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Teenageyearsaretough,butthisbookwillhelpteensastheyjourneythroughtheupsanddownsofadolescence.Thestoriesinthisbookserveasaguideontopicsfromthedailypressuresoflifeandschooltolove,friendships,parents,andmuchmore.Thiscollectionwillencourage,inspire,andamuseteens,showingthat,astoughasthingscanget,theyarenotalone!
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WhileJackCanfieldhimselfmaynotnecessarilybeahouseholdname,it'sverylikelythatyouhaveheardofhisfamedChickenSoupfortheSoulseriesandnearlyaslikelythatyouhaveatleastoneofthemsittingonyourveryownbookshelf!Havinggothisstartasaninspirationalspeaker,Canfield'sownstoryisnothinglessthaninspirational.JackCanfieldhadbeentravelingarounddeliveringkeynotespeechesandorganizingworkshopstohelpaudiencesbuildtheirself-esteemandmaximizetheirpotentialwhenhehadanin-flightbrainstormthatchangedhislife.Whileflyinghomefromagig,Canfieldrealizedthattheverysameadvicehehadbeendeliveringduringhisin-personaddressescouldpotentiallyformthebasisofabook.Canfieldusedinspirationalstorieshe'dgleanedovertheyearsasthebasisofhisspeeches,andhethoughtitwouldbeaterrificideatogathertogether101inspirationalstoriesandanthologizetheminasinglevolume.Uponreturninghome,CanfieldapproachedfriendandauthorMarkVictorHansenabouthisconcept.Hansenagreeditwasagreatidea,andthetwomensetaboutfindingapublisher.Believeitornot,themega-sellingserieswasnotaneasyselltopublishers."Wewererejectedby123publishersalltold,"CanfieldtoldShareguide.com."ThefirsttimewewenttoNewYork,wevisitedwithaboutadozenpublishersinatwodayperiodwithouragent,andnobodywantedit.Theyallsaiditwasastupidtitle,thatnobodyboughtcollectionsofshortstories,thattherewasnoedge--nosex,noviolence.Whywouldanyonereadit?"Canfieldwiselypracticedwhathepreached--andpersisted.Ultimately,heandHansensoldthefirstChickenSoupfortheSoulbooktoasmallpressbasedinDeerfieldBeach,Florida,calledHealthCommunications.Therest,astheysay,ishistory.Therearecurrently80millioncopiesoftheChickenSoupbooksinprint,withsubjectsasvariedasChickenSoupFortheHorseLover'sSoulandChickenSoupForthePrisoner'sSoul.CanfieldandHansenrankedasthetop-sellingauthorsof1997andaremultipleNewYorkTimesbestsellers.Mostimportantofall,theinspirationalstoriestheyhavegatheredintheirmanyvolumeshaveimprovedthelivesofcountlessreaders.Thisyear,expecttoseeCanfield'snamegracingthecoversofsuchtitlesasChickenSoupFortheScrapbooker'sSoul,ChickenSoupFortheMotherandSonSoul,andChickenSoupFortheAfricanAmericanWoman'sSoul.HeandHansenhavealsolaunchedtheall-new"HealthyLiving"seriesand8titlesinthatserieshavealreadybeenreleasedthisyear.ThereisalsothefascinatingYou'veGOTtoReadThisBook!,inwhichCanfieldcompilespersonalaccountsby55peopleeachdiscussingabookthathaschangedhisorherlife.ThemostcompellingofthesemaybethestoryofyoungentrepreneurFarrahGray,whoreadDeepakChopra'sTheSevenSpiritualLawsofSuccessattheageof11andmadehisfirstmilliondollarsattheageof14!Withnosignofslowingdown,Canfieldcontinuestobeaninspirationtomillions,whofortunatelyrefusedtogiveupwhenitseemedasthoughhewouldneverevengethisfirstbookpublished."MarkandIarebigbelieversinperseverance,"hesaid."Ifyouhaveavisionandalifepurpose,andyoubelieveinit,thenyoudonotletexternaleventstellyouwhatisso.Youfollowyourinternalguidanceandfollowyourbliss,asJosephCampbellusedtosay."
