good morning belief nation today’s messages never give up over to you Jack
messages never give up over to you Jack
messages never give up over to you Jack Canfield practice faithful persistence
Canfield practice faithful persistence
Canfield practice faithful persistence means never ever ever give up Chicken
means never ever ever give up Chicken
means never ever ever give up Chicken Soup for the Soul was rejected by a
Soup for the Soul was rejected by a
Soup for the Soul was rejected by a hundred and forty four publishers 144
hundred and forty four publishers 144
hundred and forty four publishers 144 publisher said we don’t want to publish
publisher said we don’t want to publish
publisher said we don’t want to publish a collection of short stories the title
a collection of short stories the title
a collection of short stories the title stupid Chicken Soup for the Soul what
stupid Chicken Soup for the Soul what
stupid Chicken Soup for the Soul what does that mean people don’t buy
does that mean people don’t buy
does that mean people don’t buy collections of short stories there’s
collections of short stories there’s
collections of short stories there’s never been you know successful chain of
never been you know successful chain of
never been you know successful chain of doing that so literally we spent 14
doing that so literally we spent 14
doing that so literally we spent 14 months trying to find a publisher and
months trying to find a publisher and
months trying to find a publisher and we’d go to New York with our agent and
we’d go to New York with our agent and
we’d go to New York with our agent and eventually our agent gave us the book
eventually our agent gave us the book
eventually our agent gave us the book back and said I can’t sell this so we
back and said I can’t sell this so we
back and said I can’t sell this so we went to the National booksellers
went to the National booksellers
went to the National booksellers Association convention down in Anaheim
Association convention down in Anaheim
Association convention down in Anaheim we went from booth to booth to booth for
we went from booth to booth to booth for
we went from booth to booth to booth for three days and there were 4,000
three days and there were 4,000
three days and there were 4,000 publishers represented there and we go
publishers represented there and we go
publishers represented there and we go would you publish a book would you
would you publish a book would you
would you publish a book would you publish a book would you publish my book
publish a book would you publish my book
publish a book would you publish my book and we got no no no no no it was late on
and we got no no no no no it was late on
and we got no no no no no it was late on the third day that a little publisher
the third day that a little publisher
the third day that a little publisher from Florida after we’d gotten over 144
from Florida after we’d gotten over 144
from Florida after we’d gotten over 144 rejections said we’ll read it and then
rejections said we’ll read it and then
rejections said we’ll read it and then they said we said well how many copies
they said we said well how many copies
they said we said well how many copies do you think we’ll sell after they said
do you think we’ll sell after they said
do you think we’ll sell after they said yeah we’ll buy it a couple weeks later
yeah we’ll buy it a couple weeks later
yeah we’ll buy it a couple weeks later said we’ll publish it and we said they
said we’ll publish it and we said they
said we’ll publish it and we said they said well maybe 20,000 if we’re lucky
said well maybe 20,000 if we’re lucky
said well maybe 20,000 if we’re lucky and we said we our goal is to sell a
and we said we our goal is to sell a
and we said we our goal is to sell a million and a half in a year and a half
million and a half in a year and a half
million and a half in a year and a half now have you ever told someone your
now have you ever told someone your
now have you ever told someone your dream and had them laugh out loud here
dream and had them laugh out loud here
dream and had them laugh out loud here he laughed out loud now if we had given
he laughed out loud now if we had given
he laughed out loud now if we had given up after a hundred publishers had said
up after a hundred publishers had said
up after a hundred publishers had said no I wouldn’t be standing here today
no I wouldn’t be standing here today
no I wouldn’t be standing here today you know wouldn’t have happened and so
you know wouldn’t have happened and so
you know wouldn’t have happened and so you’ve got to be willing to persevere
you’ve got to be willing to persevere
you’ve got to be willing to persevere because we didn’t take no see when the
because we didn’t take no see when the
because we didn’t take no see when the world says no you say next let’s
world says no you say next let’s
world says no you say next let’s practice that if I say no you say
practice that if I say no you say
practice that if I say no you say absolutely there’s only five or six
absolutely there’s only five or six
absolutely there’s only five or six billion people out there you can go and
billion people out there you can go and
billion people out there you can go and ask right there’s over four thousand
ask right there’s over four thousand
ask right there’s over four thousand publishers just here in the state of
publishers just here in the state of
publishers just here in the state of California so what we have is this
California so what we have is this
California so what we have is this endless possibility but you have to
endless possibility but you have to
endless possibility but you have to persevere it’s as if the universe tests
persevere it’s as if the universe tests
persevere it’s as if the universe tests our commitment and so today we have 147
our commitment and so today we have 147
our commitment and so today we have 147 titles in print we sold over 115 million
titles in print we sold over 115 million
titles in print we sold over 115 million copies
copies
copies we’re in 47 languages and over a billion
we’re in 47 languages and over a billion
we’re in 47 languages and over a billion dollars where the Chicken Soup for the
dollars where the Chicken Soup for the
dollars where the Chicken Soup for the Soul books have been sold worldwide so
Soul books have been sold worldwide so
Soul books have been sold worldwide so if you’re willing to decide what you
if you’re willing to decide what you
if you’re willing to decide what you want believe it’s possible consciously
want believe it’s possible consciously
want believe it’s possible consciously envision the future feel the feelings of
envision the future feel the feelings of
envision the future feel the feelings of what it would feel like if you’d achieve
what it would feel like if you’d achieve
what it would feel like if you’d achieve this goal you can have anything and then
this goal you can have anything and then
this goal you can have anything and then you take action both obvious actions and
you take action both obvious actions and
you take action both obvious actions and inspired actions you can do anything I
inspired actions you can do anything I
inspired actions you can do anything I love this message and I agree that the
love this message and I agree that the
love this message and I agree that the reasons to give up aren’t because you
reasons to give up aren’t because you
reasons to give up aren’t because you don’t have the resources you don’t give
don’t have the resources you don’t give
don’t have the resources you don’t give up because you don’t have resources you
up because you don’t have resources you
up because you don’t have resources you don’t give up because somebody told you
don’t give up because somebody told you
don’t give up because somebody told you no you don’t give up because somebody
no you don’t give up because somebody
no you don’t give up because somebody laughed at your dream you don’t give up
laughed at your dream you don’t give up
laughed at your dream you don’t give up because you’re afraid you don’t give up
because you’re afraid you don’t give up
because you’re afraid you don’t give up because you feel you don’t have the
because you feel you don’t have the
because you feel you don’t have the education you don’t give up for all the
education you don’t give up for all the
education you don’t give up for all the excuses that are in your head the reason
excuses that are in your head the reason
excuses that are in your head the reason why you would give up though would be
why you would give up though would be
why you would give up though would be you don’t love what you’re doing anymore
you don’t love what you’re doing anymore
you don’t love what you’re doing anymore or maybe you never loved it in the first
or maybe you never loved it in the first
or maybe you never loved it in the first place or maybe you don’t believe in it
place or maybe you don’t believe in it
place or maybe you don’t believe in it anymore for me that’s when you give up
anymore for me that’s when you give up
anymore for me that’s when you give up and you move on to something else
and you move on to something else
and you move on to something else because you’re doing something that you
because you’re doing something that you
because you’re doing something that you don’t believe in or that you don’t love
don’t believe in or that you don’t love
don’t believe in or that you don’t love there’s no way that that’s the best use
there’s no way that that’s the best use
there’s no way that that’s the best use of your time you need to focus your time
of your time you need to focus your time
of your time you need to focus your time on the things that make you come alive
on the things that make you come alive
on the things that make you come alive and where you can have a big impact on
and where you can have a big impact on
and where you can have a big impact on the world
the world
the world but just make sure if you’re thinking
but just make sure if you’re thinking
but just make sure if you’re thinking about giving up you’re doing it for the
about giving up you’re doing it for the
about giving up you’re doing it for the right reasons not because you’re afraid
right reasons not because you’re afraid
right reasons not because you’re afraid so when you early years in my
so when you early years in my
so when you early years in my entrepreneurship career when I was
entrepreneurship career when I was
entrepreneurship career when I was thinking about giving up I did two
thinking about giving up I did two
thinking about giving up I did two things that really helped me stay
things that really helped me stay
things that really helped me stay focused the first is the why why am I
focused the first is the why why am I
focused the first is the why why am I doing this why is it so important think
doing this why is it so important think
doing this why is it so important think about it for yourself if you’re feeling
about it for yourself if you’re feeling
about it for yourself if you’re feeling down right now why are you doing this
down right now why are you doing this
down right now why are you doing this business why is it so important to you
business why is it so important to you
business why is it so important to you that this succeeds what’s the impact
that this succeeds what’s the impact
that this succeeds what’s the impact that you want to have if you do not have
that you want to have if you do not have
that you want to have if you do not have a strong why then your business is dead
a strong why then your business is dead
a strong why then your business is dead in the water so make sure you
in the water so make sure you
in the water so make sure you send yourself around that every time you
send yourself around that every time you
send yourself around that every time you feeling low the second thing is it was
feeling low the second thing is it was
feeling low the second thing is it was surround myself with entrepreneurial
surround myself with entrepreneurial
surround myself with entrepreneurial mentors who I looked up to and looked at
mentors who I looked up to and looked at
mentors who I looked up to and looked at their early years look at their early
their early years look at their early
their early years look at their early stories because any successful
stories because any successful
stories because any successful entrepreneur that you would look up to
entrepreneur that you would look up to
entrepreneur that you would look up to they had they struggled early on it
they had they struggled early on it
they had they struggled early on it wasn’t just handed to them they had
wasn’t just handed to them they had
wasn’t just handed to them they had setbacks they had failures they probably
setbacks they had failures they probably
setbacks they had failures they probably started with less than what you already
started with less than what you already
started with less than what you already have right now and just realizing that
have right now and just realizing that
have right now and just realizing that gave me the motivation to keep going
gave me the motivation to keep going
gave me the motivation to keep going that if Bill Gates could do this if
that if Bill Gates could do this if
that if Bill Gates could do this if Oprah Winfrey could do this if Steve
Oprah Winfrey could do this if Steve
Oprah Winfrey could do this if Steve Jobs could do this and if these people
Jobs could do this and if these people
Jobs could do this and if these people who didn’t have a lot could go and make
who didn’t have a lot could go and make
who didn’t have a lot could go and make something of themselves and become
something of themselves and become
something of themselves and become massively successful then I can do it
massively successful then I can do it
massively successful then I can do it too
too
too so remembering the why I’m focusing on
so remembering the why I’m focusing on
so remembering the why I’m focusing on success stories that really with
success stories that really with
success stories that really with motivation on a daily basis I found
motivation on a daily basis I found
motivation on a daily basis I found helped me stay motivated but it’s got to
helped me stay motivated but it’s got to
helped me stay motivated but it’s got to be something that you still believe in
be something that you still believe in
be something that you still believe in and don’t give up because you’re afraid
and don’t give up because you’re afraid
and don’t give up because you’re afraid so the question day today is when did
so the question day today is when did
so the question day today is when did you consider giving up what are the
you consider giving up what are the
you consider giving up what are the reasons behind it going a little deep
reasons behind it going a little deep
reasons behind it going a little deep little personal leaving comments below
little personal leaving comments below
little personal leaving comments below I’m going to join the discussion I also
I’m going to join the discussion I also
I’m going to join the discussion I also want to give a quick shout out to
want to give a quick shout out to
want to give a quick shout out to William Chilton William thank you so
William Chilton William thank you so
William Chilton William thank you so much for buying a copy my book really
much for buying a copy my book really
much for buying a copy my book really means a lot to me
means a lot to me
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