Psychjourney Audio Book Club

The Greatest Secret of All: Moving Beyond Abundance to a Life of True Fulfillment

MP3 File  Length- 22 minutes, 17 seconds

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, host of The Sweet Spot Podcast, interviews Mr. Marc Allen, author of The Greatest Secret of All: Moving Beyond Abundance to a Life of True Fulfillment published by New World Library.

Mr. Marc Allen

Marc Allen is an internationally renowned author and president and publisher of New World Library, which he co-founded (with Shakti Gawain) in 1977. He has guided the company from a small start-up with no capital to its current position as one of the leading independent publishers in the country.

Marc is a well-known musician and composer as well, having produced five albums of music for his label Watercourse Media.

Marc is the author of The Type-Z Guide to Success: A Lazy Person's Manifesto to Wealth and Fulfillment, The Millionaire Course: A Visionary Plan for Creating the Life of Your Dreams, Visionary Business: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Success, and many other books and CDs.

He lives in northern California, with his wife and two children. Marc and his wife Aurilene have founded the Brazil Hope Foundation to help street kids in Brazil.

For more information, check out these websites: www.marcallen.com, www.successwithease.net, and www.newworldlibrary.com.

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Rules for Renegades: How to Make More Money, Rock Your Career, and Revel in Your Individuality

Length-21 minutes, 14 seconds

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb interviews Christine Comaford-Lynch, author of Rules for Renegades: How to Make More Money, Rock Your Career, and Revel in Your Individuality published by McGraw-Hill.

Ms. Christine Comaford-Lynch

Bill Gates calls her “super high bandwidth.” Bill Clinton has thanked her for “fostering American entrepreneurship.” Newsweek says “by reputation, Christine is the person you want to partner with.”

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb interviews Christine Comaford-Lynch, author of Rules for Renegades: How to Make More Money, Rock Your Career, and Revel in Your Individuality published by McGraw-Hill.

Christine Comaford-Lynch is CEO of Mighty Ventures, an innovation accelerator which helps businesses to massively increase sales, product offerings, and company value. She has built and sold 5 of her own businesses with an average 700% return on investment, served as a board director or in-the-trenches advisor to 36 startups, and has invested in over 200 startups (including Google) as a venture capitalist or angel investor. Christine has consulted to the White House (Clinton and Bush), 700 of the Fortune 1000, and hundreds of small businesses. She has repeatedly identified and championed key trends and technologies years before market acceptance. Christine’s popular column on www.BusinessWeek.com/SmallBiz launched January 2007.

Christine has led many lives: Buddhist monk, Microsoft engineer, geisha trainee, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. Her triumphs and disasters are revealed in her best-selling business book: Rules for Renegades: How to Make More Money, Rock Your Career, and Revel in Your Individuality. Christine has appeared on CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, PBS, CNET and is frequently quoted in the business, technology and general press at large. Stanford Graduate School of Business has done two case studies on her and PBS has featured her in three specials (Triumph of the Nerds, Nerds 2.0.1, and Nerd TV ). CNET has broadcast two specials covering her unconventional rise to success as a woman with neither a high school diploma nor college degree. Christine believes we can do well and do good, using business as a path for personal development, wealth creation, and philanthropy.  Visit her website.Visit Dr. Lara Honos-Webb's website and blog.

Bill Gates calls her “super high bandwidth.” Bill Clinton has thanked her for “fostering American entrepreneurship.” Newsweek says “by reputation, Christine is the person you want to partner with.”

The Source of Leadership: Eight Drivers of the High-impact Leader

Length-22 minutes, 35 seconds

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb interviews David M. Traversi, M.B.A., J.D. about his book The Source of Leadership: Eight Drivers of the High-impact Leader published by New Harbinger Publications.

David M. Traversi, M.B.A., J.D

David M. Traversi (48) is currently a Managing Director of 2020 Growth Partners, LLC. 2020 provides executive coaching, strategic advisory, and merchant banking services to private and public growth companies in a wide variety of industries across the U.S. He is also the author of The Source of Leadership: Eight Drivers of the High-Impact Leader (New Harbinger Publications, 2007). He is a frequent speaker on leadership.  Visit his website.

Previously, from 2000 to 2002, Mr. Traversi was the Co-founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of PRE Solutions, Inc., which founded and built the nation’s largest electronic processor of prepaid telecom products.

Prior to PRE Solutions, from 1997 to 1999, Mr. Traversi was President of Sirrom Capital Corporation, an NYSE-listed financial services and investment firm.

Prior to Sirrom, from 1989 to 1996, he was a General Partner and Managing Director in the Corporate Finance Department of Montgomery Securities (now Banc of America Securities LLC), the nation’s premier investment bank serving growth businesses in the 1990s.

Mr. Traversi is also a Co-founder, and previously served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer, of Sensor Platforms, Inc., fabless semi-conductor company serving the sensor industry.

He has served on the boards of directors of a number of public and private companies, and has also practiced as a business lawyer. Mr. Traversi is also an accomplished painter of abstracts and writer. Mr. Traversi has a B.S. degree in Business Administration and Finance from California State University, Chico; an M.B.A. degree from Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley; and a J.D. degree from University of California, Davis.   Visit his website.

Visit Dr. Lara Honos-Webb's website and blog.

Yes You Can!: Behind the Hype and Hustle of the Motivation Biz

Length-43 minutes, 53 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Jonathan Black, author of Yes You Can!: Behind the Hype and Hustle of the Motivation Biz published by Bloomsbury.

Jonathan Black

Jonathan Black was managing editor of Playboy for sixteen years and before that, executive editor at GQ. He is contributor to many national magazines as well as the New York Times. As a consultant, Black works with corporate clients through his business, Pulse Communications ("Media Made Smart"). He has advised on in-house communications, newsletters, even speeches. He lives in Chicago. Visit his website.

Change or Die: The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life

1 hour, 5 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Alan Deutschman, author of Change or Die: The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life  published by HarperCollins Publishers.

Mr. Alan Deutschman

In an 18-year career as a writer, Alan Deutschman has been the Silicon Valley correspondent for Fortune and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, GQ, and New York Magazine. He is currently a senior writer for Fast Company.

His most recent book, "Change or Die: The Three Keys to Change," published in January 2007, was inspired by his cover story for Fast Company. His first book, "The Second Coming of Steve Jobs," published in 2000, was a Business Week and Wall Street Journal business bestseller. Deutschman's second book, "A Tale of Two Valleys: Wine, Wealth and The Battle for The Good Life in Napa and Sonoma," published in 2003, was a San Francisco Chronicle regional bestseller.

He has appeared as a guest on NBC's Today Show and his articles have also run in the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Salon.com, Premiere, ReadyMade, and the "Best Food Writing" anthology. A longtime resident of San Francisco, he currently lives in Atlanta with his wife. He is a graduate of Princeton University. Visit his website.

My Reality Check Bounced!: The Twentysomething's Guide to Cashing In On Your Real-World Dreams

Length-44 minutes, 25 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of  Psychjourney, interviews Jason Ryan Dorsey, author of  My Reality Check Bounced! The Twentysomething’s Guide to Cashing In on Your Real Life Dreams, published by Broadway Books.

Jason Ryan Dorsey

Twenty seven year old Jason Ryan Dorsey wrote Graduate To Your Perfect Job when he was just eighteen and went on to sell 200,000 copies. He has since spoken to more then 500,000 young adults and those who educate and employ them.

Winner of the Austin Under 40 Entrepreneur of the Year Award at age 26, Dorsey has appeared on Today and the View and in Teen People. He lives in Austin Texas. Visit his website.

Make Money Teaching Online: How To Land Your First Academic Job, Build Credibility, and Earn a Six-Figure Income

Length-34 minutes, 52 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of  Psychjourney, interviews Danielle Babb, Ph.D, MBA , co-author of Make Money Teaching Online: How To Land Your First Academic Job, Build Credibility, and Earn a Six-Figure Income written by Danielle Babb, Ph.D., MBA, and Jim Mirabella, DBA, published by Wiley.

Danielle Babb, Ph.D., MBA

Danielle Babb is an accomplished faculty member working for many online universities. She teaches courses in technology management, information systems, statistics, research, and management. She is also technology professional with years of experience in the real estate industry and now consults for real estate organizations. She has worked as an IT Leader for over ten years at several Fortune 500 companies, and currently teaches a full load of courses while consulting and writing.

Dani has a PhD and an MBA in Organization and Management with a Technology emphasis. Dr. Babb has written and presented numerous papers on technology and business, and has become a specialist in the field of technology's impact on business. She is a faculty lead at schools and mentors doctoral learners through their comprehensive and dissertation process.

Dani has helped numerous individuals break into the field of online teaching. She's an expert in the process of finding schools, maintaining and increasing workload, and providing quality instruction to students. She regularly helps individuals both break into the field of online teaching and build their careers. She currently resides in Newport Beach, CA. Visit her website.

Career Management for the Creative Person

Career Management for the Creative Person

by  Mr. Lee Silber

Click here to listen.... (Length- 34 minutes, 18 seconds)