Jack Canfield is an American writer, businessman, and head of classes on a variety of topics. One of the most famous works is the co-authorship of a number of books "Chicken Broth for the Soul", and the book "Whole Life" can also be noted. The series was released in forty languages, with a circulation of five hundred million copies. Book sales have already exceeded $ 1 billion.
Birth and early years
Jack Canfield was born in Texas, Fort Worth, on August 19, 1944. The author’s family very often moved from place to place. Therefore, by the time he was six years old, Canfield was able to visit five states of the state. Subsequently, the family stayed in West Virginia (Willing), where the author spent all her childhood. Dad worked at the BBC, but due to his ruthlessness, his mother broke up with him, and from the age of six Jack Canfield was raised by his stepfather. The writer’s mother was addicted to alcohol. My father spent a lot of time at work, but sometimes he could also drink. The writer noted that such living conditions subsequently influenced his career.
Career
The writer entered, and in 1962 he graduated from a military university located in Linsi. He then acquired a bachelor's degree in Chinese history from Harvard University, and in 1973 a master's degree in psychology from Amherst University (Massachusetts). In addition, Canfield in 1981 acquired an honorary doctorate from the University of Santa Monica.
To achieve good luck, Jack Canfield passed many important steps in life:
- 1967-1968. This segment is the initial in the formation of a career writer. He began working as a high school teacher in Chicago.
- 1968-1969. Accepts the position of head of development projects.
- 1969-1970. He holds the position of Assistant Manager at Clement Stone.
- 1978-1980. At this stage, Canfield formed and became the director of the Institute for Holistic Education.
- 1981-1983. He served as the head of the formation of educational services.
- 1983- present. President of the society for the development and raising of self-esteem.
- 1998- present. Chief Executive Officer, Chicken Broth for the Soul.
Jack Canfield is the founder of the Transformation Leadership Council. The council was created in July 2004. This council includes a number of professionals, specialists, authors, scientists, experts in the field of high-class and personal formation. The board meeting is held once every six months. They are aimed at improving personal knowledge, as well as the formation of the whole world. To date, the number of council members has exceeded far over a hundred. Jack Canfield has conducted more than two and a half thousand seminars, as well as many consultations in schools, universities and other professional organizations around the world.
Canfield became the founder of a training company that helps entrepreneurs, teachers, and others want to set different goals and achieve success. Canfield is also the director of a training company that helps increase self-esteem and self-confidence. Jack made a program that aims to help people who are supported by the state. To date, about 500 thousand people have set and were able to achieve their goal by refusing state assistance.
Canfield leads an active public life, often takes part in television and radio broadcasts. In one of the most famous newspapers around the world, the writer maintains his own section.
Personal life
Jack Canfield married three times in his life. The last time he got married in 2001. Jack for three marriages was able to have five children. Four from the first and one child from the second wife. All the sons, as well as the stepdaughter and stepson of the writer, are artists.
Jack Canfield Books
Throughout his life, Canfield has released many works. All of them are very popular in various countries of the world. Here are just a few of the most popular ones:
- "The Aladdin Factor" - the book will tell about the value of the request, as well as the pros of opening your heart.
- “The Key to the Law of Attraction” - the book connects the laws of attraction and success, and teaches how to use this law to achieve your goals.
- "Rules" - the book gives sixty-four proven and really working rules in achieving success in absolutely any field.
- "You must read this book!" - is a collection of stories about books that have changed the lives of many famous personalities.
- “Whole Life” - the book tells about the value of well-expressed goals and their achievement, and also gives the concept of the definition of “aimless life”. All of these, as well as many other books are sold in huge quantities in most countries in ordinary bookstores and online stores. Apart from books, Jack Canfield publishes video and audio training works.
"Chicken broth for the soul"
Despite the writer's various achievements, perhaps the biggest is the series of books "Chicken Broth for the Soul." The development of the series began back in 1990. Canfield worked on the book with Mark Victor Hansen. It took three years of hard work to publish the first two books. The series just tore the book world. The number of sales and ratings broke all kinds of records. Stories on the theme of "think and grow rich" were able to bring their authors many prestigious awards and personal records that have not been beaten so far. To date, a series of books has become a huge brand. Under the name of the series, food, games, calendars, as well as television programs are produced. The amount of income of the founders exceeded a billion dollars.
For many years, a series of books has been pushing people to conquer their goals and pleasing with their warm and interesting stories.
Other achievements
In addition to a huge number of popular book works, Canfield was able to get to the pages of the book "The Secret", as well as its adaptation. In addition to this film, Jack starred in the films "Yes", "Medicine", "Opus", "No", "Funds for all occasions." In almost all films, the writer played a role that will help people with setting goals and achieving them.
The books and works of the author are trying to explain to man what purposeless life is. Jack Canfield is a man with a big and kind heart. His work leaves almost every reader with a memorable trace in his mind.