Experts

From time to time you’ll see guest posts or interviews on Mondays. Here are the interesting people so far that have offered to share their lessons …

Best-Selling Authors

I like to draw insight from book authors.  I find that somebody who spends the time to put together a book on a topic, they tend to have something to share.  One of my favorite things to ask authors is to share either their top 10 lessons in life, or their top 10 lessons in their area of expertise.

	Al Reis Author of The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding Al is a legendary marketing strategist and the best-selling author of 11 books on marketing including Positioning, Focus, The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding, The Fall of Advertising & the Rise of PR and War in the Boardroom (2009).Left Brainers and Right Brainers | How To Rebrand a Brand
	Dan Schawbel Author of Me 2.0 a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success Dan is the bestselling author of Me 2.0, an award winning blogger at Personal Branding Blog, the publisher of Personal Branding Magazine, a national speaker and consultant on branding, and a BusinessWeek columnist.Top 5 Lessons Learned in Personal Branding
	Guy Kawasaki Author of The Art of the Start Guy is a a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, bestselling author, and Apple Fellow.   Above all, Guy is a down to Earth unleasher of goodness, and he drives with a simple mission to “empower people.”Top 10 Reasons to Self-Publish
	Gretchen Rubin Author of The Happiness Project Gretchen is a best selling author and former lawyer.  Gretchen studied happiness by making it a project.  During The Happiness Project, she spent a year test-driving every principle, tip, theory, and scientific study she could find.Top 10 Lessons Learned in Happiness.
	Jay Heinrichs Author of Thank You for Arguing Jay is the author of the bestseller, Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion.The 10 Best Ways to Persuade
	Jim Kouzes Co-Author of The Leadership Challenge Jim is a foremost researcher, award-winning writer, and highly sought after teacher in the field of leadership. Jim is co-author of the award-winning and best selling book, The Leadership Challenge.The Top 10 Leadership Lessons | Questions and Answers on the Top 10 Leadership Lessons
	Marie Forleo Author of Make Every Man Want You Marie is a best-selling author, speaker, online-entrepreneur, Nike Athlete and Master Trainer, fitness personality, dancer, and choreographer.Lessons in Life by Marie Forleo
	Michael Michalko Author of THINKERTOYS Michael is one of the most highly acclaimed creativity experts in the world and author of the best sellers Thinkertoys and Thinkpak..Choice | Dancing in the Rain
	Noah Blumenthal Author of Be the Hero Noah is the author of the nationally bestselling book, Be the Hero: Three Powerful Ways to Overcome Challenges in Work and Life and was named by Leadership Excellence Magazine as one of the world’s “Top 100 Minds in Personal Development.”8 Ways to Be Heroic
	Rick Kirschner (Dr.K) Co-Author of Dealing with People You Can’t Stand Dr. Rick Kirschner is an international bestselling author, world class speaker, educator and trainer, and media personality.Top 10 Lessons Learned in Interpersonal Skills | How To Design a Fulfilling Life
	Roger Conners Co-Author of The Oz Principle Started Partners in Leadership more than 19 years ago and has been helping clients create rapid culture change and greater accountability.Accountability is Something We Do to Ourselves
	Shama Kabani Author of The Zen of Social Media Marketing Shama is an author, award winning CEO of The Marketing Zen Group, and an international speaker.Pursuit, Passion, and Perils: The Story of One Young Entrepreneur
	Stephen L. Nelson Stephen is the best-selling author of QuickBooks for Dummies and Quicken for Dummies.  He was once called the Louis L’Amour of computer books by the Wall Street Journal because he’s written more computer books (roughly 160 at last count) than any other author.The Five Small Business Formulas
	Tim Ferris Author of The 4-Hour Work Week, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef Tim is an author, entrepreneur, angel investor, and public speaker.  He experiments in life-style design. Tim is the 7th “most powerful” personality on Newsweek’s Digital 100 Power Index for 2012.Interview on the 4-Hour Chef
	Tom Connors Co-Author of The Oz Principle Started Partners in Leadership more than 19 years ago and has been helping clients create rapid culture change and greater accountability.Accountability is Something We Do to Ourselves

Insightful People

I come across insightful people all the time.  I like to have them share what they know with readers of Sources of Insight.  Some are unsung heroes.  Some are experts in their field.  Others are people who have learned from the school of hard knocks.  What they all have in common is insight that’s worth spreading.

Gino Wickman

	Ali Hale Ali is a freelance writer and a regular blogger for Dumb Little Man, Pick the Brain, and The Change Blog.  Ali’s super skill is wrestling with and digging deep into life’s really big questions.My Top 10 Lessons in Life
	Alissa Finerman Alissa is the author of Living in Your Top 1%: Nine Essential Rituals to Achieve Your Ultimate Life Goals, which is essentially about helping people find their inner drive, get clarity on what they want, and make their dreams happen through compelling goals, and inspired action.Seven Principles for a Better Life by Alissa Finerman
	Craig Shoemaker Craig is a winner of the American Comedy Award for funniest male stand-up comic.  He’s not just an award-winning funny guy … he’s also a comedian with heart.10 Lessons Learned in Comedy by Craig Shoemaker
	Dia Thabet Dia’s specialty is setting and achieving goals.Lessons in Life by Dia Thabet
	Eduard Ezeanu Eduard blogs at People Skills Decoded and is a communication’s coach with an attitude-based approach.Top 10 Lessons in Improving Communication | Top 10 Confidence Boosters that Work
	Evita Ochel Evita is is the founder and editor of EvolvingBeings.com.Five Practical Tips for Living in a State of Inner Peace
	Farouk Radwan Farouk blogs at 2KnowMyself.com and focuses on helping people deal with bad emotions.Top 7 Lessons Learned on Dealing with Bad Emotions10 Ways to Get Over Your Breakup More Easily
	Gino Wickman Gino is the author of the award-winning book Traction; Get a Grip on your Business.Six Key Components of a Well-Run Business
	Jacob Sokol Jacob figured out how to spend more of his time doing what he loves, having less regrets, and enjoying the journey along the way.My How of Happiness
	Jairek Robbins Jairek is a professional speaker, performance coach, and creator of the Rapid Results Formula.  And, if you’re wondering, yes, Jairek Robbins is the son of Tony Robbins.How To Take the Ordinary and Turn it Into the EXTRAORDINARY!
	Janine de Nysschen Changemaker and Purpose Strategist, Whytelligence Janine believes there’s a sense of purpose instilled in everyone and it defines the difference you want to make in this world, and it inspires everything you do.Discover Your Why | Discover the How to Your Why
	Jay Elliot Author of The Steve Jobs Way Jay shares what he learned about leadership, building great teams, and building great products from working side-by-side with Steve Jobs.Steve Jobs: “Good Enough” is Never Good Enough
	John Hanson John is passionate about developing people and helping them succeed.  He’s been doing so for 16 years at SAFECO Insurance, and 10 years at Microsoft.Success 2.0
	Jonathan Figaro Jonathan is the author of the blog, TheDropOutKid.com.Lessons in Life, by Jonathan Figaro
	Ken Sylvester President of Organization Strategy Institute, Inc. Dr. Ken Sylvester is a skilled negotiator. He has mediated and negotiated for organizations such as Microsoft, the U.S. Olympic Committee, Google, the NBA, the NFL,  Nike, Coca-Cola, and many others.Top 5 Characteristics of Leaders
	Linda P. Jones Linda is a real-world wealth builder.  Her super skill is simplifying financial advice and helping people build wealth.8 Steps to Wealth
	Melody Fletcher Melody has a wealth of experience from managing multi-million dollar restaurants in San Francisco, to working as a dealer in several Las Vegas casinos, to selling fiber optic network components in Germany, to running a Global IT service center for a large multi-national corporation in Spain.Cracking the Code: How to Attract Everything You’ve Ever Wanted
	Nadia Ballas-Ruta Nadia is the author of the Happy Lotus blog, and her super skill is spirituality. She was trained by a Buddhist master and this turned out to be one of her most powerful, life changing events.Top 10 Lessons Learned in Spirituality | Passion 101
	Pat Flynn Pat blogs at The Smart Passive Income Blog.   His super skill is learning how to make money online and sharing what he learns along the way.Top 10 Lessons on How To Make a Living on the Internet.
	Rob White Author of 80: Climbing the Two Ladders to Inner Strength and Outer Freedom Rob is an author and explorer of the mind.  He inspires minds at MindAdventure.com.Make Plenty of Miss-Takes
	Weldon “Wally” Long Weldon is the author of  the book, The Upside of Fear, which is Winner of the 2009 New York Book Festival’s award in the Biography/Autobiography category, and is endorsed by Stephen Covey and Tony Robbins.Emerson was Right … If You THINK He Was