Jack Canfield

Jack Canfield is an American author and motivational speaker best known as the co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which has sold over 500 million copies worldwide in more than 40 languages. Born in 1944, he began his career teaching inner-city high school students and later founded the Canfield Training Group and the Foundation for Self-Esteem. He holds a Guinness World Record for having seven books on the New York Times bestseller list simultaneously and has authored works like The Success Principles.

Fort Worth, United States Aug 19, 1944 Wikipedia Website
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