At an early age I had a natural curiosity about how the mind works and why some people were inordinately successful while others struggled through life. I was fascinated by research done by Abraham Maslow and his hierarchy of needs as well as research done on the conscious and subconscious levels and of the mind. This led me to an in-depth study of the self-development field by reading books, attending seminars, listening to CDs, and learning about coaching and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming). I learned from experts in the physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, and relational areas and I decided to write about my experiences in my first book How Will You Paint Your Life Today, so that I could help others realize their potential as well as my own. Some of my early mentors and role models include Dr. Wayne Dyer, Anthony Robbins, Mother Teresa, Ghandi, Dr. Milton Erickson, Jim Rohn, Dr. Stephen Covey, Napoleon Hill, Earl Nightningale, Dr. Denis Waitley, Brian Tracy, Dali Lama, Paramahansa Yogananda, Dr. Susan Jeffers, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Zig Ziglar, and many others. Some of my recent mentors include many of the teachers from the movie The Secret, which include Bob Proctor, Mike Dooley, James Ray, Ester Hicks, Rev. Michael Beckwith, Marci Shimoff, Rhonda Byrne, Dr. Joe Vitale, Dr. Fred Alan Wolf, Neal Donald Walsh, the late Wallace Wattles, Bill Harris, Loral Langemeier, Morris Goodman, and several others. Several years ago I sent a copy of my book to Anthony Robbins asking for his feedback, and I can remember receiving a letter from him challenging me to practice CANI which stands for continuous and never-ending improvement. I took his challenge, and have always embraced this belief, which has served me well over the years. I believe we're either growing or slowly dying inside, especially when we choose to stay inside our comfort zone!

Fulfilling Life's Purpose

After working for 25 years in the health care field, I realized that I could have a greater impact on the world by fulfilling my life's purpose of helping others realize their potential through coaching, teaching, writing books, and inspirational speaking, so I decided to become part of the Healthy Wealthy and Wise team and Certified Coaches Federation. I first met Derrick Sweet, Author, Executive Director and Founder of the Healthy Wealthy and Wise Corporation over a year ago and had no doubt that we would be working together because of our common purpose of helping others realize their potential. Listen to my live radio interview here.

Published Author

In 1999 I wrote this book while living in San Diego California. Since that time, the book has been through several revisions to reflect new experiential wisdom. My purpose for writing the book was to provide material intended to give hope, inspiration, love, and wisdom to those who were interested in seeking lifestyle changes, so they could lead a happy, balanced, and fulfilled life. It is a short inspirational book about taking an honest and pro-active approach to life's many challenges by focusing on the physical, emotional, financial, spiritual and relational areas of self-development. It is intended to ignite a spark in the reader to help them realize their full potential. Get a free chapter from my book.

A Real Leader...

I am the President of Certified Coaches Federation-New England and Senor Vice President with Healthy Wealthy and Wise Corp. I also serve as President and Director on several different boards in the New England area. As an author and speaker, CCF is an organization that is in alignment with my values, beliefs, goals, passion, and purpose! CCF provides the opportunity for me to help others realize their potential as well as my own!

I am responsible for overseeing operations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. For more information on the coaching and personal development material I offer, you can visit the various links on this website. I am currently working on a second book about discovering your purpose in life and living it! I look forward to meeting each of you at my next coaching seminar, and teaching you the strategies to help you become a great coach! Sign up Today!