Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Positive 101 Inspirational Stories about Changing Your Life through Positive Thinking

by Canfield, Jack; Hansen, Mark Victor; Newmark, Amy

• ISBN13: 9781611599039
• ISBN10: 1611599032
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-10-23
• Publisher: Chicken Soup for the Soul

Summary

Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Positive will inspire readers with its 101 success stories about the power of a positive attitude. Contributors share how they changed their lives, solved problems, or overcame challenges through a positive attitude, counting their blessings, or other epiphanies, motivating and uplifting readers.

Author Biography

Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen are co-founders of Chicken Soup for the Soul. Amy Newmark is publisher and editor-in-chief of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Table of Contents

The Power of Liking Yourself
Brick by Brick	p. 1
The Little Voice	p. 4
Battling My Inner Bully	p. 7
The List	p. 10
Positive People Preferred, Please	p. 14
Feeling Lucky	p. 18
No More Excuses	p. 21
The Honors Class	p. 25
The Power of Attitude
Making Chicken Soup in Prison!	p. 31
Feeling Like a Superhero	p. 35
Bloom Where You Are Planted	p. 39
Easy as A, B, C	p. 43
Re-Attaching	p. 48
The Adventure of Change	p. 52
Perspective	p. 55
Strong Enough to Ask for Help	p. 59
Nurse and Patient	p. 62
The Power of Persevering
The Strength	p. 71
Blind Faith	p. 74
Rolling Uphill	p. 78
Chutes and Ladders	p. 82
My Husband the Winner	p. 86
Just Reward	p. 89
I Named Her Lily	p. 92
Just Finish	p. 95
Gardening with My Son	p. 99
Taking Time to Listen	p. 102
The Power of Relaxing
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff	p. 107
The Healing Power of Toilet Paper	p. 109
Try a Smile	p. 113
Eighty-Five Percent	p. 115
Uncovered	p. 119
The Onion Room	p. 122
Becoming the Sunflower	p. 126
Being a Positive Expert	p. 129
The Gift Horses Mouth	p. 133
The Power of Gratitude
The Thank You Note	p. 141
The Book of Good Things	p. 143
Thanks to CF	p. 145
The Journal	p. 148
Celebrate the Small Stuff	p. 151
From Misery to Meaning	p. 154
What's the Worst that Can Happen?	p. 157
86,400 Seconds	p. 160
Entering the Thankful Zone	p. 163
Charmed	p. 165
The Power of Giving
Finish Lines	p. 171
Happy Cancer-versary	p. 175
Staff Lunch	p. 178
While 1 Wait	p. 181
What Is the Higher Response?	p. 184
Baskets Full of Hope	p. 188
The Strength of Vulnerability	p. 192
Jet's Gift	p. 194
Looking Out a Window	p. 198
Unity in Goodbye	p. 201
The Power of Dreaming
Living Our Dreams	p. 209
I Have It	p. 212
Pinstripe Dreams	p. 216
Open Your Books	p. 219
Living the Dream	p. 223
There's No Ceiling On Dreams	p. 226
Lessons in Line	p. 229
The Tunnel	p. 232
The Power of Challenging Yourself
Oh Chute	p. 239
We Talked Good	p. 243
The Roller Coaster	p. 247
In the Cards	p. 250
Captain Courageous	p. 253
How I Got My Wings	p. 256
Finding Myself on Route 50	p. 259
They Said I Couldn't… But I Did	p. 263
The Power of Self-Improvement
Saved from Myself	p. 271
Maintenance Required	p. 274
The Day I Took Control	p. 276
Who Wants Ice Cream?	p. 280
How to Do Fine	p. 285
The End of Excuses	p. 289
Sock Puppets	p. 292
Starting Fresh	p. 294
Focusing on What We Have	p. 297
The Power of Watching Others
Just a Kid	p. 303
We Are Survivors	p. 307
Two Strong Feet	p. 311
The Wounded Healer	p. 314
Moving Forward in Reverse	p. 318
Lightning Up My Life	p. 322
Mr. Musau	p. 326
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger	p. 329
Voice of Reason	p. 333
Dark Victory	p. 335
The Power of Changing Your Thoughts
The Book Shelf	p. 343
Insomnia, Susan	p. 347
Fighting Cancer with Attitude	p. 350
No More Bad Days	p. 353
Adventure and Attitude Go Hand in Hand	p. 356
Yet a Word May Change Your Life…	p. 360
Making Peace	p. 364
A for Attitude	p. 368
A Different Point of View	p. 370
The Excited Mark	p. 373
Meet Our Contributors	p. 377
Meet Our Authors	p. 394
Thank You	p. 396
About Chicken Soup for the Soul	p. 398
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