Marci Shimoff is the author of the new instant runaway bestseller, Love for No Reason: 7 Steps to Creating a Life of Unconditional Love, which offers a revolutionary approach to experiencing deep and lasting love. Her first book, Happy For No Reason, 7 Steps To Being Happy From The Inside Out immediately soared to #1 on many national bestseller lists including Amazon and Barnes and Noble.com, and has debuted at #2 on The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. Fedex/Kinkos selected Happy for No Reason as their featured book for April, May and June of 2008. In addition, she’s a featured teacher in the international film and book sensation, The Secret.
Marci is also the woman's face of the biggest self-help book phenomenon in history, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Her six bestselling titles in the series, including Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul and Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul, have met with stunning success, selling more than 13 million copies worldwide in 33 languages and have been on the New York Times bestseller list for a total of 108 weeks. Marci is one of the bestselling female nonfiction authors of all time.

Mike Robbins is a sought after keynote speaker and media personality, as well as a bestselling author and personal development expert. His books, Focus on the Good Stuff (Wiley) and Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken (Wiley) have been translated into ten languages.
Mike has been a guest on hundreds of TV and radio shows throughout the United States and Canada – ABC News, the Oprah radio network, Montel Across America, and local TV and radio shows in markets such as San Francisco, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Orlando, Kansas City, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Vancouver, San Diego, Detroit, and many more. He has also been featured in Forbes, the Washington Post, Ladies Home Journal, SELF magazine, Fast Company, and many others. He is a regular contributor to Oprah.com and the Huffington Post.

John Assaraf is a two time New York Times bestselling author, lecturer, consultant and consummate entrepreneur.
His expertise for achieving the psychology for success has landed him on Larry King Live, Anderson Cooper 360, The Donny Deutch Show, The Ellen DeGeneres show and numerous radio and print media worldwide.
He has consulted for Hollywood stars, politicians and CEO's worldwide on achieving life and business success.
John is one of the featured experts in the smash hit movie “The Secret” which his company helped launch into a worldwide phenomenon and he appeared in the PBS special “Quest for Success” with the Dali Lama and Richard Branson.
In the past 25 years, he has grown four multimillion dollar companies including Re/Max of Indiana and a highly successful IPO on NASDAQ with online virtual tour provider Bamboo.com.
John's current company OneCoach helps small business owners grow their companies so they can sell them for big bucks or retire from the cash flow.Today John has committed his life to helping individuals and small business owners achieve their personal and business goals.
From his book, Having It All: Achieving Your Lifes Goals and Dreams , John shares the best of what he's learned so you, too, can create the life of your dreams.

Dr. John Demartini is considered one of the world's leading authorities on human behavior and personal development. He is the founder of the Demartini Institute, a private research and education organization with a curriculum of over 72 different courses covering multiple aspects of human development.
Dr Demartini travels 360 days a year to countries all over the globe, sharing his research and findings in all markets and sectors. He is the author of 40 books published in 28 different languages. He has produced over 50 CDs and DVDs covering subjects such as development in relationships, wealth, education and business. Each program is designed to assist people to activate leadership and empower themselves in all seven areas of their lives: Financial, physical, mental, vocational, spiritual, family and social.
Dr Demartini's inspiring story of ‘zero to hero' and details of his life transforming methodology are continually sought after by the media. He has appeared in thousands of leading publications and has been interviewed on radio and television talk shows across the globe. His work has been referenced in over 180 books and he has been featured in many film documentaries and movies which include: The Secret, The Opus, The Compass, The Riches, Oh My God where he stars alongside the famed Hugh Jackman, Ringo Star and Sir Bob Geldof and ONE.

Ricky Roberts III is an author, youth advocate, and motivational speaker whose mission in life is to encourage people to discover their true passions and pursue their dreams. At the age of 17, Ricky had an epiphany, after being stabbed nine times. From that point on, he has devoted his life to serving his higher purpose, stopped thinking of himself as a victim of a rough childhood, and started appreciating each an every moment, as the gift it is, in the amazing journey known as 'life.
Today, Ricky inspires through his writings, speaking engagements, volunteer work, and his interaction with others in his daily living. He is dedicated to reaching people in a positive way wherever he may be.
Roberts is open to any opportunities that may present themselves to share his message. Whether it is an audience of ten, or ten thousand, he is thankful to be a part of inspiring people to live their truth. “To reach one is to reach them all.” Ricky Roberts III.
In his spare time, he enjoys surfing, skateboarding, reading, writing, yoga, photography, art and traveling. Ricky resides in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Is this where I am called to be? What is life all about? Is it too late? Whatever your questions may be, Ricky Roberts III takes you on a journey inward, as he shares what has come to him in his heart-felt reflections, in his 3rd book, Where Did the Gift Go?. No matter where you may be in your life, or what religious preferences you may have, this book will inspire you to rediscover parts of yourself that have been lost, or have never been found.

Mike Pniewski - As the title of his new book, When Life Gives You Lemons, Throw 'Em Back!, suggest, Mike Pniewski believes there is no obstacle in your life that you can’t overcome and you don’t have to settle for the situation you’re in – no matter how bad it might be. We aren't put on this earth to just get by - all of us were born for greatness! You’ll learn that you have the power to create the life you imagine and by making some better, more effective choices, you can tap into that power and carve out a path of ultimate fulfillment and success. Mike has been a successful actor for more than 20 years, working with some of the biggest stars in the world -Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Mel Brooks, Gene Hackman, Helen Mirren, and dozens more. He has appeared in almost 40 movies, including Miami Vice; Ray; Bobby Jones-Stroke of Genius; The Clearing; Runaway Jury; A Time to Kill; and Beverly Hills Cop. My TV credits include CSI: Miami, Law & Order, ER, Boston Public, and The Fugitive
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Karen Maezen Miller is the author of Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life and Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood. She is an errant wife, delinquent mother, reluctant dog walker, and expert laundress, as well as a Zen Buddhist priest and meditation teacher at the Hazy Moon Zen Center in Los Angeles, California.

It's easy to think that meaning, fulfillment, and bliss are "out there," somewhere outside of our daily routine. But, in Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life, Karen Maezen Miller reveals the ancient wisdom that we too easily overlook — the care instructions that come tucked inside our ordinary lives. Like the laundry tag sewn inside a precious garment, she'll encourage us to pay attention to ourselves, our relationships, and the world around us.

Timothy Tosta is a cancer survivor, a seasoned hospice volunteer, and an executive coach. He also is recognized as one of California’s leading land use and environmental attorneys. Finally, Tim is an innovative, insightful and evocative lecturer and author. This Spring, Tim’s book, #DEATHtweet – A Well Lived Life through 140 Perspectives on Death and its Teachings, was published by HappyAbout Press to rave reviews.
In his early forties and at the top of his professional game, Tim was confronted with a personal crisis that demanded he take a hard look at himself and restructure his life to give it meaning. Having faced a terminal cancer prognosis, he sought out as community service, volunteer hospice work at an urban public hospital, attending to the dying from all strata of society – homeless, elderly and newly arrived immigrants.
Tim’s ability to incorporate his unique experiences and textured background to create the inspired and captivating messages of #DEATHtweet is a rare gift. Tim has carefully crafted 140 perspectives on how life can be enriched by an awareness of your own mortality.

Are you waiting for the “right” moment, the perfect job or the ideal relationship? Are you waiting for “someday” to arrive?
Prepare to be inspired, provoked and motivated. And prepare for Kristen’s fierce commitment that we all “disrupt our ordinary” by living our authentic self-expression NOW! Based on her best-selling book, “Waiting for Jack: Confessions of a Self Help Junkie- How to Stop Waiting and Start Living Your Life" (Morgan James, April 2010),” Kristen shares her 5 Power Principles to get you out of waiting and into living.
Listeners will learn how to:
• Stop “being stuck in the past” and live powerfully today
• Create an “inner phenomenon” by using one simple technique
• Transform past failures into mind-blowing success.

Mick Quinn is the best selling author of the major work on soul consciousness development, The Uncommon Path - Awakening Authentic Joy . Currently residing in Utah with his wife, Debora Prieto, this Irish-born author was the founder and CEO of several multimillion-dollar companies and is quoted regularly in many publications, including CNN Living, The Washington Times and The Wall Street Journal. He chose to give up his American Dream lifestyle in 2001, and studied Buddhism, Christianity, and the evolution of consciousness - all in search of discovering and expressing his eternal motives. Mick's life was radically transformed in the summer of 2001 while sitting in meditation with spiritual teacher, Andrew Cohen. As a result of this inner transformation, Mick left his former life behind and began to write and teach about the seed of great potential which rests with each one of us. He, along with his wife, Debora Prieto, who trained with Genpo Roshi in the Big Mind Process are currently leading a comprehensive consciousness course together. In addition, Mick and Debora offer joint and separate Integral Coaching programs to clients worldwide. Also as an evidence of Conscious Service Mick and Debora do social work in the slums of Guatemala, bringing light to those who need it the most, aplying and sharing all the knowledge and insights they had been gathering all over the years.