Top 100 Jack Canfield Quotes
#1. One of life's fundamental truths states, 'Ask and you shall receive.' As kids we get used to asking for things, but somehow we lose this ability in adulthood. We come up with all sorts of excuses and reasons to avoid any possibility of criticism or rejection.
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#2. Research now seems to indicate that one hour of inner action is worth seven hours of out-in-the-worl d action. Think about that. You're working too hard.
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#3. And so I wait. I wait for time to heal the pain and raise me to me feet once again - so that I can start a new path, my own path, the one that will make me whole again.
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#4. Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling lovable and feeling capable.
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#5. Expect the unexpected. Focus on what you can control and acknowledge what's out of your control.
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#6. One way to kill an opportunity is to avoid taking it.
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#7. You must take responsibility for removing I can't from your vocabulary.
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#8. When you're connected to a source and to each other through conversation, through making love, through meditation, playing games with your kids, all that stuff, then your self-esteem's going to go up.
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#10. Pay attention to how you are feeling, and keep your compass heading set for JOY!
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#12. Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald's, said, There are three keys to success: 1. Being at the right place at the right time. 2. Knowing you are there. 3. Taking action.
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#13. Every single cell in your body is affected by every single thought that you have.
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#14. Think of fear as a 2-year-old child who doesn't want to go grocery shopping with you. Because you must buy groceries, you'll just have to take the two year old with you. Fear is no different. In other words, acknowledge that fear exists but don't let it keep you from doing important tasks.
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#15. Mother Teresa was brilliant. She said, "I will never attend an anti-war rally. If you have a peace rally, invite me." She knew. She understood the secret. Look what she manifested in the world.
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#16. If you want to be successful, you have to take 100% responsibility for everything that you experience in your life.
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#17. The dynamics that are required to make any relationship work: Just keep putting your love out there.
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#18. Life is simply a connect-the dots game, and all the dots have already been identified and organized by somebody else. All you have to do is follow the blueprint, use the system, or work the program that they provide.
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#20. There have been many people whom I have admired, emulated and even modeled parts of my life after. I study how they do things, and then I go through a period of 'trying on' those same thinking patterns and behaviors. After awhile, what is not essentially me falls away while the useful parts remain.
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#21. Remember, it is not about luck. It is about doing the right things the right way.
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#22. It is a universal principle that you get more of what you think about, talk about, and feel strongly about.
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#23. One of the things that may get in the way of people ... is that they're not in touch with their passion. If you're passionate about what it is you do, then you're going to be looking for everything you can to get better at it.
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#24. You only have control over three things in your life-the thoughts you think, the images you visualise, & the actions you take.
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#25. WHEN YOU ARE IN CONFLICT WITH SOMEONE, THERE IS ONE FACTOR THAT CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAMAGING YOUR RELATIONSHIP AND DEEPENING IT. THAT FACTOR IS ATTITUDE. - William James
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#26. If you get clear on the what, the how will be taken care of.
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#27. Each of us is born with a life purpose. Identifying, acknowledging, and honoring this purpose is perhaps the most important action successful people take.
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#28. People who don't make goals end up working for those who do.
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#29. Repeating an affirmation several times a day keeps you focused on your goal, strengthens your motivation, and programs your subconscious by sending an order to your crew to do whatever it takes to make that goal happen.
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#30. Know your priorities and identify the five powerful action steps that you intend to take to move your initiatives forward each day. If you go to a tree with an ax and take five whacks at the tree every day, it doesn't matter if it's an oak or a redwood; eventually, the tree has to fall down.
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#31. Remember, it's more mentally tiring to think about what has to be done, and all the things that might go wrong, than it is to physically do the job.
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#33. You either create or allow everything that happens to you.
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#34. Never quit. My book, Chicken Soup for the Soul, was turned down by 33 publishers. It's since sold millions of copies.
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#35. Everything valuable takes time, there are no overnight successes.
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#36. 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.
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#37. May you always work like you don't need the money;
May you always love like you've never been hurt; and
May you always dance like there's nobody watching.
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#38. I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy.
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#39. With the right attitude, a failure can be converted into a lesson and a stepping-stone for future success.
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#40. DECISIVENESS SEPARATES GREAT LEADERS FROM DREAMERS AND TALKERS.
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#41. I wanted to be a Teacher with a big T: teach the whole planet. It led me into writing and speaking to large groups.
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#42. In order to get what you want, you must first decide what you want. Most people really foul up at this crucial first step because they simply can't see how it's possible to get what they want, so they don't even let themselves want it.
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#43. It does not matter how old or wise you get, life is about believing and listening to your inner voice. I still believe in angels, fairies and butterflies and that keeps me smiling. Ambika
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#44. 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.
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#45. We cannot control how others feel and react. Even though we should understand feelings, there are some things that are out of our control, and some decisions we can only make for ourselves.
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#46. Your level of performance matches your dominant self image.
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#47. IT TAKES A LOT OF LIFE EXPERIENCE TO SEE WHY SOME RELATIONSHIPS LAST AND OTHERS DO NOT. BUT WE DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR A CRISIS TO GET AN IDEA OF A PARTICULAR RELATIONSHIP. OUR BEHAVIOR IN LITTLE EVERYDAY INCIDENTS TELLS US A GREAT DEAL. - Eknath Easwaran
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#49. When you accomplish a goal, don't cross it out. Instead, write 'victory' next to it and move on to the next one. This way, whenever you have a bad day, all you have to do is to review your victories to feel good about yourself.
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#50. In America, 13.5 million days of work are lost per year due to work related depression, stress and anxiety.
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#51. I consider myself to be an inverse paranoid. I always operate as if everything is part of a universal plot to enhance my well-being.
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#52. My definition of success is "the fulfillment of your soul's purpose."
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#53. If What you re doing now was enough to get what you want, you'd already have it.
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#54. If you hang in there long enough, you will eventually reach your goal.
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#55. 'The Chicken Soup for the Soul' books are the result of over 20 years of teaching seminars and giving speeches. The first book contains all of the stories that I used in my seminars to illustrate the points that I wanted to make.
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#56. That cat is like a two-year-old with four-wheel drive.
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#57. 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.
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#58. When I realized I wanted to do more writing and less traveling around the world teaching live seminars, I decided to write the first 'Chicken Soup for the Soul(R)' book. I knew I wanted to have 100 stories in the book, so I wrote or edited two stories a week for a year.
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#59. To your dog, you are the greatest, the smartest, the nicest human being who was ever born.
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#60. You don't have to get it perfect, you just have to get it going. Babies don't walk the first time they try, but eventually they get it right
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#61. Acknowledging your mistakes also has its pluses, but we often don't have trouble recalling or mulling over those. The point is, if you don't acknowledge your successes the same way you acknowledge your mistakes, you're sure to have a memory full of blunders.
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#62. In so much of life and professional activity, the simple strategies and techniques can be the most powerful.
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#63. The principles always work if you work the principles.
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#64. The beauty of life is that every action is like a boomerang.
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#65. There is only one person responsible for the quality of life you live and that person is you.
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#66. A recent management study revealed that 46% of employees leaving a company do so because they feel underappreciated; 61% said their bosses don't place much importance on them as people, and 88% said they do not receive acknowledgement for the work they do.
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#67. Super-successf ul people aren't the most gifted people in their fields. They just work, study and practice more than the competition.
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#68. Keep in mind that part of growing up is dealing with difficult issues, and the benefits can be great if you have the courage to ask for help. Human beings are not designed to go through life alone. No one has to bear the burden of tough times all by themselves.
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#69. Faith is the pencil of the soul that pictures heavenly things. Thomas Burbridge
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#70. It is kindness in a person, not beauty that wins our love
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#71. To be 'on purpose' means you're doing what you love to do, doing what you're good at, and accomplishing what's important to you.
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#72. One needs to have some sense of purpose. Next, you need to have a vision that grows out of that purpose.
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#73. A brilliant idea without action is like Mark McGwire playing baseball without a bat.
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#74. It's not the will to win that matters - everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.
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#75. The truth is the truth. You are better off knowing the truth than not knowing it.
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#76. In every area of our lives, the three things that most need to be shared are resentments that have built up, the unmet needs and demands that underlie those resentments, and appreciations.
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#77. Negative feelings are like weeds. If you don't fully extract them (i.e. pull out the roots), they will come back.
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#78. Almost by force of habit, successful people simply do more. As a result, they experience not only greater financial rewards for their extra efforts but also a personal transformation, becoming more self-confident, more self-reliant, and more influential with those around them.
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#79. 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.
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#80. The Mirror Exercise You are a living magnet. What you attract into your life is in harmony with your dominant thoughts. BRIAN TRACY Leading authority on the development of human potential and personal effectiveness
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#81. There's so much information on the internet. But people don't need more information, they need 'aha moments,' they need awareness, they need things that actually shift and change them.
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#82. To attract more money, you must be attractive, in the sense that people will want and prefer your products or service over those of your competitior.
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#83. If we are not a little bit uncomfortable every day, we're not growing. All the good stuff is outside our comfort zone.
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#84. Our feelings are a feedback mechanism to us about whether we're on track or not, whether we're on course or off course.
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#85. Carry your most important goal in your wallet.
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#86. It's surprising how many people get bogged down in analysing, planning, and organizing when what they really need to do is take action.
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#87. The bottom line is that you are the one who is creating your life the way it is. The life you currently live is the result of all your past thoughts and actions. You are in charge of your current thoughts and your present feelings.
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#88. Everything you think, say, and do needs to become intentional and aligned with your purpose, your values, and your goals.
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#89. There is no right reaction. There is only your reaction.
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#90. Every time you take a risk or move out of your comfort zone, you have a great opportunity to learn more about yourself and your capacity.
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#91. Don't kid yourself.Be honest with yourself.Take your own inventory.
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#92. You don't know you're going to get a 'No' until you ask, and if you don't ask, you've given yourself the No.
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#93. First you jump off the cliff and you build wings on the way down. RAY BRADBURY Prolific American author of science fiction and fantasy
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#94. To change bad habits, we must study the habits of successful role models.
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#95. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers
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#96. People only complain about things they can do something about.
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#97. Love would never b a promise of a rose garden unless it is showered with a light of faith, water of sincerity, and an art of passion.
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#98. If I hadn't 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.
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#99. It takes repetitive exposure over time to a new idea before that idea becomes a natural part of your way of thinking and being.
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#100. Trust your gut feeling about things, listen to what others are saying, and look at the results of your actions. Once you know the truth, you can set about taking action to improve. Everyone will be better for it.
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