Authors PersonalHelping people to help themselves and teaching, consulting, coaching and counseling others who help others to help themselves has been and is the trademark of the authors, Robert E Ripley, PhD and Marie J (Schert) Ripley, MA.They have provided their knowledge and skills in worldwide seminars, workshops, private practice and major university graduate school classes. They have also been consultants to corporate CEOs, Presidents and managers from start-up companies to international fortune 500 companies.After having personally helped and assisted over a thousand students and clients, Dr. Bob Ripley shares all the methods and techniques of the wellness approach. With their deep of the giants in the field of counseling and coaching the Ripleys have a unique complete perspective to successful living, wellness and recovery.The Ripleys approach focuses on the whole person in eight personal lifestyle areas that guide the individual in taking control of their own life for optimum wellness at any stage or age of life.The eight lifestyle areas are: Cognitive-Intellect, Physical-Biological, Emotional-Psychological, Relations-Social, Occupational-Educational, Spiritual-Beyond Self, Economic-Financial and Community-Culture.Their writing style is practical, useable information that is fun to read and always filled with new free "tidbits". They are now providing their theories and approaches for the first time in their writings that are not available anywhere else. Every time you reread a chapter in their books you discover something new that you are amazed you didn't see the first time. You also see how their writings fits you differently at your different situations along life's highway. Their goal is to assist the reader in living a longer life with a focus on their own wellness with appropriate use of the health-care system and not one whose use is controlled for them by a federal government. They are strong believers in personal use of the worldwide natural health supplements that have developed over past 1000 years and used by 80% of the world population.They have recently authored five separate books to assist the early adulthood, middle adulthood and later adulthood groups in coaching and counseling themselves and others. The books are:Ripley, R E and Ripley, M J, (2009) Take Control of Your Life: With Your Lifestyle Wheel for Wellness, Carefree Press. ISBN 1448610338.Ripley, R.E. and Ripley, M.J. (2009), Road to Your Personal Success: Side Roads and Main Roads, Carefree Press. ISBN 1448626145.Ripley, R.E. and Ripley, M.J. (2009) Building Your Success Through Customer Relations, Carefree Press. ISBN 1449520049,Ripley, R E and Ripley, M J, (2009) Steering Your Ship on the Career Sea of Life, Carefree Press. ISBN 1448625351. Ripley, R E and Ripley, M J, (2010) Adult Learners: Understanding and Instructing, Carefree Press. ISBN 1449962084.All of their books are available from www.Amazon.com, Carefree Press at 23979 N 74th Place, Scottsdale, AZ 85255 or P.O. Box 4701, Scottsdale, AZ 85261.The Ripleys may be contacted at: Ripley Worldwide Wellness: E-Mail: RipleyWorldwideW@aol.com.. Robert E Ripley, PhD Marie J Ripley, MAThe co-authors, Robert E. Ripley, PhD, and Marie J. Ripley, MA, have over 40 years of studying, researching, writing, training, counseling and consulting together in the areas of wellness, health, lifestyle, quality of life, life transitions and patterns for success.They are international award winning authors in the areas of business management, selection and retention of employees, child development and parenting books.Dr. Ripley has taught in graduate schools at University of Minnesota, program director of the Counseling Program at Iowa State University and graduate school merit professor at Arizona State University. He currently is a graduate school adjunct professor at Northern Arizona State University and Ottawa University. He specializes in teaching the graduate Early, Middle and Later Adult Counseling and the Wellness Counseling classes.Besides graduate school teaching in the Psychology field, he has been a heavily sought after provider of consulting and training for senior executives, start-up companies, school districts, State departments, U.S. Departments of Labor, Education, Justice and the U.S. Navy, as well as International Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Ripley also was a licensed Psychologist and had a private practice for 25 years. All of his degrees are from the University of Minnesota. He is a U. S. Air Force veteran, certified financial planner and registered investment advisor.Marie Ripley has a BA degree in Architecture from the University of Minnesota with a year and a half of post graduate work in Architecture at Arizona State University. She has a BS degree in Art Education with a teacher certification from the University of Minnesota. She also has a 60 graduate hour, MA degree in Counseling and Guidance from Arizona State University. She also attended Valparaiso University and UCLA. She has been a public school teacher, also provided home schooling for their children, and has taught both undergraduate and graduate level university courses.She has designed and directed construction of several properties in Arizona, Texas, Florida and Minnesota. She also has a Realtors License, specializing in being a buyers agent.Their core personal focus has always been on a proactive approach to Wellness and Taking Control of Your Own Life in all eight Spoke areas of their Ripley Lifestyle Wheel for Wellness.