Jack Canfield: The Success Principles
I said John, it is amazing. How did you do that? He said I read your book. He decided for one year he was going to do everything in the book. He did every freaking thing in that book. I don’t know anyone who has done all the principles, and he did them. And he said I decided I was going to live my life like you. I was going to pretend to be you for a year. You were rich. You were healthy. You were attractive. You had a great wife. You were traveling the world. You had access to all kinds of people. And he said I wanted that, so I did everything in the book. He said here I am two and a half years later, and thank you very much. I said well thank you. So I have his story in the book, for example. And that’s the kind of thing that makes normal people go wow, this really is possible.
Shawne Duperon: Obviously he took responsibility for his life, another important principle, yes?
Jack Canfield: One of the most important ones is take 100% responsibility for your life. You have to give up blaming, complaining and excuse making and act as if you are 100% responsible for everything. If anything happens you don’t want, you ask yourself how did I create this or how am I creating this or how am I allowing it to continue? And so that’s really critical you get out of the victim game.
After that, be clear why you are here. It is called you have to get in touch with your life purpose. What is your why? What is your passion? What unique abilities have you been given to fulfill your purpose? I believe everyone is born with a purpose that they are supposed to fill, and then you have to create a vision for what it is you want your life to look like that would fulfill that purpose. And then you have to believe it is possible.
