Jack Canfield quote: "You only have control over three things in your life—the thoughts you think, the images you visualize, and the actions you take (your behavior)."

I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy.
JACK CANFIELD

Working with people from all walks of life, from full-time moms to CEOs at large companies, I've...
JACK CANFIELD

Trust your gut feeling about things, listen to what others are saying, and look at the results of yo...
JACK CANFIELD

I don't blame or complain about things like the economy, the government, taxes, employees, gas p...
JACK CANFIELD

I believe in unconditional love and equality. Jesus Christ exemplified these qualities.
JACK CANFIELD

Write your goals down in detail and read your list of goals every day. Some goals may entail a list ...
JACK CANFIELD

A 'harmonized' life these days sounds like a tall order. Between housework, homework, workwo...
JACK CANFIELD

You can't heal what you don't acknowledge.
JACK CANFIELD

For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circums...
JACK CANFIELD

I used to define success as being able to produce any result you wanted, whether it was a relationsh...
JACK CANFIELD

Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling lovable and feeling capable.
JACK CANFIELD

The longer you hang in there, the greater the chance that something will happen in your favor. No ma...
JACK CANFIELD

I generally find that comparison is the fast track to unhappiness. No one ever compares themselves t...
JACK CANFIELD

People who ask confidently get more than those who are hesitant and uncertain. When you've figur...
JACK CANFIELD

What others think about you is none of your business.
JACK CANFIELD

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you...
JACK CANFIELD

When you're nice to people, they want to be nice back to you.
JACK CANFIELD

Most fears cannot withstand the test of careful scrutiny and analysis. When we expose our fears to t...
JACK CANFIELD

If you can tune into your purpose and really align with it, setting goals so that your vision is an ...
JACK CANFIELD

It's not an accident that musicians become musicians and engineers become engineers: it's wh...
JACK CANFIELD

Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling lovable and feeling capable. Lovable means I...
JACK CANFIELD

One of life's fundamental truths states, 'Ask and you shall receive.' As kids we get use...
JACK CANFIELD

Acknowledging your mistakes also has its pluses, but we often don't have trouble recalling or mu...
JACK CANFIELD

By taking the time to stop and appreciate who you are and what you've achieved - and perhaps lea...
JACK CANFIELD

When your dreams include service to others - accomplishing something that contributes to others - it...
JACK CANFIELD

If you go to a tree with an ax and take five whacks at the tree every day, it doesn't matter if ...
JACK CANFIELD

Know your priorities and identify the five powerful action steps that you intend to take to move you...
JACK CANFIELD

Living each day as if it were your last doesn't mean your last day of retirement on a remote isl...
JACK CANFIELD

One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil ...
JACK CANFIELD

Remember, you and you alone are responsible for maintaining your energy. Give up blaming, complainin...
JACK CANFIELD

Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
JACK CANFIELD

The Bible A young man from a wealthy family was about to graduate from high school. It was the custo...
JACK CANFIELD

Leaders cannot work in a vacuum. They may take on larger, seemingly more important roles in an organ...
JACK CANFIELD

Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They sta...
JACK CANFIELD

In working with top leaders and thought philosophers of our time, I will tell you that among their s...
JACK CANFIELD

Overcome your barriers, intend the best, and be patient. You will enjoy more balance, more growth, m...
JACK CANFIELD

Let's remember that our children's spirits are more important than any material things. When...
JACK CANFIELD

And so I wait. I wait for time to heal the pain and raise me to me feet once again - so that I can s...
JACK CANFIELD

Words, especially when yelled in anger, can be very damaging to a child's self-confidence. The c...
JACK CANFIELD

When you really need help, people will respond. Sincerity means dropping the image facade and showin...
JACK CANFIELD

When I realized I wanted to do more writing and less traveling around the world teaching live semina...
JACK CANFIELD

For me, my core genius lies in the area of teaching and motivating. I love to do it, I do it well, a...
JACK CANFIELD

I have lived by one crucial principle since I was 24 years old. I don't blame or complain about ...
JACK CANFIELD

For the first ten years after I got out of graduate school, I studied success. I read every book I c...
JACK CANFIELD

In order to get what you want, you must first decide what you want. Most people really foul up at th...
JACK CANFIELD

I wanted to be a Teacher with a big T: teach the whole planet. It led me into writing and speaking t...
JACK CANFIELD

'The Chicken Soup for the Soul' books are the result of over 20 years of teaching seminars a...
JACK CANFIELD

I started out as a high school teacher in inner-city Chicago and realized quite quickly that my stud...
JACK CANFIELD

If you are not moving closer to what you want, you probably aren't doing enough asking. And you&...
JACK CANFIELD

Sometimes you dance with a partner, and sometimes you dance alone. But the important thing is to kee...
JACK CANFIELD

Build your self-esteem by recalling all the ways you have succeeded, and your brain will be filled w...
JACK CANFIELD

I picked Harvard because it was in a big city, and a lot of girls' schools were nearby. And I li...
JACK CANFIELD

No one becomes an expert in a new career overnight, even if you are coming from another career where...
JACK CANFIELD

If I hadn't spent many years trying to be as compassionate as Mother Teresa, as positive a think...
JACK CANFIELD

I have written a new book called 'The Golden Motorcycle Gang.' The premise of the book is ta...
JACK CANFIELD

An important part of any focusing regimen is to set aside time at the end of the day - just before g...
JACK CANFIELD

Switching from one career to another can be scary, but it also can be a thrilling experience. Look a...
JACK CANFIELD

Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try.
JACK CANFIELD

El primer paso, indispensable para lograr las cosas que desea obtener en la vida, es el siguiente: d...
JACK CANFIELD

Puede perder cosas materiales pero nunca podrá perder su maestría, lo que se ha aprendido, la pers...
JACK CANFIELD

Alcanzar una meta ambiciosa lo obliga, necesariamente, a crecer como persona. Tendrá que desarrolla...
JACK CANFIELD

Even more exciting is learning that to create the future of your dreams, you need only change your t...
JACK CANFIELD

In 1998, Google cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page approached Yahoo! and suggested a merger. Yaho...
JACK CANFIELD

TAKE ACTION Things may come to those who wait,but only the things left by those who hustle. ABRAHAM ...
JACK CANFIELD

You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.
JACK CANFIELD

Success consists of going from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.
JACK CANFIELD

You Need Goals that Stretch You
JACK CANFIELD

History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles b...
JACK CANFIELD

Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one-yard line. Th...
JACK CANFIELD

When you do something you love with passion and perseverance, you are already a success. Even if you...
JACK CANFIELD

If you are going to be a winner, you have to acknowledge the truth—it is you who took the actions,...
JACK CANFIELD

If you give your mind a $10,000 problem, it will come up with a $10,000 solution. If you give your m...
JACK CANFIELD

Most of us avoid telling the truth because it’s uncomfortable. We’re afraid of the consequences�...
JACK CANFIELD

Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in life has a purpos...
JACK CANFIELD

blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much...
JACK CANFIELD

If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from wh...
JACK CANFIELD

We have an innate desire to endlessly learn, grow, and develop. We want to become more than what we ...
JACK CANFIELD

SWSWSWSW Whenever you ask anyone for anything, remember the following: SWSWSWSW, which stands for �...
JACK CANFIELD

Avoid Toxic People Until you reach the point in your self-development where you no longer allow peop...
JACK CANFIELD

The Principle Always Work if you Work the Principles"

- All you have to do is DECIDE wh...
JACK CANFIELD

I’ve always been the opposite of a paranoid. I operate as if everyone is part of a plot to enhance...
JACK CANFIELD

You Can’t Hire Someone Else to Do Your Push-ups for You
JACK CANFIELD

You must take responsibility for removing I can't from your vocabulary.
JACK CANFIELD

If you are going to be successful, you need to give up the phrase, "I can't" & all of its cousin...
JACK CANFIELD

If you get clear on the what, the how will be taken care of.
JACK CANFIELD

I call it the hand of God.
JACK CANFIELD

Chicken Soup for the Soul ... Stories for a Better World
JACK CANFIELD

When we saw American Magazine, we knew we wanted to work with Mignonne to launch Chicken Soup for th...
JACK CANFIELD

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories for a Better World
JACK CANFIELD

I am a publisher-a hybrid creature: one part stargazer, one part gambler, one part businessman, one ...
CASS CANFIELD

We did a much better job of pressuring the ball in the second half.
BRIAN CANFIELD

We are a pretty good team, but so is everyone else. Everybody has been a lot like us so far. Everybo...
BRIAN CANFIELD

What has my response been to these interactions? I have ignored them. I have brushed them aside. Why...
FELICIA CANFIELD

They are the favorites to win the league. South Lake beat Mount Clemens by 25.
BRIAN CANFIELD

A publisher should always be on the receiving end. He should take an interest in almost any subject ...
CASS CANFIELD

Some people think that doctors and nurses can put scrambled eggs back in the shell.
CASS CANFIELD

It's clear that there were some serious attempts by others to get this addressed months ago, and the...
FELICIA CANFIELD

It was a little hard when I had injuries. It was hard to come back because you knew what you were on...
JOYA CANFIELD

I wasn't surprised. Emily has been working hard, and she's really good. I was happy with my run, too...
JOYA CANFIELD

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JACK CANFIELD, MARK VICTOR HANSEN,

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JACK CANFIELD,MARK V. HANSEN

المقصود بالحقيقي / الموثوق به / الأصيل : هو كل ما يستحق ا�...
JACK CANFIELD,MARK V. HANSEN

One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it's such a nice change from...
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

If we would only give, just once, the same amount of reflection to what we want to get out of life, ...
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

Some people think that doctors and nurses can put scrambled eggs back into the shell.
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

It is not good for all our wishes to be filled; through sickness we recognize the value of health; t...
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

If we would only give, just once, the same amount of reflection to what we want to get out of life t...
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary.
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it's such a nice change from b...
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to t...
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnessary.
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

Who soweth good seed shall surely reap; The year grows rich as it groweth old, And life's latest san...
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

Like other potentates with a long habit of arbitrary authority, she covered her perplexity with a sm...
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

Our imaginations seem to have been torn open . . . as by a charge of dynamite.
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

Some people think that doctors and nurses can put scrambled eggs back into the shell
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

Father sticks to it that anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky.
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

If we would only give, just once, the same amount of reflection to what we want to get out of life t...
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature .
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

Freedom is not worth fighting for if it means no more than license for everyone to get as much as he...
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it's such a nice change fr...
DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

Many artists and writers have used cannabis for creative stimulation - from the writers of the world...
JACK HERER

I hope people think of me as a bit older. I do have a beard. That makes me look very old.
JACK WHITEHALL

With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60.
JACK NICHOLSON

The financial crisis is a stark reminder that transparency and disclosure are essential in today'...
JACK REED

The only two things you can truly depend upon are gravity and greed.
JACK PALANCE

Perfectionists are their own devils.
JACK KIRBY

Control your own destiny or someone else will.
JACK WELCH

If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensatio...
JACK WELCH

Mankind is like dogs, not gods - as long as you don't get mad they'll bite you - but stay ma...
JACK KEROUAC

If I have a weakness, it's probably ice cream. That's where I get lax, sloppy. I'll snea...
JACK NICKLAUS

It was only after the Grimms published two editions primarily for adults that they changed their att...
JACK ZIPES

Though the Grimms kept about 100 of the tales from the first edition, they changed them a good deal.
JACK ZIPES

In 1995, I founded a storytelling program for children called Neighborhood Bridges in collaboration ...
JACK ZIPES

I have a daughter, Hanna, and I never read fairy tales to her. But I did tell her bedtime tales and ...
JACK ZIPES

'Once Upon a Time', 'Mirror Mirror' - those shows and films focus on women and their...
JACK ZIPES

Fairy tales are with us day in and day out, not just in commercials, but references in the theater, ...
JACK ZIPES

The Grimm collections were never intended for children. Not because kids were excluded, but because ...
JACK ZIPES

Almost every single commercial on television for shampoo, sports shoes, drinks, food, clothes, perfu...
JACK ZIPES

What the Greeks and Romans considered myths, we consider fairy tales. We can see how very clearly th...
JACK ZIPES

Until I was diagnosed with mouth cancer, I'd never heard of it.
JACK WILD

I guess I'll go to my grave as the Dodger, but at least I've made my mark on show-business h...
JACK WILD

I'm thought of as a celebrity. Everything I've ever done... has been for children. As long a...
JACK WILD

I look at what I've gone through in my career and I really shouldn't be talking to you now. ...
JACK WILD

I'd definitely be up for 'EastEnders.' Just the same as I would if 'Coronation Stree...
JACK WILD

It's very hard not to let fame affect you because you are continually being told how good you ar...
JACK WILD

There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.
JACK WILD

At an age when most youngsters are preparing for their GCSEs, I was suddenly a jet-setter, briefly t...
JACK WILD

My lifestyle had made me a walking time bomb.
JACK WILD

I know who Jack Whittaker is. And some days I don't like who I am.
JACK WHITTAKER

It doesn't bother me because I can tell everyone to kiss off.
JACK WHITTAKER

If I had to do it all over, I'd be more secluded about it.
JACK WHITTAKER

I'd do the same things, but I'd be a little more quiet.
JACK WHITTAKER

I won the lottery. I don't care what it costs.
JACK WHITTAKER

I'm simply a businessman who has seen his share of failures and successes.
JACK WHITTAKER

Part of doing stand-up is to get things off your chest. It's a bit like being in a psychiatrist&...
JACK WHITEHALL

I want to write a film. I need to think of the right idea and focus on that; I love writing.
JACK WHITEHALL

Once you start doing a lot, you don't ever want to stop working. It feels weird if you're no...
JACK WHITEHALL

My dad doesn't hug me enough!
JACK WHITEHALL

I'd like to scale back the television. I'm constantly told that I'm over-exposed, and I ...
JACK WHITEHALL

My mother giving birth to me was just like Lady Sybil giving birth, except that there wasn't suc...
JACK WHITEHALL

I'm very conscious of other people's opinions and of people not liking me.
JACK WHITEHALL

I've definitely become smuttier. When I first started out, I had these aspirations: 'I'm...
JACK WHITEHALL

I never know what defines you as being posh. I went to a posh school, definitely.
JACK WHITEHALL

There's a real sense of camaraderie with sitcoms.
JACK WHITEHALL

I eat healthily, as it keeps my energy up.
JACK WHITEHALL

Society is so divided in its perception of public school people. Most people who went to public scho...
JACK WHITEHALL

I don't like comedians who don't have conviction, and with stand-up, it is always best to ha...
JACK WHITEHALL

Live stand-up is my thing. I love being on stage and just messing around.
JACK WHITEHALL

When I was younger, I was insecure for about 10 years: I wore glasses, had a cow's lick, buck te...
JACK WHITEHALL

Some comics have long routines to get them in the mood - I just prefer to sit down, write out the sa...
JACK WHITEHALL

I acted at school but got very bad parts - things that they'd made up in Shakespeare plays like ...
JACK WHITEHALL

If I could look like anyone, it would be Jamie Redknapp - even up close, he's amazing.
JACK WHITEHALL

I wish I was a bit shorter, as I think shorter people have better walks. Freddie Fox, the actor, is ...
JACK WHITEHALL

I vote for whoever will annoy my dad.
JACK WHITEHALL

When I'm on stage, I'm quite over the top - I'm quite flamboyant and camp.
JACK WHITEHALL

I'm not actually posh; I'm really rough and from the wrong side of the tracks. I grew up in ...
JACK WHITEHALL

I like to think I'm a bit smarter than I sometimes let on.
JACK WHITEHALL

I think people respect honesty rather than hiding it.
JACK WHITEHALL

If I'm in an uncomfortable situation, I think I can say something funny to defuse it. Sometimes ...
JACK WHITEHALL

Playing drums feels like coming home for me. Even during the White Stripes I thought: 'I'll ...
JACK WHITE

A lot of people in the media, and some everyday people, really aren't in search of the truth. Th...
JACK WHITE

I just think old old movies, they make you concentrate and pay attention so much more. They feel so ...
JACK WHITE

I've always felt it's ridiculous to say, of any of the females in my life: You're my fri...
JACK WHITE

There's Catholic guilt about things, then there's the guilt of being the youngest of 10, so ...
JACK WHITE

If you have twenty guys in the room and you just bring in one girl, you change the entire mood and e...
JACK WHITE

We have a secret project at Third Man where we want to have the first vinyl record played in outer s...
JACK WHITE

I would never purposely sing a song about someone I love, I wouldn't want to embarrass them. But...
JACK WHITE

I think that sometimes love gets in the way of itself - you know, love interrupts itself. We want th...
JACK WHITE

I think the sensitivity that you need to create certain things sometimes would spill over into thing...
JACK WHITE

I consider music to be storytelling, melody and rhythm. A lot of hip-hop has broken music down. Ther...
JACK WHITE

Nowadays, everybody assumes, when they wake up in the morning, if they have a question, it will get ...
JACK WHITE

I'd make a White Stripes record right now. I'd be in the White Stripes for the rest of my li...
JACK WHITE

I was in a Montessori school. There was a drum circle with all the kids passing around a little bong...
JACK WHITE

With the White Stripes we were trying to trick people into not realising we were playing the blues. ...
JACK WHITE

When you put something out there into the world, there's all these words you don't want to h...
JACK WHITE

You only have control over three things in your life—the thoughts you think, the images you visualize, and the actions you take (your behavior).

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You only have control over three things in your life—the thoughts you think, the images you visualize, and the actions you take (your behavior).

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