Master Mentors — Jack Canfield
The first of the popular “Chicken Soup for the Soul” books was rejected by more than 40 publishers. Finally, a small Floridian publisher finally agreed to publish it — and since then, it’s been a smash success. The first book sold more than 2 million copies, and there are now more than 105 titles in the series, and it’s in print in 54 languages worldwide.
You’d think whoever’s idea it was to create the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” books would have given up after receiving so many rejection letters from publishers. Lucky for Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, who compiled the first book, they kept going, and kept trying to find a publisher. Now, the Chicken Soup for the Soul series is responsible for around 600 million in retail revenue.
Jack Canfield, one of visionaries of the Chicken Soup books, clearly believed in raising self-esteem through motivation; he is well-known as a speaker and self-help writer, and is the founder of the “Self-Esteem Seminars.” He also appeared in the DVD “The Secret,” where he shared his insights about the Law of Attraction.
Brad Sugars recently interviewed Canfield for his “Master Mentors” series. Watch it here now!
