Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?
In the area of human potential, no one is better known and more respected than Mark Victor Hansen. For more than thirty years, Mark has focused solely on helping people from all walks of life reshape their personal vision of what’s possible.
He is a sought-after keynote speaker, bestselling author and marketing maven. Mark is a prolific writer with many bestselling books such as The One Minute Millionaire, The Power of Focus, The Aladdin Factor and Dare to Win, in addition to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.
Mark has appeared on Oprah, CNN and The Today Show, and has been featured in Time, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, New York Times and Entrepreneur and countless radio and newspaper interviews.
As a passionate philanthropist and humanitarian, he has been the recipient of numerous awards that honor his entrepreneurial spirit, philanthropic heart and business acumen.
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Who Is Kimberly Kirberger?
Kimberly is the president and founder of Inspiration and Motivation for Teens, Inc. (I.A.M. for Teens, Inc.) a corporation formed entirely to work with and for teens and cofounder of the Teen Letter Project (T.L.P.), a group of teens responsible for answering the thousands of heartfelt letters received from teenagers. It is her strong belief that teens deserve recognition, a more positive image and better treatment within our society.
When she is not writing, Kimberly spends her time working for the empowerment of teenagers and the improvement of teen education. She has appeared as a teen consultant on television and radio shows, including Geraldo, MSNBC, Fox Family Channel’s Parenting 101 and the Terry Bradshaw Show.
Kimberly is the author of the bestselling Teen Love series. She is coauthor of the New York Times bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul; the New York Times number-one bestseller Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II; Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Journal and Chicken Soup for the College Soul. She is also coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Parent’s Soul. Contact Kim at:
I.A.M. for Teens, Inc.
P.O. Box 936 • Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
phone: 310-573-3655 • fax: 310-573-3657
e-mail for stories and letters:
[email protected]
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Web site: www.teenagechickensoup.com
Contributors
If you would like to contact any of the contributors for information about their writing or would like to invite them to speak in your community, look for their contact information included in their biography.
Sarah Barnett is a student and freelance writer in Ft. Worth, Texas. She has written many poems and other works for various publications including The National Library of Poetry and the Iliad Press. Her story was told to continually remind herself and others that such a simple thing, brought on by a simple person, can conquer so much. There are no limits. She can be reached via e-mail at [email protected].
Michele Bender is a freelance writer in New York City. She has written for many publications, including the New York Times, Glamour, Jump, Cosmopolitan, Cosmo Girl, Ladies’ Home Journal, Fitness and Marie Claire. She can be reached via e-mail at [email protected].
Michelle Wallace Campanelli is a national bestselling author. She was born on the Space Coast of Florida where she still resides with her husband, Louis. She is a graduate of Melbourne High School, Writers’ Digest School and Keiser College. She is the author of Hero of Her Heart, by Blue Note Books and Margarita, by Hollis Books. She is also a short-story author in several nationally distributed anthologies published by Simon and Schuster’s Chocolate For a Woman’s Heart series. She has always enjoyed writing and painting as outlets for artistic expression. Currently, she is working on the sequel to Margarita. She can be reached via e-mail at [email protected].
Sydney Fox was born on November 1, 1982 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her parents’ ministry to the homeless and the poor moved the family to the Washington, D.C. area. Helping the needy sparked her writing desires. It transformed daily journal entries into inspirational anecdotes about poverty’s struggles. She works in a camera store and hopes to couple photography with her writings. She loves drama, plays the violin and cello and sings. She’s planning her future and college major.
Lisa Rothbard is a seventeen-year-old senior in high school. She has been involved with the Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul series since she was thirteen. She can be reached via e-mail at [email protected].
Talina Sessler-Barker, age twenty-three, graduated in 1998 from the University of Texas where she was a member of the Longhorn Cheerleading Squad. She currently teaches language arts and coaches cheerleading at Leander Middle School, while seeking her masters of education degree from Southwest Texas University. Her goal is to help young people realize that true beauty lies within themselves. She resides in Leander, Texas with her husband Donny.
Jane Denitz Smith is the author of two young adult novels, Mary by Myself (1994), and Charlie Is a Chicken (1998), both published by HarperCollins Publishers, and both Harper Trophy paperbacks. She is also the author of a board book, Baby and Kitty and Mommy and Daddy (Workman Publishing, 1994) and has written several plays, as well as novels. She writes and teaches in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband and three children.
Elizabeth Stumbo will graduate as a member of the class of 2000. She participates in sports, scenery for school and community theaters, and is editor of her high-school yearbook. She hopes to pursue a career in the arts and communications field. She can be reached at P.O. Box 338, Ogden, IA 50212.
Julia Travis is a high-school junior in Livonia, Michigan, where she is class president and a member of the soccer team. Her work has been published in A Celebration of Michigan’s Young Poets—1999. She would like to thank the friends who have always been there for her. She can be reached via e-mail at [email protected].
Cecile Wood is a British citizen, studying at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. She is currently doing a semester abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is grateful to Chicken Soup for the Soul for giving her a chance to share her stories.
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Experience Is a Teacher. Reprinted by permission of Julia Travis. ©2000 Julia Travis.
Why Rion Should Live. Reprinted by permission of Sarah Barnett. ©2000 Sarah Barnett.
My Best Friend. Reprinted by permission of Lisa Rothbard. ©2000 Lisa Rothbard.
Healing with Love. Reprinted by permission of Cecile Wood. ©2000 Cecile Wood.
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Terri Jackson. Reprinted by permission of Sydney Fox. ©2000 Sydney Fox.
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Inner Sustenance. Reprinted by permission of Michelle Wallace Campanelli. ©2000 Michelle Wallace Campanelli.
Center Stage. Reprinted by permission of Jane Denitz Smith. ©2000 Jane Denitz Smith.
Finding a Vision. Reprinted by permission of Talina Sessler-Barker. ©2000 Talina Sessler-Barker.
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