130 Who Do You Think You Are?
Jack has been a member of the faculties of several
entrepreneurial and business training programs including The Million
Dollar Forum, Income Builders International, The Street Smart Business Camp,
the Life Success Academy, Peak Potentials, and organizations serving the
presidents of corporations such as the Young Presidents Organization, the
Chief Executives Organization, The Executive Committee and The World
Business Council.
Jack is a graduate of Harvard, earned his M.Ed. from the University
of Massachusetts and has received 3 honorary doctorates in psychology and
public service. He is married, has 3 wonderful children and 2 stepchildren,
and lives in Santa Barbara, California.
Read more about Jack by visiting: http://www.jackcanfield.com
Who do you think you are?
The core of who I am is a pure center of conscious awareness and will,
and by that I mean I’m pure consciousness that has incarnated into a
body, and I have the function of awareness and choice. Who I am in
terms of life purpose is someone who is here to inspire and empower
people to live their highest vision in a context of love and joy. By that I
mean I inspire people through my speeches, through the Chicken Soup
for the Soul® books, and through media projects like The Secret that I
participate in. I empower people through my books like The Success
Principles™, The Power of Focus, The Aladdin Factor, and the
forthcoming Effortless Success™ Living the Law of Attraction, my
Breakthrough to Success workshops, and my monthly “Ask Jack” calls
(see http://www.AskJackCanfield.com)) where I give people concrete, practical
ways to manifest their vision. That’s my purpose and how I work to
manifest it.
What event or series of events led to your discovery?
I have to say that discovering my life purpose has been a result of a
series of events over time. It just kept forming and eventually it congealed
into the words “inspiring and empowering people to live their highest
vision in a context of love and joy.” I think it’s true that love and joy
have always been my two hallmarks, the principle qualities of my life.
People that know me say, “Oh yeah, Jack’s a fun guy. He’s very inspiring,
and he’s really very loving.” That part of me has seemingly been there
forever.
I started my career as a high school teacher in an inner-city school
in Chicago, and then I became a teacher trainer for a number of years.