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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Do something remarkable

06/28/2009 Filed in: Do something remarkable

This past week 3 remarkable people died. As I near my 60th birthday I am inspired to attempt to do something remarkable each day from now on... (as I once did a few decades ago) even if nobody takes notice. I want my last years on this planet to be not ordinary or wasted.

What do I mean by remarkable?

It might be offering someone a free place to live in my modest home in exchange for housekeeping services. It might be deciding to eliminate people - virtually, not literally - from my life who attempt to distract me from my goals and insist that I must set my goals and aspirations far lower, in fact far lower than theirs. Or it may be sending a news release to a high profile news team. It may be running an interesting contest, even if people choose not to enter. Or it may be writing a 20 page tips booklet in a day on one subject. I hope every day from now on will be different and remarkable.

I want to wake up each day and do something unusual, intelligent, or uncommon. How about you?

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Could we try it anyway?

06/22/2009 Filed in: Could we try it anyway?

Sometimes things don't have to be as difficult as some people (those who know best) make them out to be. I'm one of those people who thinks things through, organizes all the necessary paperwork in advance, and tries to make the process easier, or less complicated, for everyone. My favorite question to the statement "That won't work" is "Could we try it anyway?"

Here's an example. I paid off the loan on my van so I could retrieve the vehicle title from Ontario and get my vehicle registered in Pennsylvania as state law requires. It took 2.5 months, 3 phone calls, and 2 letters to get the Loan Release letter from the bank. Then I called the Ministry of Transportation in Ontario to ask how to get my title back. The response floored me: "Oh, we shredded it after micro-fiching it." Great. No title. Now what? So I called my local Triple A (American Automobile Association) and was told there were 13-15 official documents I would need, including letters from the State Department, US Customs, etc. Nuts, I thought, this calls for a trip to the AAA right now.

So I drove over and walked in, armed with everything I could think of, including my US passport, Canadian Auto Assn. membership, bank release, an itemized list of all loan payments I made, temporary driver's license, faxed copy of my original title - who but me would have kept that? - proof of insurance, Ontario vehicle registration, my SSN card, and my debit card.

The woman who served me remembered me from 4 years before and I think that helped. I said I need a duplicate title so I can register my van in Pennsylvania. I watched her talk to 3 or 4 of her co-workers to see what to do next. I think she was getting conflicting and complicated advice from each one. She said she wouldn't be able to do that today. I said, "Could we try it anyway? Here's what the title looked like", and I pulled out my copy. "I'll pay for a duplicate today, we'll see if Harrisburg will send it to me."

Then she said it would take weeks to get the license plate. I said, couldn't we just use this one? I held up the Pennsylvania plate I had replaced with Ontario plates 4 years ago. So I paid my money, got my registration sticker, put it on my plate and headed across the street to get the vehicle inspected. The shop manager there had been injured on the job and with fewer people on the job, it didn't look as though they could fit me in that day. But I asked, "Could we try it anyway?" I'd driven less than 5,000 miles since its last inspection so I was pretty sure there would be no repair work to be done. There wasn't.

Not only did my van pass inspection, but also the emissions test, and they kindly took off my Ontario plates for me and put the PA plate back on. So, instead of having to wait up to 6 weeks to get my PA plates and inspection, everything was done and paid for within 3 hours. And nobody was put out or inconvenienced.

So my mantra is: Could we try it anyway? It's a question, not a demand, and most people are willing to try it especially when they see I've made their work easier for them, and they get the money today, not later.

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