God again until I met my fianc茅 last year.
Reading this book, I have to tell you, I enjoyed it so much that many times I forgot to stop and write down quotes that I like because I just wanted to keep on going and going. I only realized I had no quotes to include in my review when I finished reading and sat down to write this.
The Christian-ness is an important part of my identity and sometimes when I feature religious books on my Instagram I include the hashtag #liberalChristian and #ChristianAlly because my God loves all and I want people to know that despite the huge stereotypical thing that Christians don鈥檛 accept everyone, the majority of the religion is not like that, and that that鈥檚 not the case. I鈥檓 just glad that there鈥檚 other people in the world who share the same beliefs and morals as I do but also the same religion. I care for the homeless, I support the LGBT+ community, I am a feminist, and a proponent for racial, social, and every single kind of equality out there. The lanyard on which my keys hang is a GLSEN "I am an ally for LGBT+ students" one, after all. I am publicly for love, all kinds of love, and only love. I believe that the God I believe in loves all, no matter what.
Sometimes I feel like I鈥檓 not a real Christian because I鈥檓 only just reading the Bible right now for like the third time in my entire life, and because I started properly "believing" so late in life I only picked up again when I was 19. I read the Book of Mormon in sixth grade to better understand my childhood best friend. See, I've always believed in the concept of God and spirituality and kindness, but I didn't really have a name to put to it until recently.
But then I read books like this, and I feel a little better. But I'd feel better if every story was a modern Christian perspective. I wish there was a book about Christian people who go against the negative stereotypes. If anyone can recommend such a book to me, please let me know because I would absolutely love to read it.
My biggest act of rebellion this past month was wearing a cross necklace to my atheist family鈥檚 house, and I still don鈥檛 know where to go from there.
There is a belief, and I do not know if it exists outside of my house or not, but that belief is that believing in religion, any religion, makes you stupid or someone who doubts science or anything like that, but I truly believe in my heart of hearts that that is not the case. Science is real, (most) scientists are not phony, climate change is real, black lives matter, women and men are equal, LGBT+ lives are just as worthy as the rest of us, modern medicine is not blasphemous, and education is vital because you can't exist on faith alone.
When I was in second grade I got my IQ tested and I scored a 145 so I was placed in the gifted program, and I was given all the accompanying issues with my brain that usually come with slight gifts: intense depression, anxiety, phobias, OCD, you name it, I've most likely got it.
I鈥檓 really bad at any math above algebra, and I can鈥檛 understand scientific concepts but I can write an essay in 20 minutes and hand it in to get an A, and I can write a book of poetry in a week, a novel in a month, and write and illustrate a children's book in two or three weeks.
My point here is that no matter how low my skills are in most "smart" areas (namely the sciences and math), I鈥檓 still not stupid and I can believe what I want to believe, and still live with the morals that I have, and love everybody the way I鈥檝e always loved everybody, and accept everybody the way I always have. I am a Christian, I believe in God, and I am not stupid for being that way. I am a Christian, I believe in God, and I love and accept ALL PEOPLE. I am a Christian, I believe in God, and I will never ever make anyone feel less than others for their skin color, lack of religion, wealth, background, mental handicap, height, accent, ethnicity, opinions, sexual orientation, acne, literacy, demographic, difference in religion, voice, political background, popularity or lack thereof, weight, immigration status, ability level, personal tastes, physical handicap, poverty, social status, age, appearance, education level, online presence, or any other differentiating factor. Good people come from all backgrounds and come in all colors and shapes and sizes. That's what my God is about. And that is the religion I choose to pursue.
I鈥檓 laying in my empty dorm room right now. It鈥檚 not really empty; just devoid of peopled life except for me. I don鈥檛 even have any plants in here, and I鈥檓 laying on the second bed staring at the ceiling as I dictate this to my phone because I can鈥檛 type as fast as I think on my phone, but can on the computer, though am lacking the necessary energy to get up.
This essay has turned into the complete opposite of a book review but I think it was something I needed to get out and I think 欧宝娱乐 is a pretty great place to choose for this. I can talk to people with various opinions and no judgment and no hatred so thank you for giving me a chance to rant.
I recommend this book because I love the series. Give any of these books a shot.
I'm sorry for the long and deeply personal sort of essay this turned into, but it seriously needed to be said. Thank you for listening. If you got all the way down here, you are amazing and I love you.
P.S. If you are struggling in any way at all, be it with religion, mental health, school problems, family issues, friend drama, closetedness, talk to me. Email me (veronicanagornycontact@gmail.com). Direct message me on Instagram (@nika.vika.nika). Just don't tweet me or message me on tumblr because I can't remember the last time I used either. I am here for every single one of you. I love you all.
my first one...a gift from my boyfriend..really thoughtful..read this every morning while drying my hair...really motivational! decided to get another...wish they would make a seq!
I would recommend this book to everyone who needs inspiration, faith, courage and encouragement. Many wonderful true stories from many writers tell of their heartbreak, sorrows but also of the joys and faith that keeps them strong and courageous!
This book taught me a lot and also helped to strengthen my faith. After reading the many stories I emailed a couple of the authors and thanked them for their input. I am so thankful for this book and the way it has turned my faith into a real rose instead of just a bud, waiting to be opened.