NEW YORK, USA – Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Jack Canfield Pens Extensive and Deeply Personal Foreword to Matthew Cossolotto’s Harness Your PromisePower
Canfield writes in his foreword: “When Matthew first told me about the heartfelt promise he made to his mother and that he was launching a special day called ‘Make a Promise Day’ on May 4th, I was hooked… There was something very attractive, almost magnetic, about this concept. And I say that as somebody who has been intimately involved in the personal development field for many years. I’ve seen and heard just about everything.”
Jack Canfield, beloved author and speaker, has contributed an extensive and deeply personal foreword to Matthew Cossolotto’s new book: Harness Your PromisePower: Change Your Life, Transform The World. After spending decades studying achievement, purpose, and human potential, while inspiring millions through the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, The Success Principles, and other personal empowerment bestsellers, Canfield writes:
“There truly is something special about a promise, and I congratulate Matthew for shining a spotlight on this unique power through this book, his speeches, and his workshops.”
Canfield makes his emphatic endorsement of Cossolotto’s book unambiguous: “Being associated with Matthew’s inspiring ‘Make a Promise’ project is totally aligned with my life’s purpose.”
In his foreword, Canfield shares details about the purpose-defining promise he made to God at age 27. Canfield writes: “I promised I would spend the rest of my life learning and teaching others about wisdom and love.”
That promise eventually led him to collect inspirational stories that became Chicken Soup for the Soul, a publishing phenomenon that has grown to more than 250 titles, over 610 million copies in print, and translations into at least 43 languages.
In addition to Canfield’s foreword, Harness Your PromisePower features uplifting promise stories and insights from respected leaders and famous personalities, including Oprah Winfrey, Tony Robbins, Lewis Howes, Todd Newton, John Assaraf, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Lisa Nichols, Brendon Burchard, and many others.
Readers of Harness Your PromisePower will learn about:
- Inspiring promises stories from real people, some famous and many not-yet-famous.
- How a promise is like a goal on steroids and why you should turn goals or New Year’s resolutions into heartfelt promises.
- The G.P.S. Success Formula: From Goals to Promises = Success.
- 7 tips for making and keeping promises.
- Promise stories that appear frequently as plot devices in literature, children’s books, TV dramas, and movies.
- A Promise a Day: 30 Days to a Promising Future, including The Top 10 Promises for a SUCCESSFUL Life.
- An innovative proposal for an annual “holiday” called “Make a Promise Day” on May 4th – the only holiday dedicated to personal empowerment, goal achievement, and integrity enhancement.
- And much more…
Cossolotto’s Harness Your PromisePower is rooted in the author’s make-or-break promise to his dying mother the last time they were together. He promised that he would finish writing the book she had encouraged him to write and dedicate it to her memory. She looked up at him and said: “You do that, Matthew. You do that. This makes me very happy.”
Cossolotto kept that promise.
“Doing so,” he continues, “opened my eyes to the unparalleled power of making a promise. That promise put me on my current path as a personal empowerment author and speaker. My mission is to spread the amazing power of making a promise to millions of people around the world.”
Cossolotto adds: “I’m thrilled to share these empowering ideas and uplifting stories with readers and audiences in the United States and around the world. And I’m deeply indebted to Jack Canfield for expressing his strong support for my book and my PromisePower concepts.”
Canfield closes his foreword by encouraging readers to identify goals important enough to become promises to themselves, to God, or to someone they care deeply about.
“Because when all is said and done, we’re left with that simple truth: A promise is a promise. So, choose your promises wisely… and make sure you keep them.”
About Matthew Cossolotto
Matthew Cossolotto’s high-profile communications career spans the corridors of power and influence on both sides of the Atlantic, serving as a speechwriter for top officials at NATO headquarters in Brussels, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Chancellor of UCLA, senior executives of several Fortune 100 corporations, and as a legislative aide to former Congressman Leon Panetta.
As a guest speaker, workshop leader, and speech coach, he has shared his ideas and expertise with a wide range of domestic and international audiences, including corporations, associations, government agencies, conferences, schools, community groups, and nonprofits/NGOs.
Cossolotto has created the Triad Empowerment System fueled by three interconnected topics: Habits, Speaking, Promises. These topics are reflected in his personal empowerment trilogy of books: The Joy of Public Speaking, Harness Your PromisePower, and the forthcoming Harness Your HabitForce which deals with the seven habits of SUCCESS and FAILURE. Cossolotto’s books and Personal Empowerment Programs (PEPTalks) are all animated by a core concept: Success is an inside job.
Media and Speaking Availability
For interviews or guest speaking inquiries, or to learn more about Matthew Cossolotto and his books and speaking programs, visit www.MatthewCossolotto.com.
