Gail Blanke
<DIV><B>Gail Blanke</B> is a world-class motivator and is president and chief executive of Lifedesigns, a company whose vision is to empower men and women to live truly exceptional lives. She has been "The Motivator" columnist in <I>Real Simple</I> magazine, is a contributor to <I>Body+Soul</I>, a Martha Stewart publication, and appears regularly on <I>CBS 2 Sunday Morning</I>. Gail has written three other books, including <I>Between Trapezes</I> and <I>In My Wildest Dreams</I>, a <I>New York Times</I> bestseller. Gail and her husband, Jim Cusick, have two daughters, Kate and Abigail, and live in New York City. You're invited to visit Gail on www.throwoutfiftythings.com.</DIV>