Jack Canfield is the cocreator and coauthor of the New York Times #1 best-selling book series Chicken Soup for the Soul, which currently has 146 titles and over 100 million copies in print in 47 languages. His publications also include The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, The Power of Focus, and The Aladdin Factor.
Jack is also known as one of the teachers featured in the hit movie and the best-selling book The Secret. He has appeared on over one thousand radio and television shows including Oprah, Montel, Larry King Live, the Today Show, 20/20 and his own PBS special: The Secret to Living the Law of Attraction.
He is also the founder and CEO of the Self Esteem Seminars, Inc. and The Canfield Group, which trains entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, managers, and sales professionals and educators in how to accelerate the achievement of their personal, professional, and financial goals. Jack has been presenting these universal principles and breakthrough strategies for more than thirty-five years to corporations, government agencies, and universities in over thirty countries.
Jack and his wife, Inga, along with their three children—Christopher, Riley, and Travis—reside in Santa Barbara, California. For more information on Jack, go to www.jackcanfield.com.
D.D. Watkins has always believed that all things are possible. She is a working mom, successful entrepreneur, and artist who admittedly thrives on challenge, inspiration, and personal growth.
Over the years she has designed and created art installations throughout the world. Her most recent commissions have included architectural, interior, and graphic design projects. As a lover of words, wisdom, books, and beauty, she is currently exploring the fields of writing and plein air painting. She has chosen to make her home in Santa Barbara, California.