Thursday, December 4, 2008

Jack Canfield Wisdom for Tough Times

One of my favorite writers and speakers is Jack Canfield. Co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Souls series, Jack can always be counted on for very pragmatic advice on how to improve one's performance, in any situation.

Jack's most recent book, The Success Principles, is one of my all time favorite books on success. Published three years ago, this book is as relevant for tough times as for the more favorable times that existed when the book first came out.

Jack's thesis is that there are time proven principles for personal success, which if followed, will inevitably lead to success. As he likes to remind us
"The principles always work if you work the principles."

Jack Canfield is not suggesting that doing the same thing things you did in good times will work in tough times. It is the principles that will work, not all the strategies and tactics that may have been sucessful in the past. Changed times require changed strategies and changed tactics.

Are you working the success principles (either Jack's 64 or your own), or have you let the tough times throw you off your game?

Coming Tomorrow: The exceptional wisdom of Kevin & Jackie Freiberg. You can read the entire series of Lessons from the Masters by starting here.

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