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Joyce Odidison is a Conflict Analyst, Strategist, Speaker, Author and Coach, who has done extensive work, research and writing on Interpersonal Wellness for life success. She is president and owner of Interpersonal Wellness Services Inc and has been a consultant for the past 15 years. She is the author of books: Getting Ready for Mediation and of Interpersonal Wellness System – A Coaching Tool Kit. She is the developer of the Interpersonal Wellness System model, the Interpersonal Wellness Coach program and the designer of the Interpersonal Wellness Quotient (IWQ) assessment instrument. Joyce is a mentor coach and trainer through her Interpersonal Wellness Practitioner course. Joyce brings a diverse perspective to her work, as a former instructor of both Conflict Management and Sociology at the university and college levels. She is a trained mediator and holds a Masters degree in Conflict Analysis and Management. She is also a certified PCC coach with the International Coach Federation.

Are you a busy executive who needs more sources of positive energy? The single most important thing you can do to increase your level of health, wealth, and success in your life is to increase your level of happiness. Marci Shimoff, star of The Secret Video and the undisputed expert on the Law of Attraction, shows you how happiness is the shortcut to anything. Tune into Marci to hear about her book “Happy for No Reason” and learn the remarkable secrets to her seven-step process to easily and systematically raise your everyday level of happiness.

Jane Buckingham is a self made Life Coach for the Modern Girl. She appears regularly on the airwaves and in print. In her new book, “The Modern Girl's Guide to Sticky Situations,” Jane gives welcome advice with warmth and humor at home or at work. What can you do if you sent an email you should have “deleted”? What if your cell phone gets wet or worse- the toilet? What should you do if your date or co-worker shows up drunk? When should you share a big secret with someone new? Jane’s award winning book answer these questions, and covers a wide range of other issues that may crop up, including problems relating to work, dating, romance, family relationships and beauty. Read an excerpt of her newest book at the GMA Library. Go to: abcnews/go.com/books/modern-girls-guide-to-sticky-situations-jane-buckingham. Join Jane Buckingham as she shares life’s little secrets for daily success.

Carol Frohlinger is a co-author of Her Place at the Table: A Woman's Guide to Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success (Jossey-Bass/John Wiley, September 2004). She also co-founded Negotiating Women, Inc, which provides practical skills training women can use immediately to be more successful at work. Carol gives talks to groups and organizations who understand that promoting and retaining talented women is a win, win, win; good for women, good for men and good for the bottom line. She shares stories and lessons learned from the thousands of women she has helped to become more successful at work by negotiating more effectively with clients and colleagues, bosses and boards. Join Carol and learn how you can get the best out of everyone at your business or boardroom table.

Today’s show will feature the co-hosts, Dr. Cathy Greenberg and Dr. Relly Nadler sharing their expertise on leadership development. Together they have over 50 years of experience helping leaders and their teams become star performers. They have created the Xcel Institute to accelerate leadership development in your organization. Their mission is to meet the demands for leaders who can coach others to perform in the top 10% with high emotional intelligence. They will explain the benefits of the Institute for experienced and emerging leaders. Their collaboration brings leaders a handbook of cutting edge tools drawn from positive psychology, the science of happiness, emotional and social intelligence, executive coaching, neuroscience and years of work in the trenches with CEOs and top executives and their teams. Cathy and Relly will share leadership and coaching tools and strategies that they find useful for busy executives who want powerful tips to better lead their teams and themselves.

Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. Her honors include a Faculty of the Year Award, Faculty Mentor of the Year Award, a Templeton Positive Psychology Prize, and a million-dollar grant from National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) to conduct research on the possibility of permanently increasing happiness. Her book, The How of Happiness, was released in January, 2008 by Penguin Press and translated into 17 languages.

Phil Jones is known as “The Connector” because he is one of the country’s best Professional Powerbrokers of deals, money and relationships. He leverages his vast field of influence and extensive contact base to bring a range of serious players together to get exceptional deals completed and outcomes banked for his clients that few others are able to achieve. His companies have completed over one billion dollars in real estate purchases and he is a Bestselling Author who has written seven books. A sought after public speaker who has taught over 100,000 people, Phil is considered a master of teaching business, marketing and real estate wealth accumulation and retention strategies. Featured on TV, radio, magazines and newspapers, Phil has also received hundreds of letters from students that credit his expertise, advice and education with earning them hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Sharon Jordan-Evans is a pioneer in the field of employee retention and engagement. She serves as a prominent speaker for numerous conferences and works with Fortune 500 companies such as American Express, Boeing, Disney, Lockheed, Cheesecake Factory, Monster, MTV, PBS, Sony, and Universal Studios. She co-authored two Wall Street Journal bestsellers. The first, Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Getting Good People to Stay, is the world’s best-selling employee retention book and has been translated into 20 languages. The second, Love It, Don't Leave It: 26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work, offers anyone who works easy-to-implement strategies for increasing job satisfaction. Love It, Don't Leave It has been translated into 15 languages. She also serves as a resource for a number of national media, including Business 2.0, Chief Executive, CIO, Harvard Management Update, Working Woman, Investor Business Daily, Business Week and the LA Times.

Women see the world through a distinctive lens. What they see is defined by what they notice, what they value, and how they believe the world should be. Yet because women’s ways of seeing have not been recognized, their potential to contribute remains under-leveraged. In this brilliant and strongly argued new book, Sally Helgesen and Julie Johnson describe the elements that shape the female vision and explore the specific benefits that each provides. Join Sally Helgesen in today’s program to learn how you can leverage your talent to be your best and help others be successful too.

“CTCA is one of the only hospitals in the country, and the only one in the region, practicing a true model of integrative care. At CTCA, oncologists work closely with on-staff nutritionists, mind-body therapists, naturopathic doctors, physical therapists and spiritual support to treat the whole person and provide therapeutic outcomes while minimizing side effects. The CTCA team of practitioners meets three times weekly as a group on behalf of each patient to ensure that care is total, coordinated and compassionate. The open line of communication between each patient’s care providers means we can better determine progress and optimize results.” John M. McNeil, CEO and President Join us today to learn how one leader’s vision is changing the fight against cancer through the power of “patient empowerment” and the “Mother Standard of Care” at the world class Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

Today’s show will feature the co-hosts, Dr. Cathy Greenberg and Dr. Relly Nadler sharing their expertise on leadership development. Together they have over 50 years of experience helping leaders and their teams become star performers. They have created the Xcel Institute to accelerate leadership development in your organization. Their mission is to meet the demands for leaders who can coach others to perform in the top 10% with high emotional intelligence. They will explain the benefits of the Institute for experienced and emerging leaders. Their collaboration brings leaders a handbook of cutting edge tools drawn from positive psychology, the science of happiness, emotional and social intelligence, executive coaching, neuroscience and years of work in the trenches with CEOs and top executives and their teams. Cathy and Relly will share leadership and coaching tools and strategies that they find useful for busy executives who want powerful tips to better lead their teams and themselves.

Phil Jones is known as “The Connector” because he is one of the country’s best Professional Powerbrokers of deals, money and relationships. He leverages his vast field of influence and extensive contact base to bring a range of serious players together to get exceptional deals completed and outcomes banked for his clients that few others are able to achieve. His companies have completed over one billion dollars in real estate purchases and he is a Bestselling Author who has written seven books. A sought after public speaker who has taught over 100,000 people, Phil is considered a master of teaching business, marketing and real estate wealth accumulation and retention strategies. Featured on TV, radio, magazines and newspapers, Phil has also received hundreds of letters from students that credit his expertise, advice and education with earning them hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Ms. Berardo specializes in global skill building, leadership development, intercultural transitions, and diverse teams. Kate helps individuals be effective global leaders while helping their organizations navigate complex cultural challenges. Her experience spans more than a dozen countries and has involved working with hundreds of individuals from over thirty-five nations. Learn more about Putting Diversity To Work for greater success in today’s show!

Inspirational author and coach M.J. Ryan is one of the creators of the New York Times bestselling Random Acts of Kindness series and the author of AdaptAbility: How to Survive Change You Didn’t Ask For, This Year I Will….The Happiness Makeover, Attitudes of Gratitude, The Power of Patience, Trusting Yourself, The Giving Heart, and 365 Health and Happiness Boosters, among many other titles. M.J. is the life coach columnist for Health and a contributing editor to Good Housekeeping. She has appeared on The Today Show, CNN and hundreds of other programs. Join renowned change expert, M. J Ryan as she shares her secrets for a better, more successful life on today’s show.

Love the Game...With those words Gail Evans concludes one of the most successful and influential books about women in the workplace. Ironically, many women did not even know the game existed before Evans taught them how to win in the workplace with her book Play Like A Man, Win Like A Woman”, a NY Times, Business Week, and Wall Street Journal bestseller. When it comes to the success of women in the workplace, Evans, a former executive at CNN, is a leading source. She has appeared on The Today Show and Larry King Live, and is featured in national media like The New York Times and USA Today. Her books have been translated into 18 languages. Learn more about Gail’s “rules” for success in today’s show!

Marcy Neumann is a registered nurse, spiritual minister, certified hypnotist, Reiki Master level teacher, dynamic speaker and author. She is the creator of CELLpH (Self) LOVE, a unique and cutting-edge 'self help', health and wellness program. In addition, in 2007, Marcy created her company, Heartlites Incorporated, which manufactures her award winning spiritual/personal development products, programs and educational materials based on the 'Law of Attraction' principles. These products truly are the 'Law of Attraction In Action' and are manifestation tools for empowerment and transformation. Having utilized these principles when she began her own business without any previous product development experience or business education, Marcy was able to bring 6 new products to market in 5 short months. Marcy now teaches these principles to others. Marcy has been a liaison between the physical and meta-physical worlds for over 30 years. Listen how she does it.

Harvey Mackay is author of five New York Times bestsellers. His first two books -- Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware The Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt -- have been translated into 37 languages and distributed in 80 countries. Both books were New York Times #1 bestsellers and are also listed by the Times among the top 15 inspirational business books of all time. Harvey’s latest book is Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door: Job Search Secrets No One Else Will Tell You, arrived Feb. 22, 2010. His book We Got Fired! … And It’s The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Us (2004) became his third New York Times #1 bestseller. His books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. He also is one of America's most popular and entertaining business speakers, speaking -- on average – once a week to Fortune 500-size companies and associations. Today we will hear Harvey’s job search secrets no one else will tell you.

Ron Cates of Constant Contact is one of the country’s leading email marketing experts and the nation’s most popular email marketing presenters. The host of Email Marketing Radio, Ron is renowned for his unparalleled expertise and his ability to convey the most advanced marketing technology concepts in an entertaining style that can be easily understood. Want to make your marketing even more effective and productive? Don't miss your chance to hear how from Ron Cates in this weeks program.

John Haime is President of LearningLinks Inc. and President of New Edge Performance Inc. and is a world-class performance specialist. John is a leading expert in emotional intelligence as it relates to performance. He is a former world tournament professional golfer and international consultant in the area of performance and emotional intelligence. John Haime created LearningLinks Inc. (www.learninglinks.org), which has unique corporate performance solutions including Mastering the Game: Leadership Effectiveness at Work, In Life and In Golf. He integrates the power of golf, performance and Emotional Intelligence to maximize the potential of leaders and teams. John has delivered programs to Cisco Systems, Nortel, Bell Canada, General Electric, KPMG, Capital One, GlaxoSmithKline and YPO. LearningLinks programs have helped companies worldwide enhance their team, performance and leadership capability. John’s first book,You Are a Contender! was released in December 2009.

Jonathan pursues research on consciousness, memory, the relationship between language and thought, problem-solving, and decision-making. He is particularly interested in exploring phenomena that intersect between the empirical and the philosophical such as how fluctuations in people’s awareness of their experience mediate mind-wandering and how exposing individuals to philosophical positions alters their behavior. We will focus on how these discoveries can help leaders today. In 2007 he joined the faculty at UCSB. Dr. Schooler is the author or co-author of more than one hundred papers published in scientific journals or edited volumes. Dr. Schooler is currently is on the editorial boards of Consciousness and Cognition and Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. His work has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Center for Consciousness Studies..