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Welcome to Ask Jack, a new feature where we’ll be answering the top questions you’ve been asking regarding personal, professional, and spiritual growth.  
For this first session of Ask Jack, I'm joined by my business partner of 30 years, Patty Aubery. Patty started working with me as an assistant. Then she became a co-author of some Chicken Soup for the Soul books. She is now president of Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises and the Canfield Training Group. As well as all of this, she is the author of many New York Times bestselling books.
So tune into Episode 24 of the Jack Canfield Podcast where Patty and I will share our insights into the importance of meditation, mentorship, and even failure to your personal development. You’ll learn our best tips and exercises for overcoming the fear of failure and other common obstacles to growth, and hear inspirational stories from highly successful people to achieve happiness and success in work and life.
If you’d like to submit a question, you can send an email to: askjack@jackcanfield.com. We'll be curating those questions, we'll try to answer those questions that a lot of people are asking, and we'll keep doing this as long as people are getting value.
Inside this episode, you’ll learn about:


What's the first step to take when seeking to grow personally,  professionally, and spiritually? Jack and Patty share valuable meditation and appreciation exercises to align your goals with your values, discover your passion, and trust your inner guidance (02:43)

How can one overcome fear and self-doubt when aiming for higher goals? Learn how fear is self-created by past negative experiences + visualization and self-affirmation tips to imagine positive outcomes and do the thing you’re most afraid of - and survive it (10:52)


What daily habits would you recommend most for professional and spiritual growth? Jack and Patty stress the value of meditation  in changing negative thoughts to positive + the success secrets of billionaires – exercise, meditate, focus on goals, keep learning + the power of gratitude (20:27)


How important is mentorship in achieving professional success? 

Can you share a strategy for maintaining work-life balance while pursuing ambitious career goals? Jack and Parry stress the importance of knowing what’s most important to you + building a “20 things I love to do” list + creating“focus days, free days, and buffer days” to prioritize and manage your life (39:17)


Question: What role does failure play in personal growth and how should somebody handle it? The essential role of failure in learning and personal growth, and the importance of feedback to success in work and relationships (54:12)  


Jack. I want to write a book. How do I start writing if I don't consider myself an expert? Jack counsels, “If you've overcome anything, you’re the expert on that + the importance of not comparing yourself to Tony Robbins + the value of committing to writing every day (60:31)


Resources Mentioned:

Barrett Values Center

Jack Canfield Breakthrough to Success Seminar

Tapping Solution App

Jack Canfield Free Guided Meditation

Jack Canfield Awakening Power Guided Meditation Course

The Hour of Power - Jack Canfield YouTube

The Power of Focus Tenth Anniversary Edition: How to Hit Your Business, Personal and Financial Targets with Absolute Confidence and Certainty

The Aladdin Factor: How to Ask for What You Want--and Get It

Dan Sullivan Time Management Strategies Free Days, Focus Days, and Buffer Days.


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Today I'm honored and excited to welcome as my esteemed guest Marie Diamond, a true luminary in the world of transformational leadership.
Marie is a master in the art of Feng Shui who has taught more than one million students over the last 30 years and has spoken in more than 30 different countries. She's a founding member of the Global Transformational Leadership Council and is the founder and president of the Association of Transformational Leaders of Europe. She's also a featured teacher in the movie, The Secret.
Marie is a business and spiritual mentor to many top celebrities, corporate CEOs, successful entrepreneurs, and champion athletes. Her clients include A-list celebrities in the film and music industry, including Steven Spielberg, Jodie Foster, Dan Aykroyd, and Paula Abdul; top-selling writers and speakers, including Rhonda Byrne from The Secret, the late Bob Proctor, Dr. John Gray (Men Are From Mars), Marianne Williamson, who's currently running for president as we record this, Vishan Lakhyani from Mindvalley, and myself, of course. She works with world-class athletes, championship-winning sports teams, leading CEOs and members of royal families around the globe.
In the fall of 2022, Marie launched her own podcast,The Marie Diamond Show. In the fall of 2023, she produced and starred in the major network TV show, Feng Shui Your Life. As well as all of this, she is the best-selling author of nine books. 
Tune in to Episode 23 of the Jack Canfield podcast where we focus on Marie’s latest book, Feng Shui Your Life, a beginner's guide to transforming your living spaces to attract the life you've always dreamed of. Learn Marie’s insights into how our environments play a pivotal role in our success, even more so than willpower alone. She shares stories of how she has used these insights in her own life and to help her A-list clients. Above all, she shares practical tips to help you achieve what you want through the conscious and intentional design of your environment, be it financial success, improved health, better relationships, or advanced spirituality.

Inside this episode you’ll learn about:



The Art of Feng Shui: Marie relays the core principles of Feng Shui and how people can begin to incorporate these principles into their lives (03:21)


The Corners of Success: Marie reveals the formula to organize the“corners”in your own spaces and maximize success in health, finance, wisdom, and relationships. Jack shares how simply removing a globe from the corner of his home improved his relationship with his wife (06:27)


How to Feng Shui Your Life: Marie’s in-depth guide to declutter and consciously design your space from colors to furniture positions and liberate the energy flow in your space for maximum wellbeing. Free tip: Be like a mafia boss, always sit facing the door. Plus how to block the energy “beams” that cause you pain (11:06)


The Science of Feng Shui: Marie dives deep into the cutting-edge research confirming the principles of Feng Shui; how covering mirrors improves blood pressure; the petrochemical company that improved safety by changing colors on their site (24:08)


Feng Shui Success Stories: Just some of Marie’s successes.The woman with 100 angel statues and how Marie helped her meet her husband; how a day’s work rearranging a client’s workspace doubled her income; Marie buys 3 mini-oscars and gets Spielberg as a new client; the prickly CEO whose decisions improved after he got rid of his cactus (29:26)


Aligning with The Cycles: Marie delves into the fascinating Feng Shui “cycles of nine” and what colors and activities can ignite our passion, purpose and wisdom; looking forward to the Spiritual Revolution (41:58)


Taking the Next Step: How to get Marie’s book and app, and start redesigning your life; Marie’s next big project taking Feng Shui into the mainstream (45:52)


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Today we’ll be diving into the heart of leadership with a very special guest, Steve Farber, a visionary in the world of leadership who's been changing the game with his groundbreaking concepts.
Steve is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, founder, and CEO of the Extreme Leadership Institute. He is ranked among Inc.'s global top 50 leadership and management experts. His first book, The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership, was named one of the 100 best business books of all time. His fourth book, Love is Just Damn Good Business, was listed by Book Authority as one of the top business strategy books of 2020. In addition, Steve has been writing songs and playing guitar for 50 years, and his most recent book is Twisted Business Lessons from My Life in Rock and Roll, co-written by J.J. French, the founder, manager, and guitarist of the iconic rock band Twisted Sister. 
In his books Greater Than Yourself and Love Is Just Damn Good Business, Steve has inspired countless leaders to rethink what it means to lead with impact and heart. Steve's work emphasizes the transformative power of expanding yourself, giving of yourself, and replicating your values and skills in others, a true testament to the greater than yourself philosophy.
Tune in to Episode 22 of the Jack Canfield podcast to hear Steve’s inspiring and truly eye-opening insights into how genuine care and connection can drive success. He cuts through the touchy-feely misconceptions of love in business with real-life examples of cultures where employees and leaders learn to truly love what they do and make customers feel the same way. He delves deep into his philosophy of Greater Than Yourself and how, whether you're leading a team, running a business, or just looking to amplify your own personal growth, anyone of any age can apply these ideas to living a more fulfilling and successful life. 

Inside this episode you’ll learn about:


Why Love is Just Damn Good Business: Steve explains how the key to a successful business is creating an experience their customers will love, rather than just treating business as a money-making scheme (03:18)


Love As Extreme Leadership: Steve describes how he challenges business leaders to create a culture beyond customer experience where everybody loves their work (06:05)


Leading By Example: How a CEO turned his company around by learning his employees’ names, letting them hang out together, and even risked losing money to care for his customers + the pizza delivery guy who changed his customers’ light bulbs + why customers drop in just to say hello to a bank teller (09:34)


“It Starts With Us”: Jack and Steve talk about the importance of not waiting for the culture to change to start making a difference + How Ritz Carlton’s policy of letting employees make their own decisions creates the “wow” experience for their customers (24:58)

Build Something Greater Than Yourself: Steve breaks down the core principles of GTY – expand yourself, give yourself, and replicate yourself + how great leaders always seek to make people better than them + how GTY starts small with one person then expands to 100 people (31:18  

Anyone Can Do It: Jack and Steve share inspiring stories of eighth graders being mentored by devoted teachers and how they mentor other children themselves + success is redefined as making someone else grow into their best self (40:38)


Resources mentioned:

Greater Than Yourself - The Ultimate Lesson of True Leadership

Love Is Just Damn Good Business - Do What You Love in the Service of People Who Love What You Do

The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership


Connect with Steve:
stevefarber.com

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Submit your questions, feedback, topic suggestions, and future guest requests directly to Jack, here!

Today I'm going to be talking with Chuck Wisner, the author of The Art of Conscious Conversation, where we'll be exploring the transformative power of effective communication. In a world where conversations can easily become divisive, Chuck's insights offer a path to dialogue that bridges gaps, fosters understanding, and builds stronger connections with people. His work equips you with the tools you need to navigate even the most delicate conversations with grace and confidence.

In this episode, you will learn about:


The Art of Conscious Conversation: Chuck describes how the need for learning emotional intelligence and conversation skills among corporate  leader inspired him to teach these skills in a practical accessible way (01:26)

The Four Types of Conversations: Chuck dissects the basic ways we talk to each other - storytelling, collaboration, creative and commitment  (03:00)

The Four Archetypal Questions: Chucks explains how examining our thinking patterns around desire, concern, authority and standards helps us move past the stories we tell ourselves and others to a space of mutual learning and positive action (07:18)

What’s Your Story: Using the archetypal questions to understand the unconscious desires, concerns and standards behind out emotional triggers, awakening to power dynamics, and aligning these to reality + Chuck and Jack discuss the essential need for establishing mutual agreement and the challenges in achieving it  + how Chuck and his wife no longer fight over when to do the dishes (07:19) 

Closed Fist to Open Hand: Creating the safe space to reveal your personal story + the lost art of asking open, interested questions is the key to the collaborative conversation

Get Better At Listening: Developing curiosity, trusting your intuition, and shutting down judgment for thoughtful and mindful conversations  (23:30) 


Breaking Your “No Problem” Addiction: Chuck presents practical examples of how to ask specific, critical questions and deliver tough feedback for clarity of goals in commitment conversations (28:56)

Personal Journeys: How Chuck learned to live with leukemia instead of fighting it + Chuck and Jack discuss challenging the excessive macho standards of maleness learned from their childhood and the technology available today to for us all to overcome our unconscious obstacles (36:27)



 Resources Mentioned: 
The Art of Conscious Conversation

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Today's episode is particularly close to my heart as I'm joined by Patty Aubery, not just my business partner for more than 30 years, but she's also one of my very closest friends in life. 

She's the President of the Canfield Training Group. She went from being my personal assistant more than 30 years ago, to President of Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises. She oversaw the production and marketing of more than 150 Chicken Soup for the Soul Books, which have been translated into 50 plus languages.

She's also a multiple New York Times bestselling author in her own right, having co-authored 13 Chicken Soup for the Soul books, including Chicken Soup for the Expected Mother Soul, Chicken Soup for the Cancer Survivor’s Soul, and Chicken Soup for the Woman Golfer Soul, just to name a few, as well as her most recent book, which is entitled, Permission Granted, Discover How Life Changes When You Give Yourself Permission. 

Tune into this episode of The Jack Canfield Podcast where Patty and I dive into our 30-year journey. We’ll explore how embracing and appreciating each person’s unique qualities can be a game changer in any partnership whether it's a business relationship or a personal partnership. We'll share some of the challenges we faced, and how learning to value our differences has not only fueled our success, but also deepened our friendship.

In this episode, you will learn about:

How It All Began: Jack and Patty talk about the early days when, against all advice, Patty followed her intuition to share in Jack’s vision

“You’re Killing Me:” The Story of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hear how Jack and Patty overcame rejections and clashes of styles to create their life-changing project (06:08)

Embracing Difference: Jack and Patty discuss their differences and how those styles supported each other in their success (08:37)

The Success Principles Vision: How Patty’s original vision for a network of online Success Principles trainers lead to worldwide success (16:05)

Healing the Survivor’s Soul: Patty talks about how her mother’s cancer treatment inspired her first Chicken Soup book (20:37)

Permission Granted: Overcoming paralysis and fear to show up, stand up, speak up, ask for what you want, do what you want (22:05)

Patty’s Final Advice: Trust your intuition and follow your passion still applies in today’s social media-driven world (29:45)



Resources Mentioned:

Permission Granted, Discover How Life Changes When You Give Yourself Permission.

Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother Soul

Chicken Soup for the Cancer Survivor's Soul

Chicken Soup for Woman Golfer's Soul

Chicken Soup for the Soul

Canfield Training Group

Breakthrough to Success


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Submit your questions, feedback, topic suggestions, and future guest requests directly to Jack, here! 

Today it's my pleasure to introduce our esteemed guest today, Gerry Gerard Armond Powell. He's a conscious entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Rythmia Life and Advancement Center in Costa Rica. This program is renowned for its transformative impact on spiritual awakening and personal growth, with an impressive 97% of guests reporting miraculous experiences. 
Tune into episode 19 of the Jack Canfield podcast, where Gerry shares how he successfully created My Choice Medical Corporation, which he later sold for over $80 million. However, a personal crisis after this sale propelled Gerry into a profound journey of self-transformation through plant medicine. This experience ignited his mission to share this transformative opportunity with others through Rythmia.
Gerry's life is a testament to resilience, perseverance, and the power of personal growth. Jack Canfield has had the privilege of knowing Gerry since 2017 and has witnessed the remarkable impact of his work firsthand. Today, Jack is honored to have Gerry join him on the podcast as they delve into his journey and the miracles of personal transformation he's facilitating.

🎯Inside this episode, you will learn about: 


Gerry’s Journey: Gerry shares his personal journey from struggling with addiction and mental health issues to finding happiness and purpose through ayahuasca (3:00) 


Healing the soul and heart through plant medicine: Gerry describes a process of healing and self-discovery through admitting one's true identity (7:31) 


Personal growth and healing through truth-telling and ceremony: Gerry emphasized on the importance of truth in personal growth and spirituality (14:36)


Spiritual healing and personal growth through surrender and letting go of attachments: Gerry describes how medicine shows memories and truths that had been repressed, allowing him to confront and heal from past pain (22:00) 


Forgiveness, and the importance of acknowledging one's own flaws: Gerry reveals his struggle with seeking significance and approval from others, realizing that it's He also stated that judging others is a reflection of unacknowledged aspects of themselves (28:47) 


Miracles and healing experiences, including testimonials from older adults: Gerry shared the story of a woman whose visible tumor disappears after the ceremony. He also observes that older adults are “trying to figure out what to do with their life" and finds joy in seeing them experience a sense of purpose and fulfillment (45:00) 


Spirituality, and consciousness with Jack and Gerry: Jack and Gerry emphasize the importance of inner guidance and heart-based decision-making (53:00) 

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Resources Mentioned: 
Rythmia Life Advancement Center

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