{"id":43021,"date":"2021-07-17T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T16:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=43021"},"modified":"2021-07-26T11:53:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T15:53:28","slug":"the-success-principles-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-success-principles-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Success Principles: Quotes by Jack Canfield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Looking for The Success Principles<\/a><\/em> quotes by Jack Canfield? What are some of the most noteworthy passages worth revisiting?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 In The Success Principles<\/em>, Jack Canfield details 67 principles to help anyone achieve their goals and dreams, based on his study and interviews with hundreds of successful people. The basic formula for success is to identify what you want, know that you deserve to have it, and use the book\u2019s principles to get you there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following The Success Principles<\/em> quotes highlight some of his key lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Success Principles<\/em>: Quotes and Passages <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jack Canfield struck gold as a co-author of the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul<\/em> book series, but it took years for him to achieve success. In The Success Principles<\/em>, he lays out his 67 principles for achieving success in all facets of your life. The following The Success Principles <\/em>quotes and passages discuss some of his key ideas around what it takes to achieve success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAvoid toxic people<\/a> until you reach the point in your self-development where you no longer allow people to affect you with their negativity, you need to avoid toxic people<\/a> at all costs. You\u2019re better off spending time alone than spending time with people who will hold you back with their victim mentality and their mediocre standards. Make a conscious effort to surround yourself with positive, nourishing, and uplifting people\u2014people who believe in you, encourage you to go after your dreams, and applaud your victories. Surround yourself with possibility thinkers, idealists.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

If you spend a lot of time with people who stress you out, aren\u2019t successful, or aren\u2019t supportive, you\u2019re less likely to achieve success. In The Success Principles<\/em>, Canfield encourages the reader to aim to spend time with people who uplift support, and nurture their dreams, have a positive attitude, and are successful. To start surrounding yourself with supportive people, identify those who are toxic and holding you back<\/a>. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Write down all of the people you spend time with regularly. <\/strong>Consider family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, people in your church, and so on.<\/li>
  2. Write a (+) next to people if they\u2019re positive and support you or a (-) if they\u2019re negative and don\u2019t support you. <\/strong>Besides not being supportive, negative people like to complain, and they see themselves as perpetual victims. You might notice that most of the negative people belong to one group. For example, maybe your coworkers have toxic attitudes.<\/li>
  3. Spend less time with the negative people. <\/strong>Instead, surround yourself with positive people<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cWe have an innate desire to endlessly learn, grow, and develop. We want to become more than what we already are. Once we yield to this inclination for continuous and never-ending improvement, we lead a life of endless accomplishments and satisfaction.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    Here, Canfield is referring to the 36th principle of success which is all about lifelong learning<\/a>. He offers four strategies to learn more throughout your life: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Watch less TV; read more. <\/strong>The average person in the U.S. watches six hours of TV a day. Eliminating one hour of TV a week would help you make time for other pursuits, such as learning a language, spending more time with family, or reading. Reading is one of the most beneficial activities because it allows you to learn from people who have already achieved great things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you\u2019re hoping to become an expert<\/a> in your field, reading for an hour each day on related topics can greatly accelerate the pace of your learning. If you read a book a week, you\u2019ll have read over 1,000 books in 20 years, putting you in the top 1 percent of people in your field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2. Listen to inspirational audio programs. <\/strong>Listening to inspirational audio programs allows you to learn from experts<\/a>. People spend an average of 30 minutes commuting each way, which adds up to 1,250 hours in five years. Filling that time listening to the wisdom of experts allows you to learn and adjust accordingly. Visit JackCanfield.com<\/a> to access Canfield\u2019s audio programs on a variety of topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3. Attend success rallies and conferences. <\/strong>Success rallies and conferences are events with speakers, coaches, and other professionals who can provide guidance and inspiration that\u2019ll help you become successful. Similarly, you can find telesummits\u2014recordings of conferences\u2014online that feature between eight and 24 speakers. Type \u201ctelesummit\u201d into your web browser to access them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    4. Train your team. <\/strong>To ensure that you\u2019re constantly moving forward as a company, everyone needs to be learning how to advance themselves and their work. Here are two ways to train your team:<\/p>\n\n\n\n