Jack Canfield is a world-renowned motivational speaker, author, and corporate trainer, best known as the co-creator of the phenomenal Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. Launched in 1993, this inspiring collection of true stories became one of the best-selling book series of all time, sharing themes of hope, resilience, and human connection that resonated globally. Canfield’s work is dedicated to showing people how to take control of their lives and achieve their most ambitious goals, establishing him as a prominent and enduring voice in the personal growth movement.
Beyond the Chicken Soup phenomenon, Canfield solidified his position as a master of self-improvement with his landmark book, The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. This foundational text outlines 67 specific principles for achieving success in any area of life. Central to his philosophy is the principle of taking 100% responsibility for your outcomes—a powerful call to stop blaming external circumstances and consciously design the life you desire.
Canfield’s teaching philosophy blends inspiring wisdom with practical, actionable strategies. He emphasizes the importance of a clear vision, consistent action, and overcoming mental barriers like fear and self-doubt. By translating complex psychological concepts into simple, step-by-step methods for goal setting and disciplined living, Jack Canfield has empowered millions worldwide to move past limitation and create a life of purpose and fulfillment.
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“Decide what it is you want, write it down, review it constantly, and each day do something that moves you toward those goals.” – Jack Canfield
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“Decide what you want. Believe you can have it. Believe you deserve it and believe it’s possible for you. And then close your eyes and every day for several minutes, visualize already having what you want, feeling the feelings of already having it. Come out of that and focus on what you’re grateful for already, and really enjoy it. Then go into your day and release it to the Universe and trust that the Universe will figure out how to manifest it.” – Jack Canfield
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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 behaviour). How you use these three things determines everything you experience. If you don’t like what you are producing and experiencing, you have to change your responses.” – Jack Canfield
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“If you want something different, you are going to have to do something different.” – Jack Canfield
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“Make a conscious effort to surround yourself with positive, nourishing, and uplifting people — people who believe in you, encourage you to go after your dreams, and applaud your victories.” – Jack Canfield
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“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.” – Jack Canfield
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“There are essentially two things that will make you wise — the books you read and the people you meet.” – Jack Canfield
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“Each of us is born with a life purpose. Identifying, acknowledging, and honouring this purpose is perhaps the most important action successful people take.” – Jack Canfield
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“I used to define success as being able to produce any result you wanted, whether it was a relationship, weight-loss, being a millionaire, impacting the culture, changing society, whatever it might be… but lately I’ve realized that success is “fulfilling your soul’s purpose.” – Jack Canfield
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“Anything that’s motivated from fear will ultimately take you down the wrong road and lead you into a cul de sac. Anything motivated from purpose, from joy, and from love will take you on an evolutionary path to greater and greater happiness.” – Jack Canfield
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“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.” – Jack Canfield
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“When you truly are on purpose, the people, resources, and opportunities you need naturally gravitate toward you.” – Jack Canfield
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“I believe if everyone fulfilled their deepest life purpose, the world would work perfectly.” – Jack Canfield
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“Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.” – Jack Canfield
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“One way to kill an opportunity is to avoid taking it.” – Jack Canfield
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“If we are not a little bit uncomfortable every day, we’re not growing. All the good stuff is outside our comfort zone.” – Jack Canfield
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“Persistence is probably the single most common quality of high achievers. They simply refuse to give up. The longer you hang in there, the greater the chance that something will happen in your favour. No matter how hard it seems, the longer you persist the more likely your success.” – Jack Canfield
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“You and you alone are responsible for taking actions to create the life of your dreams. Nobody else can (or will) do it for you.” – Jack Canfield
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“Love and fear are the two opposite ends of the continuum, as far as I’m concerned. When we are not in love, we are in fear.” – Jack Canfield
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“It is kindness in a person, not beauty that wins our love.” – Jack Canfield
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“The greatest gift you can give anyone is a gift of empowerment and love.” – Jack Canfield
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“May you always love like you’ve never been hurt.” – Jack Canfield
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“I think the deepest belief I have… is that love really is the answer to all problems.” – Jack Canfield
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“The true task of spiritual life is not found in faraway places or unusual states of consciousness. It is here in the present. It asks of us a welcoming spirit to greet all that life presents to us with a wise, respectful, and kindly heart. We can bow to both beauty and suffering, to our entanglements and confusion, to our fears and to the injustices of the world. Honouring the truth in this way is the path to freedom.” – Jack Canfield
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“True freedom is an inward state of being. Once it is attained, no situation in the world can bind one or limit one’s freedom.” – Jack Canfield
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“Every single cell in your body is affected by every single thought that you have.” – Jack Canfield
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“You don’t just have the potential to create, you are always creating.” – Jack Canfield
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“It is only by acknowledging that you have created everything up until now that you can take charge of creating the future you want.” – Jack Canfield
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“If you want to be really successful, and I know you do, then you will have to give up blaming and complaining and take total responsibility for your life – that means all your results, both your successes and your failures. That is the prerequisite for creating a life of success.” – Jack Canfield
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“It is time to stop looking outside yourself for the answers to why you haven’t created the life and results you want, for it is you who creates the quality of life you lead and the results you produce. You – no one else! To achieve major success in life – to achieve those things that are most important to you-you must assume 100% responsibility for your life. Nothing less will do.” – Jack Canfield
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