Chicken Soup For The Soul: Menyingkap Rahasia, Mewujudkan Cita-Cita

by Jack Canfield

Lebih dari satu dasawarsa yang lalu, buku seri Chicken Soup for the Soul yang sangat laris ini dipandang sebelah mata oleh 140 penerbit. Namun, kedua pengarangnya tersebut tidak putus asa dan terus memadukan gairah hidup mereka dengan sepuluh prinsip untuk "mewujudkan mimpi mereka". Kini buku seri mereka telah mencakup lebih dari 100 judul dalam 39 bahasa yang telah menyentuh hati dan pikiran 90 juta pembaca di seluruh dunia.

Dalam buku ini, Jack Canfield dan Mark Victor Hansen membagikan strategi mereka yang telah teruji oleh waktu yang akan membantu Anda mewujudkan apa yang Anda cita-citakan, untuk meraih kemandirian finansial, menikmati hubungan yang lebih utuh, menikmati masa santai lebih banyak bersama keluarga, atau menjalani gaya hidup yang lebih sehat.

Dengan menerapkan langkah-langkah yang telah mereka gunakan untuk membantu mengorbitkan atlet-atlet ternama, tokoh-tokoh industri, dan para wirausahawan, Anda pun dapat menemukan cara untuk:
+ Memanfaatkan "kelebihan utama" Anda untuk memaksimalkan peraihan.
+ Mengganti kebiasaan destruktif dengan kebiasaan produktif.
+ Menggunakan rasa syukur--dan karunia yang menariknya--sebagai katalisator.
+ Mengatasi ketakutan dan kesulitan supaya dapat meraih cita-cita.
+ Bergabung bersama kelompok orang sukses.

Enam puluh di antara cerita-cerita paling populer dari seri-seri Chicken Soup for the Soul, ditambah teknik-teknik yang telah dibuktikan oleh pengarang, akan membuka pikiran dan hati Anda untuk percaya bahwa Anda mampu mewujudkan keinginan-keinginan Anda.

468 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Jack Canfield is an American motivational speaker and author. He is best known as the co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series, which currently has over 124 titles and 100 million copies in print in over 47 languages. According to USA Today, Canfield and his writing partner, Mark Victor Hansen, were the top-selling authors in the United States in 1997.

Canfield received a BA in Chinese History from Harvard University and a Masters from University of Massachusetts. He has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist.

Canfield is the founder of "Self Esteem Seminars" in Santa Barbara, and "The Foundation for Self Esteem" in Culver City, California. The stated mission of Self Esteem Seminars is to train entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders and employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals.

In 1990,he shared with author Mark Victor Hansen his idea for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. After three years, the two had compiled sixty-eight stories.

Canfield has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, 20/20, Eye to Eye, CNN's Talk Back Live, PBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, Larry King Live and the BBC.

Canfield's most recent book, The Success Principles (2005), shares 64 principles that he claims can make people more successful. In 2006, he appeared in the DVD, "The Secret," and shared his insights on the Law of Attraction and tips for achieving success in personal and professional life.

Jack Canfield was born on August 19, 1944, in Fort Worth, TX. He is the son of Elmer and Ellen (a homemaker; maiden name, Taylor). He attended high school at Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling, WV, 1962. He went to college at Harvard University, B.A., 1966; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.Ed., 1973. Canfield married Judith Ohlbaum in 1971 (divorced, November 1976); he married Georgia Lee Noble on September 9, 1978 (divorced, December 1999); he married Inga Marie Mahoney on July 4, 2001; children: (first marriage) Oran, David, Kyle, Dania; (second marriage) Christopher Noble. He is a Democrat and a Christian, and his hobbies include tennis, travel, skiing, running, billiards, reading, and guitar.