#833: Jack Canfield — Selling 600+ Million Books, Success Principles, and How He Made The 4-Hour Workweek Happen
Episode
97 min
Read time
2 min
Topics
Sales & Revenue, Philosophy & Wisdom, History
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What It Covers
Jack Canfield discusses selling 600+ million Chicken Soup for the Soul books, overcoming 144 publisher rejections, success principles from mentor W. Clement Stone, and transitioning from teaching to building a publishing empire.
Notable Moment
Canfield reveals how a psychic reading led to the "rule of five" marketing strategy, comparing consistent daily promotional efforts to taking five swings at a redwood tree with a sharp ax until it eventually falls down.
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