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Contagious Optimism is an uplifting book of stories and parables about amazing life turnarounds. A compendium of encouragement, it includes advice and guidance from business leaders, visionaries, and just plain folk. Nowadays, many people have lost confidence in themselves and the world around them due to personal hardship as well as economic and political uncertainty worldwide. Contagious Optimism shows readers that it's possible to look for and find silver linings. This is pure inspiration that will lift hearts, open minds, and create a movement of pass-it-on hope and happiness.

Featured in this book are stories and endorsements from such contagious optimists as Michael Beckwith, founder of Agape International, the single largest interfaith church in America; Nancy Ferrari, the Oprah of AM Radio; and Daniel P. Tully, CEO emeritus of Merrill Lynch.

Marshall Goldsmith was recently recognized as the number one leadership thinker in the world at the biannual Thinkers50 ceremony sponsored by Harvard Business Review. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than thirty books, including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Mojo and What Got You Here Won't Get You There.

Terri McMahon is an acting company member at the prestigious Oregon Shakespeare Festival where she has worked for over twenty years. She is also a teacher at Southern Oregon University and a freelance director.

David Mezzapelle has served in a variety of roles to mentor others and assist people of all demographics in appreciating their current life as well as in building a foundation for the future. He has been a guest on various radio and television programs. He is also a frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal and various other publications around the globe. He currently resides in Jupiter, Florida, with his wife, Courtney.