Quotes by Jack Canfield

By taking the time to stop and appreciate who you are and what youve 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.

Overcome your barriers, intend the best, and be patient. You will enjoy more balance, more growth, more income, and more fun!

One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes.

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.

People who ask confidently get more than those who are hesitant and uncertain. When youve figured out what you want to ask for, do it with certainty, boldness and confidence. Dont be shy or feel intimidated by the experience. You may face some unexpected criticism, but be prepared for it with confidence.

In one of my recent books, The Success Principles, I taught 64 lessons that help people achieve what they want out of life. From taking nothing less than 100 percent responsibility for your life to empowering others, these are the fundamentals to success - and to great leadership.

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.

If I hadnt spent many years trying to be as compassionate as Mother Teresa, as positive a thinker as W. Clement Stone, as prolific a writer as Stephen King, and as good a speaker as many of the legends I have studied, I would not be as successful as I am today.

You cant change anyone else, but people do change in relationship to your change.

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, Ive redefined success as fulfilling your souls purpose.

Words, especially when yelled in anger, can be very damaging to a childs self-confidence. The child probably already feels bad enough just from seeing the consequences of his or her behavior. Our sons and daughters dont need more guilt and self-doubt heaped upon their already wounded egos.

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.