Jim Donovan

After overcoming his personal challenges, Jim Donovan began writing and working in the field of human performance in 1987. Having first applied the techniques and principles he teaches in his own life, he has risen to a position of international respect and recognition as an author and seminar leader.

Jim is a frequent speaker to businesses, trade groups and associations. His seminars have benefited audiences nationwide, including banks, medical practices, accounting firms, small business groups, chambers of commerce, women-owned businesses, associations, high school faculty, government employees, network marketing companies, high school and college students, Chambers of Commerce, and many others.

His seminars inspire audiences to take charge of their lives, provide them with transformational ideas and strategies for their success, and inspire them to create the life of their dreams.

Jim's programs employ proven processes that synthesize the most effective tools and methods from the fields of human performance and quantum physics. His focus is on helping people produce extraordinary results and quantum leaps.

An internationally acclaimed author, his books have been published in twenty-two countries and are read worldwide, including Handbook to a Happier Life (New World Library) and This Is Your Life, Not A Dress Rehearsal (Austin Bay), Reclaim Your Life (Austin Bay), Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck (Austin Bay), and Don’t Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body (Austin Bay - release 2008). He has also created Make More Sales ebook, Successful Self-publishing ebook, Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck (Audio), How to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book (Audio), and This is Your Life, Not a Dress Rehearsal (Audio).

Jim’s second book, This Is Your Life, Not A Dress Rehearsal was hailed as a “magnificent success manual” by the CEO of Toyota and has sold more than 250,000 copies in Japan alone.

Since 1991, he has published Jim's Jems, an internationally syndicated newsletter for personal and professional development. Jim's articles regularly appear in newspapers, magazines, and Web sites. Jim is a popular guest on talk shows and a regular member of the "brain trust" for The Small Business Advocate syndicated radio show.