Canfield Jack - The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

This book, like everything else I have created in my life, is the result of a huge team effort. I extend my deepest gratitude and thanks to the following:

Janet Switzer, without whose Herculean efforts this book would never have been completed. Thank you for your incredible support, deep insights, and long days spent in the original conception of this book, coauthoring a world-class book proposal, distilling my endless production of written words down into a manageable manuscript, contributing exciting and valuable new content to the revised edition, bringing your business perspective to this book for my entrepreneurial readers, and creating such an amazing marketing plan for reaching millions of people with the message of this book over the last decade. You have been a trusted advisor and incredible strategist for my career for nearly 25 years. You are truly awesome!

Patty Aubery, former president of Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises and current president of the Canfield Training Group. Thank you for making me write this book and for bringing Janet Switzer into our organization almost 25 years ago, as well as introducing me to Bonnie Solow, who helped make this book possible. Also for your persistence in enrolling PEI, our coaching company, convincing them that my message was worth the risk. Your commitment to leveraging the Canfield brand to transform millions of lives and your determination to create the next generation of transformational leaders continuously stretch me. You are living proof that the principles in this book work if you work the principles. Words can never convey how much I appreciate your support in bringing out the best in me.

Jeff Aubery, for living without your wife as she worked on this book and on the Train-the-Trainer Home Study Program at the same time. You are an amazing man and father.

Steve Hanselman, who was the editor and publisher at HarperCollins for the first edition of this book and who urged me to publish this revised edition. Thanks for your boundless energy, your beautiful spirit, and your dedication to educating and uplifting the world through the written word.

Bonnie Solow, my literary agent for this project. You are more than an agent. You were there every step of the way with your editorial insights, emotional support, enthusiastic encouragement, and authentic friendship. I admire your integrity, your professionalism, your commitment to excellence, your sincere desire to make a difference, and your love for life.

Peter Hubbard, executive editor at HarperCollins, who championed the tenth anniversary revision of this book. I deeply appreciate your support of this project.

All those talented individuals at HarperCollins who were instrumental in the creation of this book, especially Nick Amphlett, Andrew DiCecco, Rachel Meyers, Diane Shanley, Nyamekye Waliyaya, Dale Rohrbaugh, Onalee Smith, and Katie Steinberg.

Deborah Feingold, who took the cover photograph for this book.

All the staff at the Jack Canfield Companies, without whose help this book could not have been completed. Especially Russell Kamalski, chief operating officer at the Canfield Training Group. Thanks for your calm, easygoing demeanor, which helps keep it all together in the midst of the tornado-like frenzy we often find ourselves in. Youre a true gentleman.

Jesse Ianniello, for all of your endless hours of transcribing the hundreds of interviews I recorded for the original manuscript, and for taking on the huge in-house assembly job required to complete this revised editionon top of your regular role as vice president of training. You consistently make the difficult look easy. You are a true wonder.

Andrea Haefele-Ventim, who is not only our old soul but kept us all grounded and took over so many of the training- and product-development tasks of the company while I was working on this book. You proved how much can be accomplished over the Internet and Skype by doing it all from Brazil after moving there with your new husband. Your ability to stay calm and centered along with your sense of humor is appreciated.

Veronica Romero, my executive assistant, who has kept my life in order with very little support from me during the last month of being buried under the weight of this project. Thanks for scheduling all of the interviews and for overseeing getting all of the necessary permissions for this book. Thanks for keeping my travel, my speaking career, and me alive and well during this time. Your tireless efforts, your attention to detail, and your commitment to excellence are awesome. I appreciate you so much!

Donna Bailey, for looking after me in so many areas of my life, especially making sure we stay on budget so that we always have enough money to do the things we need to do.

Teresa Collett, for managing to coordinate all my speaking engagements and keeping all of our clients happy for the last eighteen years, especially while I was rewriting this book.

Lisa Williams, my marketing director, who oversees all our Internet presence, for constantly advancing this work and for being the caretaker of my message, and especially for your work in soliciting new success stories for this revised edition. Your tireless dedication to the mission is amazing.

Lexi Wagner, for all your support in the marketing department as well as social media. I so appreciate your whatever you need and whatever it takes attitude.

Alice Doughty-Refauvelet, for your enthusiasm, your creativity, and your ability to do just about anything we put in front of you.

Jody Schwartz, for your complete and total focus on our agship training, Breakthrough to Success. Your enthusiasm is contagious!

Dwain Jeworski, for making yourself available to us as our trusted resource around the digital age, as well as all of your marketing brilliance and genuine willingness to do whatever it takes to support me and the company on so many levels, beyond the Success Principles.

All of my family for their love, support, and understanding during what has been unquestionably the greatest professional challenge of my career. Thanks for understanding the long hours that were required to finish this project on time. I love and appreciate you all so much. Inga, my wife, whom I adore for how much she understands me and what I am about, and for her unceasing love, support, humor, and encouragement. Christopher, my now 23-year-old son, for putting up with my obsession around this book. I hope our trips to Europe and Africa made up for the time lost during the writing of the first edition. Riley and Travis, my two stepchildren, who are courageously pursuing their dreams and who always keep it interesting. Thanks for being so supportive. Oran and Kyle, my two older sons, now we have more time to focus on family and my first grandchild.

Janets family, for their support, understanding, and good humor in the face of missed vacations and endless book-related dinner conversation. To her parents, Les and Beverly, who showed Janet early on the meaning of success and who fostered an atmosphere of achievement in their home. To her siblings, Jennifer and Jeff, for their constant support and encouragement through every new step in Janets life and career. And most especially, thanks to Janets niece, Brianne, who not only reects how children learn to be successful but is also a gentle reminder that the most important thing is to enjoy it.

For a complete list of all the people whom we would like to acknowledge, please visit www.TheSuccessPrinciples.com/resources.

Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.