From the Foreword by Jack Canfield, Co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul® and The Success Principles: “By the end of this book and your personal exploration, you will see here you wait for life to begin. You will see that all the answers you need come from within. You will learn to stop hiding your magnificence and stop jacking around. You will become, as Kristen proclaims, “a fierce disruption of the ordinary!” Robyn Spizman, New York Times Bestselling Author and well known media personality says: “Refreshingly vulnerable, witty and wise. Waiting for Jack feels like a conversation with your best friend over coffee. With an honest approach and take action message, Kristen Moeller motivates readers to make it happen. This book is a special gift!”   What are you waiting for? Do you find yourself waiting for the right moment?  The ideal relationship?  The perfect job? Are you waiting for your “real”  life to begin? Do think that the gifts of life are right around the corner? That one day you will arrive and everything will be okay? Do you endlessly search, yet never seem to find?                   Through the sharing of authentic personal stories and profound life lessons, Kristen Moeller explores our pervasive human tendency to wait for life and to look outside ourselves for answers. Too often we are “Waiting for Jack”—whatever or whoever “Jack” is. So we don’t try; we give up. We sell out and we forget who we are. We are afraid to succeed, afraid to fail, and afraid to say we are afraid. But as Wayne Gretzky said, “You'll always miss one-hundred percent of the shots you don't take!” Waiting for Jack will inspire you to get on the path, move forward and take the shot. And to remember that you don’t have to wait for Jack!   Kristen Moeller, MS has been in the field of personal development since 1989. As a coach, author, speaker and radio show host her work comes from heart. She relays her compassionate message on a weekly radio show, “What Are You Waiting For?” where she converses with luminaries such as Jack Canfield, Bob Doyle from the movie 'The Secret' and bestselling author Marci Shimoff to name a few. Kristen's other achievements include founding a non-profit organization, providing 'pay it forward' scholarships to life-enhancing programs. She is an active force, who enjoys hiking, running, skiing, and horse-riding in her free time and whose energy has captivated thousands of people through her work.      Waiting For Jack Confessions of a Self-Help Junkie How To Stop Waiting and Start Living Your Life By Kristen Moeller Morgan James Publishing Copyright © 2010 Kristen Moeller All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-60037-725-9 Contents Foreword by Jack Canfield, CONFESSIONS OF A SELF-HELP JUNKIE, PART ONE: BODY, CHAPTER ONE: WAITING FOR JACK, CHAPTER TWO: JACK SPRAT COULD EAT NO FAT, CHAPTER THREE: HI JACK, PART TWO: MIND, CHAPTER FOUR: JACK OF ALL TRADES, MASTER OF NONE, CHAPTER FIVE: JACK OF HEARTS, CHAPTER SIX: JACK AND JILL WENT UP THE HILL, CHAPTER SEVEN: JACKPOT, CHAPTER EIGHT: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, CHAPTER NINE: JACKASS, PART THREE: SPIRIT, CHAPTER TEN: JACK IN THE BOX, CHAPTER ELEVEN: YOU DON'T KNOW JACK, CHAPTER TWELVE: FINDING YOUR INNER JACK, INTO ACTION, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT, ABOUT THE AUTHOR, JACKNOWLEDGMENTS, RESOURCES, CHAPTER 1 WAITING FOR JACK Get busy living or get busy dying. Morgan Freeman as Red in The Shawshank Redemption The first time I met Jack, I ripped a hundred-dollar bill out of his hand. On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see one of my heroes, Jack Canfield, the co-author of the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series. He was speaking at Mile High Church in Denver to a packed house and a sold out show. Determined to get the best seats possible, I persuaded my dear friend Lainie to accompany me in line, in spite of the biting February rain. Nestling as close as possible to the building, under the overhang, we dined on our takeout burritos until two hours later when they finally opened the door. I was determined! Jack's topic for the event was his book, The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. Where I wanted to be was a version of what Jack had become — an author, a national speaker, an inspiration to thousands of people. He was the whole package — successful, charming, kind, and thoughtful — a visionary for what is possible in the world. I thought, "If I can get to know him, I will become that. " When I saw the opportunity, I grabbed it. Literally. During his presentation, Jack reached for his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, "Who wants this?" Hands shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would choose. But I leapt up, ran up the stairs to the stage, and grabbed the bill from his hand. As I was launching myself in the air, all sorts of thoughts ran through my mind: "Was I about to be humiliated in