Hello Friend, 

So you want to know more about me? I guess that's how you arrived here. Well, I could give you a hyped up, watered down version of what my life has been about, but I've never really been very good at that.

Let me start by saying that just because I have the title of President on my name, just because I've helped thousands of people in consultations, courses, and speaking engagements - doesn't mean that I don't know about pain and suffering first hand.  

My life, especially the first half, was filled with one shattering experience after another. My father died when I was five years old. Then my years as a young man were immersed in sickness, physical and emotional abuse, loneliness, depression, and poverty.

I have been fortunate enough to always have a few supporting people in my life, like my mother and my brother, who both always offered so much unconditional love. At the same time, misery was mostly what I knew for many years. I say these things not to get your sympathy, but to make the point that no matter what, there is a way to work through what seems to be the impossible.  

I actually got into personal development at a young age. I was reading books on hypnosis and meditation when I was nine. At times in my life I would try other approaches to dealing with pain whether it was through substance abuse, unhealthy relationships, being popular, or other superficial escapes. Because none of these seemed to work for very long, I kept getting pulled back to facing and working on myself, from the inside out. 

I've made an enormous number of mistakes, big ones too - in relationships, in business, in family, with my health, with friendships, and with money. At the same time, I've learned a great deal from each one of those mistakes. I believe this puts me in a powerful situation to help people like you because, I've been there, I know what it's like, and I know what it takes to succeed, even when it seems like you're at the end of the rope.

As I learned effective personal development tools to use in my own life, as my self- awareness increased, I developed more of a desire to assist others. I started working professionally as a counselor 13 years ago. In crisis centers, runaway shelters, and drug treatment facilities, I helped people to deal with sexual abuse, addiction, low self-esteem, and taking life to the next level. I've worked directly with many people whose lives had a darkness that most people can't even imagine.   

Because my radical style kept “causing problems” in conventional institutions, for several years I have been involved with people in more holistic, unlimited settings. My goal is to get results, even if that involves doing things that are not accepted in mainstream societal consciousness, even if it means doing things that are controversial and sometimes frowned upon (such as relying on intuition or metaphysical healing techniques).  

My main theme has consistently been making a difference. I've got something in me that can't just look away. My life has mostly been about what about what I can give, rather than what I can get. It's not because I get pleasure or anything else back from this path, it's because I feel from deep inside - it's just the right thing to do.  

It hasn't always been easy in a culture where athletes, judges, rap stars, and actors often get paid so much more than teachers, counselors, or human right advocates. I've learned some life lessons the hard way - like when I was going hungry while living out of car for a few weeks. This happened after I quit my job at a greedy, unethical corporation so I could go do humanitarian work.

On the flip side, people contact me regularly and tell me that I've affected their lives positively more than anyone they've ever met, or anyone they'll probably ever meet. I also have a lot of repeat clients. I figure it's either all a big conspiracy against me or I actually am making a difference. So until I find out the answer, I'll keep doing what I'm doing, one step at a time.