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Toughtimeswon’tlast,buttoughpeoplewill.Manypeoplehavelostmoneyandmanyarelosingtheirjobs,homes,oratleastmakingcutbacks.Manyothershavefacedlife-changingnaturaldisasters,suchashurricanesandfires,aswellashealthandfamilydifficultiesChickenSoupfortheSoul:ToughTimes,ToughPeopleisallaboutovercomingadversity,pullingtogether,makingdowithless,facingchallenges,andfindingnewjoysinasimplerlife.Includes10bonusstoriesoffaith.
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JackCanfieldChickenSoupfortheSoulisafavoritepublisherofbooksthatprovideemotionalandpracticalsupportforreadersintimesofstressandchallenge.JackCanfieldandMarkVictorHansenareco-foundersofChickenSoupfortheSoul.AmyNewmarkisthePublisherofChickenSoupfortheSoul.AmyNewmarkispublisherandeditor-in-chiefofChickenSoupfortheSoul.BiographyWhileJackCanfieldhimselfmaynotnecessarilybeahouseholdname,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."GoodToKnowCanfieldisthefounderoftwoCaliforniabasedself-esteemprograms,"Self-EsteemSeminars"inSantaBarbaraand"TheFoundationForSelfEsteem"inCulverCity.WritingthefirstChickenSoupbookwasalotmoredauntingthanCanfieldexpected.Afterthefirstthreeyearsofresearch,heandMarkVictorHansenhadonlycompiled68stories--33talesshyoftheirgoalof101stories.Alongwithco-writingdozensoffull-lengthbooks,CanfieldalsopublishesafreebiweeklynewslettercalledSuccessStrategies.SomefunandfascinatingouttakesfromourinterviewwithCanfield:"Myinspirationforwritingcomesfrommypassionforteachingothershowtolivemoreeffectivelives.Istartedoutasahistoryteacherinanall-blackinnercityhighschoolinChicago,graduatedtoateachertrainer,thenpsychotherapist,thentraineroftherapists,thenlargegrouptransformationaltrainerandthenawriterandkeynotespeaker.Allalongtheway,mydesirewastomakeadifference,tohelppeoplelivemorefulfillinglives.ThatiswhatIstilldotoday.Mostpeopledon'tknowthisbutIwasnotagoodwriterincollege.IgotaCincomposition.NobodywouldhaveeverbelievedIwouldgrowuptobeabestsellingauthor.""Iplayguitar,andIamlearningtoplaythepiano.IlovemoviesandsomeTVshows.MyfavoritesareSixFeetUnder,Grey'sAnatomy,HouseandLost.IlovetoplayScrabble,pokerandbackgammonwithmyin-laws,niecesandnephews.Wereallygetintoit.Ilovetotravel.Ihavebeento25countriesandtrytoaddtwoorthreenewoneseveryyear."Hometown:SantaBarbara,CaliforniaDateofBirth:八月19,1944PlaceofBirth:FortWorth,TexasEducation:B.A.inHistory,HarvardUniversity,1966;M.A.T.Program,UniversityofChicago,1968;M.Ed.,U.ofMassachusetts,1973Website:http://www.jackcanfield.com
