Whether they are corporate professionals, budding entrepreneurs, or they own a home business, most people are looking to achieve more in less time, while earning enough money to live comfortably. This book reveals the proven techniques thousands of people have used to attain all of the money they wanted while living healthy, happy and balanced lives. The Power of Focus, the new blockbuster from the coauthors of the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul, is a practical no-nonsense guide that shows readers how to reach their business, personal and financial goals without getting burned out in the process.Canfield, Hansen, and Hewitt have taken the best ideas from their own successful careers (seventy-nine years of combined business expertise), and distilled them into ten powerful focusing principles. The result is a treasury of insights that is enjoyable to read and easy to understand. At the outset, the book identifies the three most important fundamentals for consistent success: developing unusual clarity; understanding that habits determine your future; and using a "no exceptions policy" approach to focus on what you want. Numerous anecdotes and inspiring stories help to reinforce each principle. This is a must-read for business people, sales managers, entrepreneurs, and anyone who is serious about improving their personal awareness.

Jack Canfield has shared The Power of Focus strategies in twelve countries at his Power of Focus Keynotes and Seminars workshops. His clients include Campbell Soup Company, Clairol, Coldwell Banker, General Electric, ITT, Hartford Insurance, Federal Express, Johnson and Johnson, NCR, Sony Pictures, TRW and Virgin Records, plus other organizations such as the Million Dollar Round Table, the Young Presidents Organization CEO and the World Business Council. Jack has appeared on CNN, PBS, Inside Edition, 20/20, Eye to Eye, The Today Show, Fox and Friends and Oprah. For further information about Jack's books, tapes and training programs, or to schedule him for a presentation, please contact: The Canfield Training Group, P.O. Box 30880, Santa Barbara, CA 93130, phone 800-237-8336, fax 805-563-2945, Web site: www.jackcanfield.com. Mark Victor Hansen has taught these successful strategies to millions of people, covering thirty-seven countries in the past twenty-five years. He has appeared on CNN, Eye to Eye, QVC, the Today Show, PBS and Oprah, and has been featured in dozens of national magazines and newspapers such as Entrepreneur, Success, Time, U.S. News and World Report, USA Today, New York Times, Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times. Mark also received the prestigious Horatio Alger Award in May 2000. Jack and Mark are also coauthors of the highly successful Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which Time magazine calls the publishing phenomenon of the decade, with more than 80 million copies currently sold worldwide! You can contact Mark at: P.O. Box 7665, Newport Beach, CA 92658, phone 714-759-9304 or 800-433-2314, fax 714-722-6912. Les Hewitt, originally from Northern Ireland, is one of the top performance coaches in North America. He is the founder of the highly successful Achievers Coaching Program. Currently operating in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, this unique three-year process has been the catalyst for many of his clients' remarkable transformations. Since its inception in 1983, Achievers has conducted training programs for thousands of businesspeople from a wide variety of industries. Les is a dynamic speaker, business coach, sales trainer, writer, and entrepreneur. For the past twenty years he has personally coached hundreds of entrepreneurs to achieve exceptional profits and productivity. To contact Les, or obtain information about volume discounts, The Achievers Coaching Program, licensing partnership opportunities, speeches, seminars and The Power of Focus one-day workshops contact: Achievers Canada, 5160 Skyline Way NE, Calgary, AB T2E 6V1, toll free 877-678-0234 or phone 403-295-0500, fax 403-730-4548, Web site: www.achievers.com, e-mail: info@achievers.com.

FOCUSING STRATEGY #1Your Habits WillDetermine Your Future"It's so hard when contemplated inadvance, and so easy when you do it." Robert M. PirsigBrent Vouri knew he was going to die.The severe asthmatic attack had deteriorated into adult respiratory distress syndrome. To put it simply, his lungs had completely seized, just like a car engine when it finally runs out of oil. The last thing he remembered that night was the hospital floor rushing up to meet him, then, total blackness. The coma lasted for fifteen days, during which time his weight dropped by forty pounds. When he finally awoke, he was unable to speak for another two weeks. That was good, because for the first time in years it gave him time to think. Why, at only twenty years of age, had his life almost evaporated? The doctors had done a miraculous job keeping him alive, when others thought he had no chance for survival. He didn't finish school and aimlessly drifted from one part-time job to the next. Even though his health was steadily getting worse, he chose to ignore it until that fateful night when his body said, "no more." With time to reflect, he came to this all-important conclusion: "I brought this on myself through years of making bad choices." His new resolve was, "Never again; I want a life." Brent gradually became stronger and was eventually released from the hospital. Soon after, he mapped out a positive game plan to improve his life. First he enrolled in a fitness program. One of his initial goals was to win a T-shirt for completing twelve sessions. He did it. Three years later he was teaching aerobics. The momentum was building. Five years after that he competed in the National Aerobics Championships. Along the way he decided to further his education first, completing his high school diploma and then successfully working his way through university. Next, he and a friend started their own manufacturing business, Typhoon Sportswear Ltd., www.typhoonsportswear.com, specializing in producing apparel for retail chains. Starting with only four employees, the company recently celebrated its fifteenth anniversary. Today it's a multimillion-dollar enterprise with sixty-six people and an international distribution network supplying high-profile clients such as Nike. By deciding to make better choices and create better habits, Brent Vouri turned his life around from yesterday's zero to today's hero!Isn't that an inspiring story? Here's what's important: Life doesn't just happen to you. It's all about choices and how you respond to every situation. If you are in the habit of continually making bad choices, disaster often occurs. Your everyday choices ultimately determine whether you end up living with abundance or living in poverty. However, life never completely closes the door to opportunity. Consistent choices lay the foundation for your habits, as youÆll find out in the next few pages. And your habits play a major role in how your future unfol

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