Mark Victor Hansen

About Mark Victor Hansen

Mark Victor Hansen, best known as the co-creator of the ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ empire (which is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the best-selling non-fiction book series ever), Mark is a walking success magnet! Between his books and speeches, Mark has helped countless millions of people become their very best. Visit Mark’s 101 E-Book Library at http://www.IdeasThatCanC … urLife.com.

Powerful Lessons in Forgiveness

Learning When to Stop One day I was talking to my son, and I said to him, “Son, don’t do that!” I got after him and he felt bad, which in the end caused him to cry. I thought, Oh why did I do that?
Date Posted: November 05, 2007

In the End, Forgiveness Heals All

If I have done something wrong, where I can, I make restitution? How can I make up for what I have done? What can I do for the person I have harmed that will make them whole again?Once, as a small boy, my friend and I were down at the little local...
Date Posted: October 31, 2007

The Law of Natural Consequences

Whatever you are holding on to right now, let go!Let the natural consequences take care of themselves. Move on. Let the past be the past. Leave punishment to Infinite Intelligence or your Creator. It is not your job to punish.
Date Posted: October 30, 2007

Forgive Yourself – Live Your Life

It is very difficult to forgive someone else if you haven’t forgiven yourself. Do you know the feeling I am referring to, that guilty feeling? It can come from little things we do in our life.
Date Posted: October 29, 2007

Lessons in Dropping the Ball – Part 2

In Part 1 of this article, we discussed the courage, point of view, and an understanding it takes to successfully drop the ball and get more done. Here are the last two important lessons you need.
Date Posted: October 27, 2007

Lessons in Dropping the Ball – Part 1

Lesson 1: Courage Dropping the ball requires courage. It requires the courage to say “no.”Human beings instinctively want to say “yes.” We want to help other people.
Date Posted: October 27, 2007

Getting More Done Means Dropping the Ball on Some Things

Look back over the past 50 years. How many politicians in your country deserve a place in the history books? How many of those deserve it for the positive things they did?Imagine you are the president of the United States, and at the end of four...
Date Posted: October 26, 2007

The Right Attitude CAN Bring You Success

Attitude opens doors. Always has. Always will. We have worked with thousands of CEOs and have shared with them stories of people with great attitudes. Then we say, “How many of you would hire the person just knowing their attitude without...
Date Posted: October 25, 2007

Push Yourself to Excel

Push yourself to excel. Go beyond your idea of what is possible. If you lift weights, push yourself on from the 10th repetition to 11, then to 12, and then 13, and so on. It is in those additional repetitions that the advancement and growth occur.
Date Posted: October 19, 2007

Ideas That Can Change Your Life – Find Your Confidence

Let’s talk about confidence. Confidence involves believing in yourself and having a positive and correct self-image. It is an internal picture of you that is visible on the outside. Confidence comes from a correct self-image!
Date Posted: October 18, 2007
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