Heart at Work: Stories and Strategies for Building Self-esteem and Reawakening the Soul at Work

by Jack Canfield, Jacqueline Miller

Offers inspirational stories, personal testimonies, and strategies from business leaders and other successful people on how to foster the self-esteem that empowers and motivates people to do their best

Genres: Business, Psychology

320 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1996

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.

Reviews

[Joan DuNard · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of the best volumes of uplifting stories I have ever read. While Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen started the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, this Volume by Jack Canfield and Jacqueline Miller is a notch above any of the Chicken Soup volumes. I have shared numerous stories from this book in study groups. One of my favorites is Michael Jones' WHO WILL PLAY YOUR MUSIC? starting on page 15. The stories are often started with an uplifting quotation and there are humorous cartoons sprinkled throughout the book. This is a great read to have at your bedside or perhaps at work for a story when you need a lift.

[Yaoyao Shen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think it’s a book written for corporate leaders. The author is very ideal and gave many examples. But where are these companies? Are they still successful, existing, or practicing the same principles? Of course when you make money, you have all these luxuries to care about your employees; but When the economy goes bad, all these principles are thrown out. Surviving is the first priority. Mary Kay no longer exists, which proves the principles cannot help a company even just exist.