Jack Canfield (born August 19, 1944[1][2]) is an American author and motivational speaker. He is the co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which has more than 250 titles and 500 million copies in print in over 40 languages.[3] In 2005 Canfield co-authored with Janet Switzer The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.[4]
Canfield began his career in 1967 when he taught a year of high school in Chicago, Illinois. He worked at the Clinton Job Corps Center in Iowa and the W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation in Chicago.[citation needed] In 1976 Canfield co-authored 100 Ways to Enhance Self-Concept in the Classroom.[5] He ran a residential Gestalt center called the New England Center for Personal and Organizational Development[6] and was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of America (TOYA) by the U.S. Jaycees in 1978.[citation needed]
Canfield is the founder and CEO of The Canfield Training Group in Santa Barbara, California and founder of The Foundation for Self-Esteem in Culver City, California.[1][7] Canfield hosts a radio program and writes a globally syndicated newspaper column.[1] He holds a Guinness World Record for having seven books on the New York Times bestseller list at the same time.[7] In 2006 Canfield was featured in a self-development film called The Secret.[7] His best known books include: The Power of Focus, The Aladdin Factor, and Dare to Win.[1] In 2005 Canfield co-authored The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.[8] He is a founding member of the Transformational Leadership Council.[9][10]
Canfield coauthored Chicken Soup for the Soul with Mark Victor Hansen in 1993. According to USA Today, Chicken Soup for the Soul was the third bestselling book in the United States during the mid-1990s.[11] Canfield later co-authored dozens of additional books in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.[12]
In his book The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be,[8] Jack Canfield has collected what he asserts to be 67 essential principles for attaining goals and creating a successful life.
Canfield married Judith Ohlbaum in 1971 and they had two sons together, Oran and Kyle, before divorcing in 1976.[13] Canfield left the family and moved in with a masseuse in 1976, while his wife was pregnant with their second son.[14] His son Oran has written two memoirs, Freefall: The Strange True Life Growing Up Adventures of Oran Canfield[15] and Long Past Stopping: A Memoir.[16]
In 1978, he married Georgia Lee Noble, with whom he had one son, Christopher.[13] They divorced in 1999. He married Inga Marie Mahoney in 2001, and is stepfather to her children, Travis and Riley.[1][13]
Canfield, Jack, and Mark Victor Hansen. 1995. The Aladdin Factor. New York: Berkley Book. ISBN9780425150757
Canfield, Jack, Mark Victor Hansen, and Les Hewitt. 2000. The Power of Focus: How to Hit Your Business, Personal and Financial Targets with Absolute Certainty. Deerfield Beach: Health Communications. ISBN0757316026
Canfield, Jack, and Janet Switzer. 2005. The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. New York: Harper Element. ISBN0062912895
Canfield, Jack, and D.D. Watkins. 2007. Jack Canfield's Key to Living the Law of Attraction: A Simple Guide to Creating the Life of Your Dreams. Deerfield Beach: Health Communications.
Canfield, Jack. 2007. Maximum Confidence: Ten Secrets of Extreme Self-Esteem. Audio CD – Audiobook. New York: Simon & Schuster Audio/Nightingale-Conant.
Canfield, Jack. 2008. The Success Principles for Teens: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. HCI Teens; Illustrated edition. ISBN0757307272
Canfield, Jack and Pamela Bruner, 2013. Tapping Into Ultimate Success: How to Overcome Any Obstacle and Skyrocket Your Results. Hay House Inc. ISBN1401939562
Canfield, Jack and Peter Chee, 2013. Coaching for Breakthrough Success: Proven Techniques for Making Impossible Dreams Possible. McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN0071804633
Canfield, Jack, and Janet Switzer. 2015. The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be 10th Anniversary Edition. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN0723247919
Canfield, Jack, 2016. 30-Day Sobriety Solution: How To Cut Back Or Quit Drinking In The Privacy Of Your Own Home. Atria Books. ISBN1476792968
Canfield, Jack, 2017. Success Affirmations: 52 Weeks for Living a Passionate and Purposeful Life. Health Communications Inc. ISBN0757320120
Canfield, Jack, 2019. The Ultimate Jack Canfield Library: Create the Life You Desire (Audio Book). Nightingale-Conant. ASIN B07PXH4ZCR
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^Canfield, Jack; Switzer, Janet (2005). The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. Harper Element. ISBN0-00-719508-7.
^Saul Cooper, Richard Munger, Mark M. Ravlin, "Mental health prevention through affective education in schools", The Journal of Prevention, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp 24-34
^ abCanfield, Jack; Switzer, Janet (2006). The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. William Morrow Paperbacks. ISBN0-06-059489-6.
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^Ellis, Doug (2011). Transformational Leadership Council. Vol. II. San Francisco: Blurb Publishing.
