Best-selling author M.J. Ryan is one of the creators of the Random Acts of Kindness series and the author of ADAPTABILITY, ATTITUDES OF GRATITUDE, THIS YEAR I WILL..., THE HAPPINESS MAKEOVER (a 2005 Books for a Better Life award nominee), THE POWER OF PATIENCE, TRUSTING YOURSELF, THE GIVING HEART, and 365 HEALTH AND HAPPINESS BOOSTERS, among other titles. She has appeared on the "Today" Show, CNN, and hundreds of radio programs. Articles on her work have appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall St. Journal, Good Housekeeping, Health, Family Circle, Ladies Home Journal, Town and Country, Cosmopolitan and Yoga Journal. She serves as a thinking partner to individuals around the world helping them maximize success and fulfillment.