Andrea Reynolds... consultant, author, speaker, activist

"Be kind to strangers... they could be angels in disguise." Or it could be me testing you for my book, column, keynotes, etc.

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I've been known to enlighten, entertain, provoke and disturb audiences.
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Andrea Reynolds,
Investigative Journalist (Former media guest, periodical writer, freelance broadcaster/radio host, public relations consultant, and speaker agent.)

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My first of several goals is to raise $50,000 by December 31, 2010 to pay off the balance of debts I incurred when I was forbidden (harassed and threatened) to write, consult, publish books, teach, appear in the media, own a web site, or earn a living by the association board of directors and property manager for the condo unit I owned. (When I moved in I was starting over and debt-free.)

Essentially, the neighbors I voted for to act in my best interests denied me multiple rights and freedoms guaranteed by Canada's constitution. (My story will be detailed in my book, The Kindness Experiment.)

Once I have rebuilt a nest egg for my golden years, I will then build a nonprofit foundation to assist other writers who also have been denied the right to speak, write or publish.

One step at a time.

I welcome your support in these ways.

1. Invite me to speak to your group, conference, meeting, or class on any of my lecture/seminar topics.

2. Retain me to write a persuasive letter that will recover reputation, money or property that is rightfully yours that was removed, denied, stolen or swindled from you.

3. Retain me as your Undercover Client-Patient-Guest-Customer to tell you what your patients, clients, guests, association members won't tell you but wish they could. (Appropriate for physicians, lawyers, dentists, chiropractors, veterinarians, realtors, landlords, etc.)

4. Offer me a paying assignment to write a column for your magazine on how not to work against your own best interests.

5. Ask me to write a regular (paid) column for your newspaper on how not to work against your own best interests.

6. Invite me to host a call-in radio advice show on how not to work against your own best interests.

7. Pay me what you still owe me (plus interest) when/before you receive my invoice.

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I've been quoted in these publications for my "advice empire" consulting work, books, and ideas:

Time
Entrepreneur
USA Today
Financial Post
National Post
Globe and Mail
Toronto Star
Toronto Sun
Hamilton Spectator
Canadian Business
Canadian Living
Rocky Mountain Times
Las Vegas Review
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Jamestown Post-Journal
Erie Times
Korea Times
Dagbladet Børsen
Skyword
Successful Owner-Manager
Sales & Marketing Management Magazine
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I'm still doing research for my next book, The Kindness Experiment, which is a rare opportunity to show yourself publicly as a Good Samaritan or HERO.

I've been testing people for 13 years in various situations. Sadly, many choose to be villains even after receiving a second chance to redeem themselves.

Will you choose kindness over mean-spiritedness, and generosity over greed?

Or will you do what many choose to do....work against their own best interests?

Remember: It's all material for my next book, The Kindness Experiment.

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FYI, As of August 30, 2010....

1. I'm no longer... Conducting marketing, positioning, and visibility campaigns for authors, speakers, experts, consultants. Instead I will teach you what I did so you can do it successfully for yourself.

2. I'm no longer... Negotiating book, speaking and syndication contracts for speakers, columnists, authors and consultants. Instead, I will advise you on how to negotiate successfully for yourself.

3. I'm no longer... Editing and proofreading books for other authors.

4. I'm no longer... Representing speakers in the capacity of an agent.

5. I'm no longer....Providing professional voices on radio and TV commercials and training programs without a written contract signed in advance.

6. I'm no longer... Offering unpaid services as a professional home economist: estate caretaking, house-sitting, pet-sitting, home maintenance, home staging, painting, de-cluttering, organizing.

7. I'm no longer... Accepting telephone inquiries without an appointment from speakers, experts and authors who are looking for free marketing advice or no-fee campaigns. Instead, I encourage you to arrange a one-time, prepaid, phone consultation in which you are welcome to pick my brain in 20 minute increments.

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This web site was banned by the board of directors and property manager of Geneva on the Park Condominiums in St. Catharines Ontario... because we all know only men should publish web sites. Right?

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How you can help me

Some of the people I encounter as I write my next book

How you can help me

07/12/2010

My request of you:

Thanks for praying for me but don't just pray for me. HIRE ME to speak, write, consult, brainstorm, or solve a crisis. Buy my books. I do good work. Recommend me to others. Invite me to housesit in your absence.

Don't judge me by my financial status. I arrived in this state by being a good citizen, exhibiting courage and bravery, having integrity, and doing the right thing. Despite what you might think, I don't drink, don't use drugs, don't gamble, don't smoke, don't buy extravagant clothes, or have any other addiction. Are you surprised by that?

It's not only futile to ask me to work for free or ask me to send you money... it's insulting.

This is a temporary situation. So if you treat me with contempt, avoidance, rejection, exclusion now, don't expect me to be kind and generous to you when my life is going well again and you need my support. Karma is a boomerang.

Don't break promises you make to me. When you do it not only hurts my spirit, but makes you look like a person who lacks integrity or good character.

Don't treat me like a second class citizen. In this country we are all created equal.

Homelessness and poverty are not contagious. I don't have cooties. Knowing me or being in my presence will not cause you to lose your job, your home or your family. Whoever told you differently must have been practicing voodoo.

Please don't suggest I take a minimum wage job. It's not that I think I'm above doing physical labor - I don't. After all I ran a bed and breakfast which was simply a glorified cleaning job - but now with the heat and my arthritis pain I don't think I can do cleaning jobs any more. Besides where will I put Casper? I can't take him with me to the job site. I'd prefer to do what I do best: write, publish, teach and speak. It's work I love and it pays better.

I'm not looking for a job, I'm rebuilding my advice empire. (The next book is about building an empire from/with nothing.) You didn't think I was without a plan, did you?

Pay me competitive rates. When you think you can get away with offering me minimum wage for work I used to do at much higher rates - public relations, marketing, consulting, etc. - you not only insult me, but you appear to be someone who exploits others. I avoid exploiters.

Please don't tell me to keep my homelessness a secret. The premise of the book I'm writing is to show how people treat me when they KNOW I'm temporarily homeless. If I hide the truth, I have no book material. And the book is my primary occupation right now. It sets the foundation for all my future work as a Kindness Crusader-Activist.

Please don't suggest I put my cat down because he is an inconvenience in my life. He's 14 and I intend to let him live until he is diagnosed with a terminal or incurably painful disease. Only when it is to alleviate his suffering will I consider euthanasia.

Remember The Golden Rule: Treat others as you would have them treat YOU.

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