Jack Canfield Quotes

Everything you want is on the other side of fear.

~ Jack Canfield

And so I wait. I wait for time to heal the pain and raise me to me feet once again - so that I can start a new path, my own path, the one that will make me whole again.

~ Jack Canfield

What others think about you is none of your business.

~ Jack Canfield

Each day is an adventure in discovering the meaning of life. It is each little thing that you do that day - whether it be spending time with your friends, running in a cross-country meet or just simply staring at the crashing ocean- that holds the key to discovering the meaning of life. I would rather be out enjoying these things than pondering them. We may never really discover the meaning of life, but the knowledge we gain in our quest to discover it is truly more valuable.

~ Jack Canfield

You don't have to get it perfect, you just have to get it going. Babies don't walk the first time they try, but eventually they get it right

~ Jack Canfield

If you get clear on the what, the how will be taken care of.

~ Jack Canfield

You must take responsibility for removing I can't from your vocabulary.

~ Jack Canfield

If you are going to be successful, you need to give up the phrase, I can't & all of its cousins, such as I wish I were able to.

~ Jack Canfield

There are essentially two things that will make you wise -- the books you read and the people you meet.

~ Jack Canfield

Her essay about the wedding ring was short. Kerr wrote: Things are just things - they have no power to hurt or to heal. Only people can do that. And we can all choose whether to be hurt or healed by the people who love us.That was all.And that was everything.

~ Jack Canfield

When you think you can't revisit a previous triumph.

~ Jack Canfield

A couple in love is like a pair of scissors. Two useless pieces of metal, until they are inextricably connected at the core so that they can move together as one and accomplish great things.

~ Jack Canfield

Teachers are often rightly praised for all they do for our children. But there are others out there who are working to make the youth of today a happy and productive generation of tomorrow. And I'm proud to say I'm one of these others providing a positive environment for many wonderful children who are full of promise.

~ Jack Canfield

You don’t want to get to the top of the ladder only to find out you had it leaning up against the wrong wall.

~ Jack Canfield

We are all like the clay Buddha covered with a shell of hardness created out of fear, and yet underneath each of us is a 'golden Buddha' a 'golden Christ' or a 'golden essence,' which is our real self....Much like the monk with the hammer and the chisel, our task now is to discover our true essence once again.

~ Jack Canfield

Discouraged?As I was driving home from work one day, I stopped to watch a local Little League baseball game that was being played in a park near my home. As I sat down behind the bench on the first-baseline, I asked one of the boys what the score was.We’re behind 14 to nothing,” he answered with a smile.“Really,” I said. “I have to say you don’t look very discouraged.”“Discouraged?” the boy asked with a puzzled look on his face. “Why should we be discouraged? We haven’t been up to bat yet.

~ Jack Canfield

When your dreams include service to others - accomplishing something that contributes to others - it also accelerates the accomplishment of that goal. People want to be part of something that contributes and makes a difference.

~ Jack Canfield

I started out as a high school teacher in inner-city Chicago and realized quite quickly that my students weren't that motivated.

~ Jack Canfield

I wanted to be a Teacher with a big T: teach the whole planet. It led me into writing and speaking to large groups.

~ Jack Canfield

I believe in unconditional love and equality. Jesus Christ exemplified these qualities.

~ Jack Canfield

By taking the time to stop and appreciate who you are and what you've achieved - and perhaps learned through a few mistakes, stumbles and losses - you actually can enhance everything about you. Self-acknowledgment and appreciation are what give you the insights and awareness to move forward toward higher goals and accomplishments.

~ Jack Canfield

Overcome your barriers, intend the best, and be patient. You will enjoy more balance, more growth, more income, and more fun!

~ Jack Canfield

One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes.

~ Jack Canfield

The longer you hang in there, the greater the chance that something will happen in your favor. No matter how hard it seems, the longer you persist, the more likely your success.

~ Jack Canfield

People who ask confidently get more than those who are hesitant and uncertain. When you've figured out what you want to ask for, do it with certainty, boldness and confidence. Don't be shy or feel intimidated by the experience. You may face some unexpected criticism, but be prepared for it with confidence.

~ Jack Canfield

In one of my recent books, 'The Success Principles,' I taught 64 lessons that help people achieve what they want out of life. From taking nothing less than 100 percent responsibility for your life to empowering others, these are the fundamentals to success - and to great leadership.

~ Jack Canfield

Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them.

~ Jack Canfield

If I hadn't spent many years trying to be as compassionate as Mother Teresa, as positive a thinker as W. Clement Stone, as prolific a writer as Stephen King, and as good a speaker as many of the legends I have studied, I would not be as successful as I am today.

~ Jack Canfield

You can't change anyone else, but people do change in relationship to your change.

~ Jack Canfield

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 - it might be homelessness, whatever - and lately, I've redefined success as 'fulfilling your soul's purpose.'

~ Jack Canfield

Words, especially when yelled in anger, can be very damaging to a child's self-confidence. The child probably already feels bad enough just from seeing the consequences of his or her behavior. Our sons and daughters don't need more guilt and self-doubt heaped upon their already wounded egos.

~ Jack Canfield

Remember, you and you alone are responsible for maintaining your energy. Give up blaming, complaining and excuse making, and keep taking action in the direction of your goals - however mundane or lofty they may be.

~ Jack Canfield