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Steve Siebold

Steve Siebold, CSP, CPCS, (born 1964), is a professional speaker, bestselling American author and consultant on mental toughness training and critical thinking. He’s been called “one of the foremost critical thinking experts of our time.” His Fortune 500 clients include Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Proctor & Gamble and Toyota. He is a former professional athlete and national coach who began studying mental toughness training as a world-class junior tennis player in the 1970s, and was ranked in the top 500 professional tennis players in the world. In December 2001, Siebold was appointed to the National Charity Awards Committee chaired by President George W. Bush. Other committee members included Merv Griffin, Pat Boone and Cheryl Ladd.

Public Speaking As a professional speaker, Steve Siebold has been awarded the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speakers Association. Siebold ranks among the top one-percent of income earners in the professional speaking industry worldwide. In 2011, he was named chairman of the National Speaker’s Association Million Dollar Group, an elite list of 35 speakers worldwide who earn at least one-million dollars annually in the professional speaking business.

Siebold was business partners with the late Bill Gove, who was dubbed “The father of professional speaking.” From 1996 to the time of Gove’s death in 2001, Siebold and Gove spoke on stages around the world together.

Siebold manages The Bill Gove Speech Workshop, the premiere training program for professional speakers with graduates including: Bob Proctor, Larry Wilson, Brian Tracy, Mark Victor Hansen, Jim Cathcart, Nido Qubein and many more

Bibliotraphy 177 Mental Toughness Secrets of The World Class is an international bestseller having sold more than XX copies around the world. It compares the thought processes, beliefs, behaviors and philosophies of average performers with those of world-class performers. It’s been hailed as “The Gold Standard” in the field of psychological performance training. ISBN: 0975500309 / ISBN-13: 9780975500309

Die Fat or Get Tough: 101 Differences in Thinking Between Fat People and Fit People has been called “a disturbing masterpiece.” Just as the title suggests, the book compares 101 differences in thinking between fat people and fit people, and is based on more than 1,000 extensive interviews with both groups of people, and around Siebold’s personal transformation from fat to fit. Siebold’s tough love approach to weight loss stirred an international uproar when he told Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb on NBC’s Today Show, “If you’re fat it’s your fault.” He received three death threats following that TV appearance. ISBN: 0975500333 / ISBN-13: 9780975500330

How Rich People Think climbed to #31 on Amazon.com and is based on more than 1,200 interviews with the world’s wealthiest people over the last 30 years. It compares the differences in thinking about money between the middle class and the wealthy with the premise that becoming a millionaire starts by thinking like one. Siebold’s message in this book has been widely covered by the international media for its bold point of view that despite an unstable economy and economic inequality, now is the best time to make a fortune. He predicts more self-made millionaires will emerge in the next 10 years than in any other time in history. ISBN-10: 0975500341 ISBN-13: 978-0975500347

Sex, Politics and Religion: How Delusional Thinking is Destroying America challenges 60 of the most controversial topics of our time and breaks them down through the eyes of critical thinking devoid of emotion. Siebold gained widespread media attention with this book for his brave position on such topics including: gay rights, gun control, the federal deficit, the Bible, abortion, sex education, the war on drugs, unions, the Catholic Church and many more. Shortly after the release of the book, The Huffington Post named him a contributor to its website where he writes on various topics in the news. ISBN-10: 0975500384 ISBN-13: 978-0975500385.

Media Steve Siebold is a regular guest expert on national television. He’s been featured on NBC’s Today, Good Morning America, CNN, FOX Business News, MSNBC, HLN and The Golf Channel, as well as by local network affiliates around the country and television shows around the world. He’s been quoted in thousands of print and online articles including: The Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, Forbes Magazine, CNBC.com, FOXNews.com, The Christian Science Monitor, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune and many others. He is a regular guest on talk radio around the world, and in 2012 was named a contributor to The Huffington Post. For a full listing of television appearances visit www.steveontv.com

Quotes “One of the hallmarks of the great ones is their level of awareness as to what they are willing to fight for. They’re willing to suffer and sacrifice to make their visions a reality.”

“A significant step you can take on the road to world-class success and fulfillment is to get your body weight under control. The confidence you will gain as a result will carry over into every other area of your life.”

“Congruency between your vision and your action will determine whether you are a visionary or a daydreamer.”

Nonlinear thinking is the manifestation of a performer’s flaming desire to breathe life into his or her ultimate vision.”