Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul (34 page)

Jack has recently developed a telephone coaching program and an on-line coaching program based on his most recent book,
The Success
Principles.
He also offers a seven-day Breakthrough to Success seminar every summer, which attracts 400 people from fifteen countries around the world.

Jack is the CEO of Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises and the Canfield Training Group in Santa Barbara, California, and founder of the Foundation for Self-Esteem in Culver City, California. He has conducted intensive personal and professional development seminars on the principles of success for more than 900,000 people in twenty-one countries around the world. He has spoken to hundreds of thousands of others at numerous conferences and conventions and has been seen by millions of viewers on national television shows such as
The
Today Show, Fox and Friends, Inside Edition, Hard Copy, CNN's Talk Back
Live, 20/20, Eye to Eye,
the
NBC Nightly News
and the
CBS Evening News.

Jack is the recipient of many awards and honors, including three honorary doctorates and a Guinness World Records Certificate for having seven
Chicken Soup for the Soul
books appearing on the New York Times bestseller list on May 24, 1998.

To write to Jack or for inquiries about Jack as a speaker, his coaching programs or his seminars, use the following contact information:

Jack Canfield
The Canfield Companies
P.O. Box 30880
Santa Barbara, CA 93130
phone: 805-563-2935 • fax: 805-563-2945
E-mail:
[email protected]
Web site:
www.jackcanfield.com

Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?

In the area of human potential, no one is more respected than Mark Victor Hansen. For more than thirty-years,Mark has focused solely on helping people from all walks of life reshape their personal vision of what's possible. His powerful messages of possibility, opportunity and action have created powerful change in thousands of organizations and millions of individuals worldwide.

He is a sought-after keynote speaker, bestselling author and marketing maven.Mark's credentials include a lifetime of entrepreneurial success and an extensive academic background.He is a prolific writer with many bestselling books, such as
The One Minute
Millionaire, The Power of Focus, The Aladdin Factor
and
Dare to Win,
in addition to the
Chicken Soup for the Soul
series.Mark hasmade a profound influence through his library of audios, videos and articles in the areas of big thinking, sales achievement, wealth building, publishing success, and personal and professional development.

Mark is the founder of the MEGA Seminar Series. MEGA Book Marketing University and Building Your MEGA Speaking Empire are annual conferences where Mark coaches and teaches new and aspiring authors, speakers and experts on building lucrative publishing and speaking careers. Other MEGA events include MEGA Marketing Magic and My MEGA Life.

He has appeared on television (
Oprah,
CNN and
The Today Show
), in print (
Time, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, New York Times
and
Entrepreneur
) and on countless radio interviews, assuring our planet's people that “You can easily create the life you deserve.”

As a philanthropist and humanitarian, Mark works tirelessly for organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, American Red Cross, March of Dimes, Childhelp USA and many others. He is the recipient of numerous awards that honor his entrepreneurial spirit, philanthropic heart and business acumen. He is a lifetime member of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, an organization that honored Mark with the prestigious Horatio Alger Award for his extraordinary life achievements.

Mark Victor Hansen is an enthusiastic crusader of what's possible and is driven to make the world a better place.

Mark Victor Hansen & Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 7665
Newport Beach, CA 92658
phone: 949-764-2640 • fax: 949-722-6912
Web site:
www.markvictorhansen.com

Who Is Lisa Nichols?

Lisa Nichols is a dynamic motivational speaker and the founder and CEO of Motivating the Teen Spirit, LLC, a company committed to teaching teens emotional healthiness so they may fall back in love with themselves and begin to make integrity-based decisions. Her world-class curriculum has impacted the lives of more than 60,000 teens internationally, prevented more than 1,100 teen suicides, reunited thousands of teens with their parents, and influenced more than 950 teen dropouts to return to school. Her clients include the educational system, the juvenile justice system, faith-based organizations and youth serving agencies. Her transformational outcomes with teens ranks her company #1 by many experts.

Lisa Nichols is both a personal and professional coach and has appeared on NBC's daytime show
Starting Over
as a guest expert on life coaching. Her track record of getting entrepreneurs, writers and professionals clear on their vision, their roadblocks and their possibilities is exemplary. There is always a waiting list of people to receive her “breakthrough” coaching services.

Her no-holds-barred messages delivered to standing room only audiences are felt with powerful energy through her personal testimonies of turning her breakdowns into breakthroughs. She is known not to leave a dry eye in the house.

Lisa has been recognized for her work and dedication by receiving the 2006 Rising Star award, 2006 Best Story Telling Award, 2003 Trail Blazers Entrepreneurs award, Lego Land Heart of Learning award, Emotional Literacy award and having November 20th proclaimed by the Mayor of Henderson, Nevada as Motivating the Teen Spirit Day.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she loves to dance, swim, skate, play laser tag and read. She and her son Jelani currently live in Southern California.

Lisa is available for keynote speaking, professional development workshops, teen empowerment workshops and professional or personal coaching.

www.Lisa-Nichols.com
,
www.AfricanAmericanSoul.com
[email protected]
858-376-3700

Who Is Eve Eschner Hogan?

Eve Eschner Hogan, senior editor of
Chicken Soup for the African
American Woman's Soul
and
Chicken Soup for the African American Soul
, is an inspirational speaker, relationship specialist and writing coach.

She is the author of
How to Love Your Marriage: Making Your Closest
Relationship Work, Way of the Winding Path: A Map for the Labyrinth of Life,
Intellectual Foreplay: Questions for Lovers and Lovers-to-Be, Virtual Foreplay:

Making Your Online Relationship a Real-Life Success
, and co-author of
Rings of Truth
. She is also a contributor to
Chicken Soup for the Ocean
Lover's Soul
.

Founder of Wings to Wisdom: Tools for Self-Mastery, Eve facilitates personal and spiritual growth workshops nationally. She writes a regular Q and A relationship advice column for newspapers and web sites guiding readers to create healthier relationships. She possesses a rare and deep understanding of human behavior and is a true example of the principles she shares. Her charismatic style captivates listeners, igniting people's enthusiasm and joy for life.

Eve has been featured as a relationship expert on Lifetime TV,
Iyanla, The Other Half
, and in
Cosmopolitan, Men's Health
and
Bride
magazines. Her special interest is in helping people discover their own inner resources, thus expanding their strengths and life skills.

She leaves her audiences empowered with the skills to effect positive change in their lives.

Together, Eve and her husband, Steve, own Makena Coast Dive Charters (
www.MauiUnderwater.com
) and The Sacred Gardens where she offers personal growth and writing retreats, facilitates labyrinth walks and performs weddings on Maui.

For information about Eve Eschner Hogan, her workshops, retreats, coaching and books, contact her at:

Wings to Wisdom: Tools for Self-Mastery
P.O. Box 943, Puunene, Maui, HI 96784
phone: (808) 573-6521 • fax: (808) 879-8201
E-mail:
[email protected]
www.HeartPath.com
or
www.EveHogan.com

Contributors

H. Renay Anderson
has an M.A. in organizational management and a B.S. in management/ marketing. Her first book was
Why Women Wear Shoes They Know Will
Eventually Hurt Their Feet
. In 2005 she won a national ad contest for ADCandy. She reviews books for Bella Online, EuroReviews and BBW Reviews. Her Web site is:
http://clix.to/renay
.

Marvin V. Arnett
is the author of
Pieces from Life's Crazy Quilt
, a childhood memoir of growing up black in Detroit, Michigan, during the 1930s and '40s. Winner of the American Library Association Best of the Best for 2004, and AAA-HA Best Nonfiction Award for 2003, Marvin is in demand as a motivational speaker when not involved with the lives of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. You may contact her at
[email protected]
.

Lindale Banks
received her B.A. in English writing from Missouri Western State College. She was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri and attends Emmanuel Church. Lindale is single with no children, but adores her three beautiful godchildren. She enjoys long walks, laughing with friends, but most of all praying and writing. She contributes her drive to people who said it couldn't be done and her best friend, Dr. Zelema Horris.

Lisa Bartley-Lacey
graduated cumlaude with B.A. in English/theatre and amaster's of holistic counseling from Salve Regina University in 2003. She's CEO of SOULutions for Dynamic Living, has a holistic consulting practice, is coauthor of
100 Words of Wisdom for Women
, and Co-Producer/Artist of:
The Pakoli Project
.

Connie Bennett
is an ACSM certified fitness professional and a twenty-seven-year industry veteran. Her specialty is happiness education through movement. Her hobbies are laughing long and hard, baking chocolate chip cookies and anything iPod. Connie has a joyous African Dance DVD available. Contact her at:
[email protected].

Rita Billbe
is a retired high school principal whose passions are singing in the church choir and writing stories to inspire others. She and her husband own a resort called Angels Retreat on the White River in Arkansas, where she is learning to fly-fish. Their Web site is
www.whiteriver.net/angels-retreat
.

Andrea Blackstone
attended Morgan State University and earned an M.A. from St.

John's College. She is the author of
Schemin': Confessions of a Gold Digger
and
Short
Changed.
Andrea is working on a nonfiction project outside of the urban genre, as well as a new novel. Please e-mail her at:
[email protected]
.

DeAnna Blaylock
is a retired bank manager with thirty years of people-oriented experience. The years have provided knowledge and understanding of people in crisis. Her passion for writing is apparent in her stories and poems of people facing challenges and how character is formed by life-defining moments.

Karla Brown
writes African American children's, paranormal, romantic and young adult novels. Her short story “The Trophy” will be published in an upcoming anthology titled
Color Him Father
to be released in June 2006. She lives with her two daughters in a suburb of Philadelphia.

Sanyika Calloway Boyce
is an author, speaker and columnist for
Young Money
magazine. Sanyika's mission is to help as many students as possible understand the importance of managing their money, protecting their credit and handling debt properly. Sanyika now travels to high schools, colleges and universities nationwide with a uniquely “edu-taining” and timely message of financial literacy and credit responsibility. Please contact her at
[email protected]
or visit
www.sanyika.com
.

Brenda Caperton
first became interested in putting her life experiences on paper in high school. A requirement for senior English class was completion of a creative writing course. Her love of literature and self-expression through the creative writing process has continued throughout her life.

Tracy Clausell-Alexander
is a financial analyst who possesses a love for writing. Her stories have been published in
Chicken Soup for the African American Soul, Conscious
Women—Conscious Lives, Woman's World
magazine, and
Adoptive Families
magazine.

She is currently working on her first novel. Tracy is the mother of six children, one of whom lives only in her heart. Please contact her at
[email protected]
.

Linda Coleman-Willis
is a professional speaker, author of several books and a performance improvement coach. She is the 2002–2003 president of the National Speakers Association–Los Angeles Chapter. Linda enjoys spending “fun” time with her family and friends. The story
Just Like Mom
is a tribute to her mom, Helen Brown. Please e-mail Linda at
[email protected]
.

Jerry Craft
is a contributor to
Chicken Soup for the African American Soul,
winner of the African American Literary Awards Show Open Book Award, a National Cartoonists Society Award Nominee (2000) and graduate of the School of Visual Arts.
Mamas
Boyz: As American As Sweet Potato Pie!
was named a Great Book For African American Children. See
www.mamasboyz.com
.