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November 15, 2011
Join my "Golden Motorcycle Gang"
I am so excited to share that my first novel, The Golden Motorcycle Gang, has officially hit bookstore shelves this week and I would like to invite you to join my "Golden Motorcycle Gang" on an incredible journey.
First, I'd like to give you a little background on how this novel came to be. Awhile back, I was describing for my friend Bill Gladstone (author of The Twelve) a vision I'd had of being part of a gang of golden "soul-traveling" motorcycle riders called to Earth to help it through a period of crisis and transformation.
Bill was transfixed. Having written a huge bestseller about the Mayan prophecies and the global transformation predicted for 2012, he related instantly to this vision. And Bill agreed: the world actually IS at a "tipping point": a perfect storm of economic, environmental, political and religious crises that will certainly result in a different world.
Our collaboration resulted in The Golden Motorcycle Gang and it's unlike any book I've written before. It's part novel, part autobiography, part spiritual adventure and part resource book to prepare you for the imminent changes we all face in 2012!
You'll read about my own life and the strange synchronicities that have brought me to where I am today. But you'll also begin to see the synchronicities in your life - and what they teach you about your destiny.
Could you be part of the Golden Motorcycle Gang to help bring about a better world? Would you join us in a higher purpose?
I'd like as many people as possible to join with Bill and me on this incredible journey - to align ourselves with the POSITIVE aspects of these massive global changes, and help the world emerge suffused with compassion, collaboration and creativity! Our book even features an appendix of people, events and groups currently involved in movements to assist in the global transformation.
You can learn more about The Golden Motorcycle Gang here.
Bill and I put a lot of ourselves into this book and I think you'll sense it. More importantly, I believe you'll be able to envision yourself as part of this vision - and join "the Gang"! 2012 is going to be an overwhelming adventure.
November 10, 2011
Why You Can Be Confident That 2012 will be a Very Good Year
The tabloid press and many pundits are writing about the end of the Mayan Calendar and Nostradamus prophecies of the end of the world slated to occur on December 21, 2012. There is a lot of doom and gloom associated with this date and much of it is based on absolute conjecture unrelated to any hard facts of any kind. Much to my surprise I recently learned that the actual Mayan prophecies connected to the end of their calendar are positive predictions and not negative at all. Even more to my surprise through my friendship with Bill Gladstone and Barbara Marx Hubbard I learned that my own life purpose may be related to bringing to you and others the positive potential of 2012 for all of us to create a better world.
Together with my co-author Bill Gladstone I have just written my first novel The Golden Motorcycle Gang. I call The Golden Motorcycle Gang a "novel novel" because it is unlike any novel I have ever read let alone written. The premise of the novel is taken from actual events in my life. I was careful to stay as true as possible to the actual events in my life and on one level The Golden Motorcycle Gang could be read as my autobiography. Writing my autobiography never occurred to me. My life is about inspiring others, motivating others and offering transformational training that can help people succeed in all aspects of their lives. However a very important moment in my life was a vision I had when still in graduate school of seeing myself along with others as members of a special gang of golden motorcycle riders speeding through space encountering a planet in distress. That planet, of course, was earth.
In the forty years since I had that original "golden motorcycle gang" vision I have shared the story of the Golden Motorcycle Gang with my closest friends and colleagues. One of the people I told the story to, over dinner in Santa Barbara a decade ago, was Bill Gladstone. In the years since, every time I saw Bill he would ask me if I had had the time to write the story down to share in a book. Because I always told Bill I was too busy, he offered to interview me and write the first draft of what is now The Golden Motorcycle Gang. At the time I thought he would end up with a mini eBook or perhaps even a book for children. The original story only took a few minutes to tell and I was not seeing at the time the larger context of the story or even how it was so integrally related not just to my life but to what is happening on our planet at this precise moment of human history.
Although Bill's first draft needed significant rewriting, which in the end required as much of my time as Bill's, I do want to acknowledge Bill for seeing in the story of The Golden Motorcycle Gang an even larger purpose than I had seen myself. I was busy living my life, authoring, co-authoring and overseeing hundreds of Chicken Soup for the Soul titles, creating an amazing network of transformational leaders, and conducting workshops and trainings throughout the world through my Success Principles organization. I now see how all of those activities are actually linked to my higher purpose of connecting millions of people to the dynamic opportunity that 2012 represents for changing the direction of so many negative current trends from global warming to economic collapse, religious wars, terrorism, poverty, inequality and intolerance. These are serious world problems and they will not go away on their own. However, with awareness and united focus from each of us we can and I predict will solve the majority of these problems and solve them within the next twenty to thirty years.
The choice is no choice. If we do not solve these problems NOW, there may be no 2112 and perhaps not even a 2062. Fifty or a hundred years may seem like a long time, but when we consider that our children and grandchildren are the ones to deal with those future dates, it is the time to wake up. That is the reason I am eager to share the story of The Golden Motorcycle Gang with as many readers as possible. The novel provides not just the story and the motivation to take action but practical links that will enable you, no matter who you are, where you are, with or without resources, with or without skills or higher education, to make a difference. The Golden Motorcycle Gang, unlike any novel I have ever read, includes appendices of people and organizations that you can link to and work with to begin creating a better world TODAY. I am grateful to my family, friends, colleagues and mentors for all they have gifted me throughout my life. Whether you are drawn to my mentors such as Pete Seeger, W. Clement Stone, Stewart Emery or Barbara Marx Hubbard—all of whom appear in the novel—you will learn through my life experiences how synchronicity and commitment to helping others have been the keys to my own success and happiness in life. And I believe they will reveal to your own keys to a happier, more successful and fulfilling life as well as inspire you to step up and play your part in birthing a new world that works for everyone.
In the novel you will be presented with the five questions that Barbara Marx Hubbard believes she is here to present to the world, and in answering these five questions you may discover your own higher life purpose. I cannot guarantee that you will discover your higher life purpose but I know you will enjoy the novel. I sincerely hope that after reading the book you will be inspired to join The Golden Motorcycle Gang and seize this opportunity to be part of the collective, positive social movement that is changing the world.
November 2, 2011
Blog Template
[image error]On my September 2010 Ask Jack call I assigned the Hour Of Power as the daily homework for the coming month. The Hour Of Power, an idea I first learned from Canadian speaker Azim Jamal, consists of 20 minutes of visualization and meditation, 20 minutes of exercise, and 20 minutes of reading inspirational, motivational, or informational self-help books. If you do this every day, you are certain to be happier, healthier and wealthier by the end of the year.
When I assigned this and then blogged about it, I received hundreds of posts on my Facebook fan page about how much this was helping people, but a lot of people also wrote "I don't know how to meditate. Where can I learn to meditate?" In fact there are thousands of websites that have free instruction and audio programs and procedures on how to meditate. Just go to any search engine like Google and type in "how to meditate" and see what comes up.
The challenge is that there are hundreds of different forms of meditation. I have explored in depth at least 20 different forms of meditation, including 10-day silent meditation retreats, and I now practice 3 or 4 different forms on a regular basis. Each of the meditation techniques accomplish different things in my experience. Some are calming and centering, some energize and analyze the body, develop neutral witness, or allow insight and wisdom to emerge.
There is a form of meditation that combines all of these into one that I teach in my Breakthrough to Success Training. I call it the Betty Bethard's 4 Step Meditation since I learned it from Betty and have been teaching it in my groups ever since.
I find this technique to be the essence of simplicity. It is also, however, profoundly effective. May it support your inner peace and wisdom.
STEP ONE - PREPARATION
Physical Preparation: Avoid meditating on a full stomach, when overly tired, or while wearing restrictive clothing. Do not meditate while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Use your own judgment when using prescribed medication.
Mental Preparation: It is helpful prior to meditation to prepare yourself mentally. For example, you may read, discuss, or listen to or think about something of an inspirational nature.
Environmental Preparation: Find a quiet time when you will not be disturbed by the telephone, doorbell or other interruptions. When you have moved into the inner stillness, all your senses are heightened, and a sudden noise can be a shock to your system.
This meditation can be done sitting cross-legged on the floor, or as most people find more comfortable, sitting in a chair, body erect, feet flat on the floor, hands together in your lap. Let your hands touch together, fingertip to fingertip.
Relax. It is helpful if your spine is straight. It is surprisingly easy to relax in an upright position if you will imagine a string tied to the top of your head pulling straight up toward the ceiling.
Take several deep breaths through your nose and exhale through your mouth. Then let your breathing become steady, rhythmic and relaxed.
Imagine a pure white light coming up through your left foot, up the left side of your body, all the way to the top of your head, across to the right side of your body, and down the other side. Do this three times.
You can also ask to be shown the way to truth, wisdom and understanding.
STEP TWO - REPETITION
Repetition is simply the focusing of your mind on a single point. It is an essential part of meditation. It clears away the mental cobwebs and stills your active conscious mind. You can do repetition with your eyes open or closed, whichever proves better for you. If you use the eyes open method, fix your gaze on a single object. A tiny light or candle in a darkened room, a picture, a religious symbol, a mandala, the word Love. These and many other things have been used successfully as the focal point of repetition.
A great many people, including myself, have better success in concentration with their eyes closed, visualizing a word, face, object or symbol in their mind's eye. It can be a religious symbol, a mandala, a flower, or a peaceful scene in nature such as a still lake. You may wish to focus on a word, a seed thought, or a mantram that has special meaning to you. Ones that I have used, with great success, are "I Am Love, or Sat Nam, or simply Re-lax". You can just inhale as you say to yourself "Re" and exhale as you say to yourself "lax." Repeat the mantram over and over without letting any other thoughts come into your mind. Whatever focal point you choose on which to concentrate, let it represent your highest spiritual idea, never something materialistic.
At first your mind will quite likely want to stray. Bring it gently back to the focal point of your concentration. As it strays again, bring it back again. Almost everyone finds his/her mind much too active to settle down to a single point at first. But surprisingly soon you will find your ability to discipline your mind to one point growing stronger and stronger.
STEP THREE - RECEPTIVITY
After what seems to be about ten minutes or so of repetition, you shift gently to receptivity for the next ten minutes. Separate your hands and turn them palms upward in your lap. Keep your body erect and relaxed. Now let the mind you have been disciplining so vigorously relax. Do not exert any conscious effort to think about anything. Just set your mind free. If you did repetition with your eyes open, you must close them as you go into meditation. You have opened the various consciousness centers of your being. Remain relaxed and passive, yet alert.
Thoughts and mental images may cross your consciousness. Examine them placidly as they come and go. You may "see" images and scenes or "hear" mental messages. You may feel unexpected sensations such as chills or vibrations along your spine, or pressure sensations with calm, relaxed interest. Since, as normal human beings, the only way you have of receiving communication is through your five senses, it is perfectly natural for any communication to manifest itself to you through one or more of these channels.
You may find yourself gently rocking back and forth, or side to side, or in a round-and-round motion. Don't be disturbed. This is merely a manifestation of your vibratory level raising so as to facilitate inner communication. In your first few daily concentration-meditation sessions, limit yourself to about twenty or thirty minutes. Normally, it is not wise to go beyond that length of time..
STEP FOUR - CLOSING DOWN
At the end of your meditation, close both hands into fists and imagine a luminous white light surrounding you, filling, you and protecting you. The main idea is that you are learning to place yourself in an environment of protection, guidance, and control. This can be done in a variety of ways. For example, imagine yourself in a ball of white light, or in a white balloon, just so long as the white environment totally surrounds you. This procedure will close down the centers of your consciousness that you have opened during concentration and meditation, leaving your inner being protected from outside influences.
This is very important for those who are sensitive. Develop the habit of surrounding yourself with the white light of protection whenever you feel negativity around you, not just at the time of meditation.
When closing down, however, you do not close off from people. What you are doing is protecting yourself from being affected by any negativity while at the same time radiating love and harmony to those about you. As a result, you will dissolve the negative vibrations. The white light is your protection; be sure to use it.
You may also use this phase to visualize yourself achieving any goal you might choose. You could simply visualize yourself whole and healthy, or you might visualize yourself having achieved a particular goal. If you use an affirmation during the repetition phase and do a related visualization during this phase, this is very powerful.
Your Inner Wisdom: After a while of meditating you will begin to discover that you have a great deal of wisdom inside. It is simply a matter of taking the time to listen to what is within, and your intuition, sensitivity, and alignment with the universe all begin to grow. It is as though all the powers of your mind and the secrets of the universe start to become available to you. You will grow in strength in these gifts so long as you seek them for service to your fellow man rather than for selfish, material ends.
HEALING
When you have sat in daily meditation for one month or more, you may desire to practice healing meditation. Anyone may be a channel for healing as the power of healing comes from God, the Universal Force, and not from the individual. All that is required is the sincere desire to help another and healing will be sent. As time and distance are no obstacle to the healing energy, healing can be channeled to anyone, anywhere and at any time.
Simply do the meditation as before, except that during the repetition phase, focus upon the person as being healed already; that is to say doing some activity that shows that they are healthy, and whole (walking, playing golf, dancing, working, etc.) Concentrate in this way for two or three minutes, then open your palms, relax and let the healing energy flow through. Do this for another two or three minutes, and then close down as you normally do.
To channel healing after your regular meditation is particularly advantageous as your rate of vibration is at its highest level. Consequently, you need only to do the concentration phase a minute or less, and then proceed into the meditation phase continuously keeping your palms open.
HOW LONG SHOULD YOU MEDITATE?
You can divide any amount of time into these 4 segments. I usually meditate for about 20 minutes during the week and for 40-60 minutes on the weekend. On a 20 minute session might look like this: Preparation (3 minutes), Repetition (7 minutes), Receptivity (7 minutes), and Closing Down (3 minutes).
Remember, meditation is a practice. Don't expect to master it all at once. It takes time for the mind to quiet and to develop the ability to just calmly and naturally witness and observe whatever thoughts and reactions arise during the receptivity stage. An image that helps me is to imagine I am standing on the bank of the river simply watching boats fly by. I am just watching the thoughts and sensations that arise. The trick is to "watch" the toughts and sensations as they arise. If you get lost and suddenly realize you are thinking rather than watching, just "climb out of the boat", get back on the bank and become the watcher, the observer or the witness once again. It takes awhile to develop this witness position, but the rewards of peace, calm, and insight are well worth the effort.
Summary of Betty Bethard's 4-Step Meditation as Taught by Jack Canfield
1. Preparation: Sit palms together, visualize light up left side and down right side of body 3 times.
2. Repetition: Repeat whatever word, phrase, or mantra you have chosen.
3. Receptivity: Palms facing up on lap. Observer: watch your thoughts. feelings and sensations.
4. Closing Down: Close your palms and visualize white light surrounding your body. At the end, visualize yourself accomplishing a goal or being totally healthy or healed.
September 30, 2011
October Ask Jack Canfield Call Homework
For the Ask Jack listeners this month: CHANGE PICTURE
Here is the homework we discussed,
Take your number 1 goal for the year (or create a breakthrough goal if you don't have one...see pages 53-54 of The Success Principles for info on creating a Breakthrough Goal) and make a 100% NO EXCUSES, FULL OUT COMMITMENT to work on that goal every day (except your weekly holy day or day off or Free Days) and use the Rule of 5 (5 action steps every day to achieve your goal) on that goal.
High Achievers Focusing System Worksheet
Play full out, knowing that you will probably come up against fears, negative beliefs, considerations (reasons why you can't succeed) and roadblocks (real external barriers o your success). All of this is natural; in fact, part of the purpose of this exercise is to surface these fears, considerations and roadblocks, which up until now may have been in your subconscious. Once they are in your awareness, you can use the techniques presented in the Ask Jack call to handle and release them.
Make sure to schedule your next day the night before, and work from a schedule, not just a To Do list.
Schedule in the 5 action steps somewhere into the day, and schedule the rest of the day as well.
Be specific about what time of the day you will do what and for how long you will do it.
Also, work with an accountability partner to keep you on track.
Make sure to listen to the call if you have not yet listened to it. Archives of this call and others can be found in the Inner Circle Club.Let's really go for it this month! And feel free to post your results on Facebook or send an e-mail to 30days@jackcanfield.com.
Free Ask Jack Calls can be listened to live on the first Wednesday of every month.
Click here for more information.
September 14, 2011
An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman
When I created Chicken Soup for the Soul with my co-author Mark Victor Hansen over 20 years ago, we set an outrageous goal of selling 1 Billion books (that's with a "B") by the year 2020. At this point, I'm happy to report that we're half way there, having recently conquered the 500 Million mark.
Along the way we've received the Guinness World Record for having the most books on the New York Times Bestseller list at one time; I've had the pleasure of meeting presidents, traveling the world, making guest appearances on Oprah, and rubbing shoulders some pretty fascinating people.
And just when I'm feeling pretty good about myself, Tim Ferriss hits the scene.
It took me to 67 years to accomplish everything I listed above...
At 34 years old, Tim has accomplished more than most people do in a lifetime. He's certainly come a long way since I met him as an even younger man and wrote about him in my book, The Success Principles.
His books, The 4 Hour Work Week and The Four Hour Body have both been New York Times Bestsellers and continue to dominate newsstands and online vendors. He's received the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive tango turns in one minute, trained in Japanese horseback archery, and given speeches to the C.I.A; not to mention being the 1999 Chinese kickboxing champion among other things.
So, I figured rather than challenge him in tango, kickboxing or archery, I'd just bring him into the studio and ask him his secrets to success.
Nothing was off limits in this interview and it proved to be one of my favorite interviews of the year in the Inner Circle Club. We discussed the secrets to fat loss, weight gain, more rested sleep, minimum-effective-doses, the "Fosberrry Flop", negative incentives, better sex in the bedroom, becoming Superhuman, and more.
It was definitely not the typical conversation I have with experts around the topic of success.
However, his points are well formulated, backed by science, and are relatable to just about everyone.
It's important to remember that true success is more than cars, money, advancement and prestige. It's about the little things. It's about making the commitment to lose 10 pounds and seeing it through. It's about learning how to make your significant other feel intimately cared for and loved. It's about celebrating the fact that in questioning the inbuilt assumptions of a challenge you found a solution that no one else explored.
Tim validates the fact that true success can indeed be achieved every day with the right plan, motivation, and reward. You just have to want it bad enough.
I'm thrilled to bring Tim's passion for life and business to the comfort of your own home in this month's expert video segment in the Inner Circle Club. Iʻve attached a small clip from the full length interview below.
If you're already a member, don't miss the full length version of this month's video in the Inner Circle Club--and if you're not, let me assure you the content shared in this interview far outweighs the cost of admission.
All the best to you.
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September 7, 2011
September Ask Jack Canfield Call Homework
Wow! There were some amazing questions on this monthʻs Ask Jack Call!
For those who listened, here is the homework we discussed:
Take your number 1 goal for the year (or create a breakthrough goal if you don't have one...see pages 53-54 of The Success Principles for info on creating a Breakthrough Goal) and make a 100% NO EXCUSES, FULL OUT COMMITMENT to work on that goal every day (except your weekly holy day or day off or Free Days) and use the Rule of 5 (5 action steps every day to achieve your goal) on that goal.
Play full out, knowing that you will probably come up against fears, negative beliefs, considerations (reasons why you can't succeed) and roadblocks (real external barriers o your success). All of this is natural; in fact, part of the purpose of this exercise is to surface these fears, considerations and roadblocks, which up until now may have been in your subconscious. Once they are in your awareness, you can use the techniques presented in the Ask Jack call to handle and release them.
Make sure to schedule your next day the night before, and work from a schedule, not just a To Do list.
Schedule in the 5 action steps somewhere into the day, and schedule the rest of the day as well.
Be specific about what time of the day you will do what and for how long you will do it.
Also, work with an accountability partner to keep you on track.
Make sure to listen to the call if you have not yet listened to it. Archives of this call and others can be found in the Inner Circle Club.
Let's really go for it this month! And feel free to post your results on Facebook or send an e-mail to 30days@jackcanfield.com.
Free Ask Jack Calls can be listened to live on the first Wednesday of every month.
Click here for more information.
August 15, 2011
Enjoy My Success Training in Your Area!
I am happiest when I feel like Iʻm truly making a difference in peopleʻs lives and this is shaping up to be an amazing month.
Last week I conducted a transformational 4-day Retreat in Maui, Hawaii for 22 individuals from around the globe.
This week Iʻm in Scottsdale, Arizona delivering my annual 7-day Breakthrough to Success training to close to 300 men and women from over 20 countries. The energy in the room is beyond palpable.
I absolutely love meeting and working with people in person, but I understand that not everyone is able to travel these types of events. Which is what inspired the creation of a brand-new program, Unlock the Power Within, premiering globally with an online broadcoast on August 24, 2011.
This very special event is accessible from the comfort of your home or office. On Augus 24th, Iʻll bring to life my best selling book, The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, and share with you the in-depth knowledge you will need to achieve the life youʻve always wanted. I'm expecting to have a world-wide audience with people from over 50 countries attending this online event — and I sincerely hope you can join us! link
I have spoken to thousands of people all over the world about implementing my Success Principles to change their life, and now is your chance to experience the same powerful presentation, without of any the hassle and expense of traveling.
Cost for the event is only $19.95 for over 3 hours of online access. To extend this offer to as many people as possible, I've asked my team to offer a special early-bird price of just $9.95.
Just for registering, you'll also receive free immediate access to my Success Pack — a $150 value!
Don't miss this opportunity to get over 3 hours of powerful instruction with me and my team on how you can obtain the life of your dreams! Look forward to seeing you online on August 24th!
August 14, 2011
Enjoy my success training in your area!
I am happiest when I feel like Iʻm truly making a difference in peopleʻs lives and this is shaping up to be an amazing month...
Last week I conducted a transformational 4 day Maui Retreat in Maui, Hawaii for 22 select individuals from around the globe.
This week Iʻm in Scottsdale Arizona delivering my annual 7 day Breakthrough to Success training
July 27, 2011
Vavasaur Interviews Jack Canfield
I was recently interviewed by Vavasaur.com, a website dedicated to personal empowerment, resources, and connections of all men. The interview is below. Enjoy.
VAVASAUR: What is your most successful business accomplishment?
JACK CANFIELD: There are two. The first is a book I published in 1993 called Chicken Soup for the Soul. I worked for months using the "Rule of Five" where I took five action steps every day, six days a week, to help that book become a bestseller. It took 14 months before it hit the Washington Post bestseller list, then 2 weeks later it hit the New York Times list, climbed to number one, and stayed there for 3 years. That was the most diligent and focused campaign of my life with my co-author Mark Victor Hansen. The book went on to sell 20 million copies worldwide and spawned a series of books with 220 titles and 150 million copies sold in 47 languages creating over a billion dollars in gross sales, plus it spawned a licensing division. I'm very proud of that vision, that effort and the results it produced.
The second is a book I wrote called The Success Principles, which sold 600,000 copies in 17 languages worldwide. My main work is training and coaching people in the principle of success. I give speeches, run workshops and give training sessions. My work is successful because I use experiential exercises and activities – people actually learn it and integrate it and are affected by it rather than just intellectually educated by it.
VAVASAUR: Why should a client do business with you?
JACK CANFIELD: I promise my clients that if they work with me and do what I teach them, they will double their income, or if money is not their goal, double their impact, within 3 to 5 years. They will have twice as much free time and a greater balance between work, family and personal time.
I also offer a money-back guarantee, whether it's a speech or workshop, to an individual or company buying a product. We've had only 5 people ask for a refund in 15 years of doing business, so I know that what we do works.
VAVASAUR: What actions have you taken to get through the economic downturn?
JACK CANFIELD: The first year after the market crashed we saw a 30% drop in revenue. There was less money around and the people that had money were more cautious. We went to our marketplace and asked them what they needed and what they could afford. We found that they didn't want to spend money on travel and hotels or be away from their business. So we traveled to our clients, offered shorter seminars and workshops and started webinars online. We started our Inner Circle Club, an online community of people devoted to achieving more success. We lowered our speaking fees and offered perks. We started giving more and asking for less. People wanted greater value, and there are only two ways to produce more value – either lower the price or increase the benefits to clients. I teach a model called E + R = O (Event plus Response to event equals Outcome). The recession was an event and many people just caved in or hunkered down, but creative people looked for ways to better serve their clients. They wanted to get more value from us so we gave it. It worked out will because we are almost back to where we were.
VAVASAUR: What advantages came from the downturn?
JACK CANFIELD: We figured out ways to adjust our training to accommodate more people, which allowed us to lower our prices but also have a greater overall net profit at the end. And creating the Inner Circle Club was something we had talked about but had never got around to, and it has proved to be profitable. Also through our webinars, we found many people who responded to video teaching, so we've started offering a lot of our information in the form of video lessons. I go into the studio for a day or two every month to video and interview people who are experts in their field.
VAVASAUR: How important is balance in your life?
JACK CANFIELD: I teach an exercise where you create your ideal vision in seven areas of your life – financial, job/career, relationships, health/fitness, fun/recreation, personal, and contribution. If you set goals for your ideal life in each of those areas, then you create a balanced life. That is how I live my life. I'm a big believer in therapy, counseling, coaching, retreats and meditation. Meditation has been proven to reduce stress, increase health and extend life. I also exercise regularly take daily supplements, eat healthy and practice yoga nightly.
VAVASAUR: What legacy do you want to leave?
JACK CANFIELD: My life's purpose is to inspire and empower people and organizations to live their highest vision and dreams in a context of love and joy. My legacy to accomplish that is the more than 200 books I have written that uplift and educate people and my success principles workshops because I've now trained 100+ people to conduct them and given them the rights to use all my material. Ultimately, I'd like to leave a legacy in our school systems where a course on Life Skills is part of every curriculum and people see that the human element is as important as the intellectual element in the education of children.
July 14, 2011
Women as Allies for the Greater Good
The feminine is reaching a new evolutionary edge of expression - leading a paradigm shift for the benefit of all of humanity. Women are responding to an innate impulse to gather together in the spirit of loving kindness, and are finding the strength, shared wisdom, and groundedness to speak their deepest truths, to come into appreciation of their own dignity and sovereignty, and to become powerful new allies for the greater good.
The Heart to Lead, Women as Allies for the Greater Good is a documentary film that serves as a transformative spark, an intimate invitation for women to come alive to themselves as inspired agents of change. There is something natural - that wants to emerge through women at this time, something not only to be discovered and spoken aloud, but embodied and activated as a collective. This film sets a precise tone and vibration, which is honoring and nourishing, and the downloadable complimentary companion guidebook, The Guide to Heart-knowing, invites women to linger with one another in circle to discover what wants to arise through them.
I invite you to take a few minutes to view a segment of an interview I did with my wife Inga, who is featured in The Heart to Lead, and to preview the 90 sec. trailer of the film. I encourage you to watch this film and let your life be changed.
Everyone should watch this film...
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Birthing a New Way of Being...
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Official Movie Trailer...
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