Denis Waitley is one of America's most respected authors, keynote lecturers
and productivity consultants on high performance human achievement.
He has inspired, informed, challenged and entertained audiences for over 25
years from the board rooms of multi-national corporations to the control rooms
of NASA's space program; from the locker rooms of world-class athletes to the
meeting rooms of thousands of conventioneers throughout the world. Recently, he
was voted business speaker of the year by the Sales and Marketing Executives'
Association and by Toastmasters' International and inducted into the
International Speakers' Hall of Fame.
With over 10 million audio programs sold in 14 languages, Denis Waitley is
the most listened-to voice on personal and career success. He is the author of
12 non-fiction books, including several international best sellers, Seeds
of Greatness, Being the Best, The Winner's Edge, The
Joy of Working, and Empires of the Mind.
His audio album, The Psychology of Winning, is the all-time best
selling program on self-mastery.
Dr. Waitley has counseled winners in every field from Apollo astronauts to
Superbowl champions, from sales achievers to government leaders and youth
groups. During the past decade, he served as Chairman of Psychology on the U.
S. Olympic Committee's Sports Medicine Council, responsible for performance
enhancement of all U. S. Olympic athletes.
Dr. Waitley is a founding director of the National Council on Self-Esteem and
the President's Council on Vocational Education, and recently received the
"Youth Flame Award" from the National Council on Youth Leadership for his
outstanding contribution to high school youth leadership.
As president of the International Society for Advanced Education, inspired by
Dr. Jonas Salk, he counseled returning POWs from Viet Nam and conducted
simulation and stress management seminars for Apollo astronauts.
A graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and former Navy pilot, he
holds a doctorate degree in human behavior.
