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.

Book me to stir up your next event or meeting.

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?

Ten Ways YOU can Be a Fabulous Neighbor
(When you live in a condo or apartment building)

by Andrea Reynolds, Kindness Crusader. Copyright 2006-2010 by Andrea Reynolds

What we do in our homes often impacts others in their homes....sometimes a lot more than we realize. We make unnecessary noise that disturbs others and we create odors and fumes that can make others sick. If we think more about our actions we can be more considerate of our neighbors above and below us who may be ill, trying to sleep, or needing quiet to work from home to earn a living.

1. If you have bare floors, remove your hard-soled shoes. Wear socks, go barefoot, or put down some area rugs. The people below you will be grateful.

2. If you have bare floors, please don't drag your furniture across the room. It's not good for your floors, but it's irritating to those below. Pick it up and carry it or cushion it with a rug and pull/push it that way. Don't forget: your balcony is a bare floor, too.

3. If you have construction or carpentry work to do in your apartment - hammering, drilling, etc. - talk to your neighbors in advance. Let them know how many days they can expect the disruption and duration each day.

4. Insert sink liners in your kitchen sinks. Banging pots in the sink when you scour them can be very loud to the people above and below you and can wake them up.

5. If you smoke cigarettes, cigars or pipes on your balcony, ask your neighbors if the smoke bothers them. There are non-smokers in the building who cannot use their balconies or open their windows or door because of the second-hand smoke which is sucked into their units. The smell is not only repugnant, but for some it's painful. Those who are allergic have to live with eyes that tear and throats that constrict with pain.

6. If your smoking does bother someone, see if you can't reach a compromise by agreeing to smoke only during specific hours of the day or night. That way, you get to smoke and they know when they can open windows and have fresh air.

7. If you do smoke, use a deep, sand-filled coffee can in which to place your "butts". With shallow ashtrays the wind can deposit your (lighted) butts onto your neighbour's carpeted balcony, possibly starting a fire and causing damage.

8. When you sweep your balcony, use a dust pan. Sweeping debris over the side means your dirt falls on your neighbors' clean balconies. You could use a vacuum cleaner.

9. If you plan to use aerosol spray paint, inform your neighbors in advance so they can close their windows and doors. The fumes (VOCs) can be deadly to someone with respiratory problems like asthma or emphysema, or to infants and newborns.

10. Voices carry. Use your "indoor" voice on your balcony. Nobody wants to hear your private conversations. Take your phone indoors when talking in a loud voice.

Mend fences. If you know you have disrupted the lives of your neighbors or upset them, take them a "grovel" bouquet or make them a pie or casserole. Find more ways you can be a compassionate, caring, considerate neighbor. Your neighbors will appreciate you and they will be open to being more considerate of your needs, too.