As the author of "You Only Die Once: How to Make It to the End with No Regrets"(published by Voracious/ Little, Brown and Company), I'm a corporate executive who smartened up and became an executive coach, and then really smartened up and became a 'stop squandering your life' keynote speaker.I wrangle with the lively topic of mortality to inspire people to live life like they mean it ... helping people make the most of their lives while they're still lucky to be above ground. Life's too short to feel bored, uninspired, and lifeless, right?I am a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the ICF and am a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) from CTI ... which means that I’m basically overqualified with thousands of hours of 1:1 coaching. I’ve spent years coaching C-level big cheese executives, leading CEO peer advisory boards (which is really like herding cats), and also coaching normal people (like you and me) on how to work well and live even better.I have 25 years of executive leadership experience … so I get what it’s like to be swept off your feet by the amazingness of a meaningful job that fills you with energy, and also to have your soul snuffed out of you by a job that robs you of the chance to experience even a wee bit of joy. I’m happy to say that I made it out of corporate America alive and still kicking!I have a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where I’m also an Assistant Instructor and trainer in the Penn Resilience Program… which means I spent one of the best years of my life studying with the world’s top researchers on happiness and what makes life worth living. The Husband and I split our time between Palm Springs, CA and Chicago with our orange cat named Andy.