Future Diary

by Mark Victor Hansen

From the back of the Mark Victor Hansen has experienced it all. In 1974, he went bankrupt with a two-million-dollar-a-year business. At that point, he created the tool that helped him change his life from defeat to success. You are now holding that tool in your hands.This book contains extraordinary goal-setting techniques that will help you create a positive attitude toward your life and give you the lifestyle you want.Mark victor Hansen now travels worldwide sharing his story and inspiring others to excellence. He shares "Future Diary" with millions of people each year from the speaking platform, radio and television appearances."This book is unique in form and sound in content. I think you have achieved in 'Future Diary' a significant concept which can, in a very practical way, activate the creative attitudes that lead to success." - Norman Vincent Peale

Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Mark Victor Hansen is an American inspirational and motivational speaker, trainer and author. He is best known as the founder and co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series.


Mark Victor Hansen was born to Danish immigrants, Una and Paul Hansen. He grew up in Waukegan, Illinois. He graduated from Southern Illinois University in 1970 with a B.A. in speech communications.

Along with business partner, Jack Canfield , Hansen is best known for creating what Time magazine called “the publishing phenomenon of the decade”. Chicken Soup for the Soul books are one of the most successful publishing franchises in the world today, with more than 500 million books sold internationally and more than 100 licensed products. The name “Chicken Soup” was chosen because of the use of chicken soup as a home remedy for the sick. The first Chicken Soup book, published by Health Communications, Inc., sold more than 2 million copies. There are now over 500 million copies in print and in 54 languages worldwide.

In 2005 he co-wrote, along with Robert Allen, the book "Cracking the Millionaire Code" in which he highlights several self-made millionaires such as Bob Circosta, Michael Dell, Bill Gates, Alexander Graham Bell, Oprah Winfrey, and others, using them as examples of how to build wealth.