I launched my new book, Create Online and Grow Rich. The book was launched at The Power of Wow Conference with Jack Canfield and Raymond Aaron in Toronto, Canada from May 9th to 11th, 2019. It was a thrill to meet Jack Canfield, the co-creator of the Chicken Soup for The Soul® Series and New York Times Bestselling Author of The Success Principles. He has several children who are creatives and knows that it is important not to fall into the “starving artist” mindset. In my video interview with him, Jack gives creatives easy-to-implement advice on how to be successful in doing what we love. This article gives you a glimpse into my book launch and outlines Jack Canfield’s valuable advice for creatives, like you, to help you get from where you are to where you want to be.
Jack Canfield Gives Creatives Success Principles Advice
The Power of Wow Conference
I launched my new book, Create Online and Grow Rich, at The Power of Wow with Jack Canfield and Raymond Aaron from May 9th to 11th, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. It was a 3-day event filled with constant WOW moments. The training covered how to create your unique brand and brand advocacy by creating WOW experiences for your customers.
These two men are world-renowned success coaches, international speakers, and New York Times Best Selling Authors. For over 35 years, they have helped people worldwide to create the life they desire.
About Jack Canfield
Jack Canfield is an award-winning speaker and an internationally recognized leader in personal development and peak performance strategies. He is the co-creator of the New York Times Best Selling Chicken Soup for the Soul® Series and author of more than 200 books with more than 500 million copies in print worldwide. His best-selling book, The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be has been hailed as the new self-improvement classic.
Known as America’s #1 Success Coach, Jack has appeared on more than 1,000 radio and television programs including; The Oprah Winfrey Show, Montel, Larry King Live, and The Today Show. He is a Harvard graduate with a Master’s Degree in psychological education and the Founder and Chairman of The Canfield Training Group in Santa Barbara, California.
About Raymond Aaron
Raymond Aaron is the author of 8 best-selling books, including Branding Small Business For Dummies, Double Your Income Doing What You Love and the co-author of New York Times best-seller Chicken Soup for the Parent’s Soul and author of the Canadian best-seller, Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul.
He is also an avid adventurer having completed one of the world’s toughest races, the Polar Race (a 350-mile foot race to the Magnetic North Pole). Raymond completed this race on May 2, 2007, when he was in his 60’s!!! This trek to the North Pole has inspired his newest title, How You Can Get Rich Without Getting Cold.
Elke Clarke’s Book Launch
It was an honor to launch my new book, Create Online and Grow Rich, at The Power of Wow Conference and share the stage with Jack Canfield and Raymond Aaron. Both men have made a huge impact on my life through both their teachings and by example through their personal accomplishments.
Raymond Aaron is my mentor and publisher. In this photo, he is reading what I wrote in the autographed copy that I presented to him during my book launch.
In this photo below, I am holding a copy of my book, Create Online and Grow Rich that I autographed for Jack Canfield.
It is an amazing experience to be able to gift my mentors with my first published book.
The Success Principles Book
The first suggestion Jack Canfield made was for all creatives to read his book The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. The book provides 67 timeless principles and practices used by the world’s most successful men and women. You can follow these principles to transform your life and achieve your dreams.
If you click on this link it will take you to the book website, where you can order a copy of The Success Principles and also receive a FREE BONUS “Kick-Start Program” by Jack Canfield.
I have my copy of his book and Jack was kind enough to autograph it for me. (See images below.)
Don’t be a “Starving Artist”
Avoid the “Van Gogh Effect” of being true to your art and not selling out. This mindset of starving for your art doesn’t pay the bills. Instead, believe that your art can be monetized and made accessible to people who are glad to support you in any way possible.
Zazzle is a great way to bring your art, photography, and graphic designs to a larger market of willing buyers who will support you financially.
Learn Everything You Can About Marketing
Jack recommends you step up your game and learn everything about marketing. Get your art, photography and graphic designs in front of people in any way possible. Use traditional but also non-traditional ways, such as Zazzle.
The best way to learn about how to market yourself effectively on Zazzle is by receiving support from a Zazzle expert.
Believe in Yourself
Everything you do and achieve stems from your belief in yourself. Trust that your creativity is valuable and believe in it. Your positive mindset is crucial to your ability to attract positive people and situations into your life.
My new book, Create Online and Grow Rich, has several chapters that take you through exercises and case studies so that you can overcome your personal mindset blocks and beg to believe in yourself and your abilities.
Never be Afraid, and Exude Confidence in Your Work
Be proud and willing to talk to anyone and everyone about what you do. This can be when you meet in person or through social media or your online presence, like your Zazzle store, your website, social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, or YouTube Videos.
Once you portray this confidence and excitement about your creative work, it will attract people who want to purchase your products. You will also have a different perspective and be receptive and open to new marketing and promotional ideas which will improve your Zazzle sales.
Use The Law of Attraction
You are constantly vibrating at a level of your own emotion. If you are feeling down, not appreciated, and feel like you are never going to make it, then that vibration is actually pushing people away.
We are attracted to people who are dynamic, happy, positive, and loving. This is how we should be and act in the world.
Jack says that if you feel that this is not your authentic self, then be that way in your private life. But in the real world, you must be confident and positive, so that these vibrations, which you are sending out, will attract the right business to you.
The Law of Attraction also applies when you are creating your Zazzle products for sale. If you design and post your products into your virtual store with a negative attitude, then these products will not sell as well. When you are of the mindset that there is too much competition and your products won’t get found, then you will attract that situation for yourself. If you believe your creative works or products posted on Zazzle are not good enough, then you won’t sell on Zazzle.
You must be confident and positive so that the vibrations, which you are sending out via your Zazzle products and your Zazzle store brand, will attract paying customers to you.
My Video Interview with Jack Canfield
I asked Jack Canfield to give us creative advice. How we can use The Success Principles to become financially free using our art, photography, and graphic designs?
In this video, Jack Canfield advises that you avoid “The Starving Artist Mindset” and do whatever it takes to find new ways to generate income from your creativity. In my book, Create Online and Grow Rich, I guide you. You will change your mindset with effective exercises and show you how you can use a proven eCommerce platform, called Zazzle, to generate wealth for you.
I have personally earned over 1 million dollars US licensing my creativity to the eCommerce platform called Zazzle. I make money online using Zazzle, a print-on-demand company (POD), which only prints and makes the product once a customer buys it. Zazzle is better than Shopify, Amazon, or Esty because there is NO COST TO ME, ONLY PROFITS. I put in my time posting virtual products for sale for free on Zazzle in my virtual store. Zazzle does all the rest of the work like; product sourcing, product manufacturing, product shipping, online marketing, customer billing, customer service, and more.
Jack’s advice has been summarized in this article above, but there is more in the video. Click on it to watch it now. Post your comments on YouTube or below and tell me your story and thoughts about Jack Canfield’s amazing advice.
About the author:
Elke Clarke, is the award-winning author of the book Create Online and Grow Rich. Elke mentors and teaches digital creatives online marketing and business strategies to build a profitable eCommerce business. The 5 Step Profit Plan VIP Mentoring Program™ is Elke Clarke’s signature program that hundreds of people around the world are using to make money online by being successful designers and sellers on Zazzle. Connect with Elke, on social media by clicking here or visiting https://www.ElkeClarke360.com
