The Success Principles
I’m sure that most of us at one time or another have at the very least read one story from a Chicken Soup for the Soul book. And I’m sure that it is safe to assume that you enjoyed it. Well The Success Principles by Jack Canfield has the same kind of flair as any Chicken Soup for the Soul book but, with the self help guidance as its main focus and goal.
Now I never thought I would ever enjoy a self help book, ever. But I truly can’t put it down. The Success Principles is not slow, condescending or boring at all. It is full of motivation, support and guidance. The author Jack Canfield masterfully incorporates easy hands on assignments and supporting information that can help guide and re-focus your thinking. And it is all self paced. I found that I can easily read this book and my book club pick at the same time without confusion.
Now the reason I picked up this book is because I was or rather still am in a transitional phase in my life. In another year my youngest will be in school full time and I need to figure out “what I am going to do” when I go back to work. I have been so confused by this question of “what I am going to do” that it has been causing me a lot of stress.
As I was explaining this to one of my best friends (ultimately I think she should be a therapist) she dragged me into a book store. Ok, let me stop laughing right now. She never had to drag me. But I never thought I would need a self help book. I was a bit skeptical. So we perused the book store for a couple of hours. At the start of our search I picked up The Success Principles by Jack Canfield. I opened to an arbitrary page and began reading. Then I would close it and then peruse another self help book. Then I would close that one and then read more of The Success Principles. This pattern went on for the duration. Even at the end I still had to convince myself to by a self help book. I am SO glad that I did. I love it. I can’t put it down. I’ve dog eared the hell out of it. Made notes in it. Bought a special notebook to take notes while I’m reading it. I feel like a total geek but I am OK with that. This book has literally helped me re-focus my thinking.
There is a lot of repetition in this book in the sense of a “You can do it” pep talk everywhere (which I found that I totally need) but it does not come across that way. You know how it is when you hear something over and over and over again that you can’t help but start to believe it. Well it is the same principal here. It is in a positive forum.
I’m not even done with this book yet but I have so much respect for it already that I felt I should write something about it now. If any of you are in a place where you need to focus your thoughts and/or change aspects in your life then this book will be a supporting companion. It is very inexpensive for the kind of knowledge, insight and encouragement that you will get from it.
For the first time in a very long time, I feel like I have the abilities to do anything. To hell with failing. Bring it on! That kind of thinking doesn’t get any better than that! I feel like the theme to Rocky should be playing because of the focus, determination, and best of all, the confidence I have brought out in myself now. I know this may be a bit much but, Thank You Jack Canfield!
To learn more about Jack Canfield you can visit his web site.
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