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"This above all, to thine own self be true."
William Shakespeare.

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Frequently asked questions

Are you always happy?

Always. Pure joy. Absolute exhilleration. Of course not. People have remarked on my happiness, my energy and my positivity, but I get discouraged by life's little joy-busters just as everyone else does. In fact, that's why I took an interest in the subject of happiness -- to try to wrestle grumpiness to the ground and defeat it once and for all. It's part of my self-actualization master plan.

Did you succeed?

Life is a work in progress.

But aren't you "The Happy Guy"?

So they say. Believe it or not, people find it easier to remember me as "The Happy Guy" than as "David Leonhardt". It started off as a magazine column idea, but when people started calling me "The Happy Guy", it just sort of grew on me.

Can I get an autographed copy
of Climb your Stairway to Heaven: the 9 habits of maximum happiness?

If I sell you a copy in person, it is always personally autographed and addressed to the person of your choice. (It makes a great gift – hint, hint.)

By mail, if you are clairvoyant enough to recognize that your copy of the book will one day be worth millions or even gazillions of dollars with the autograph, feel free to send a check for $19.95 to 3854 County Road 7, R.R.2, Chesterville, Ontario, Canada K0C 1H0, and please make sure to print legibly the name of the person you want me to address it to. Or you can send $19.95 through PayPal to David@TheHappyGuy.com. If you want multiple autographed copies (and get all your Christmas shopping done early, simply and in one fell swoop!), please e-mail us for a reduced price.

Do you sell your books in bulk?

Not at the Supermarket, but I can supply a copy for every employee in your company or member of your association who might want a little more happiness. CLICK HERE.

Is it tough to get published?

Yes and no. It’s hard if you want to spend a couple years chasing after agents and hoping they can sell your book to publishers ... and if you are lucky enough to get “in”, you still have to do all your own promotion. Or you can self-publish if you have a few thousand dollars sitting around. If you do, I recommend first picking up a really good self-publishing manual, such as The Self-Publishing Manual by Dan Poynter or The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing by Tom and Marilyn Ross. You can also try signing on with a POD (print-on-demand) publisher, as I did.

Who else keeps The Happy Guy rolling?

Actually, it takes a lot of people to keep a simple web site and ezine going. The Daily Dose of Happiness ezine requires special software, and there are various promotional services for the ezine, the website and my products. (Here a page with everything you need to run your own ezine. To make it easy for visitors to buy my books and ebooks, Paypal and ClickBank take credit cards for me. And I think I have finally found an ISP and web host with great service with all the features I need -- plus a satellite connection (I live in the country.).

Do you do coaching?

Funny you should ask. Coaching is an excellent way to multiply your own efforts to achieve your goals. For my coaching page, please click here.

Do you do weddings and bar-mitzvahs?

Sure, if they want an upbeat professional speaker to get things really smoking, add happiness, joy and other great stuff to their celebration. CLICK HERE to invite me. (OK, OK. This is not really a frequently asked question.)

Can I advertise on this site or in your e-zines?

Of course. In fact, we'll even help you maximize the benefits from advertising with us. CLICK HERE to find out more.

Do you really expect to make a living from this web site?

Yeah, right! That'll be the day. But please feel free and feed my delusions by purchasing all your gifts through links on this site.

If you really want to know what it is like trying to work from home here are three articles offering my twisted take on the topic:

My Career as a Hermit
The Work-from home Fashion Primer
Home Office Policies

Why does this site suck?

Gosh, we don't know. I guess it just turned out that way. Maybe it's because I did it myself (A self-help author tries self-help web design. This has all the makings of a truly boring sitcom.). But if you have any ideas to improve this site, please e-mail us so we can unsuck it. Or if you want a web site that sucks just like this one, I might be able to design one for you.

Should I nominate this site for an award?

That's more like it. Awards don't really mean all that much. It's the visitors that count, not some panel of judges. But if you really want to stroke our ego, I suppose we can handle a few awards to add to our daily happiness.

And since you asked, you can review Happy Class or Your Daily Dose of Happiness at Low Bandwith.

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Check out some of The Happy Guy's writings:

The Official Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe for Parenting
A Bad Hairdresser Day
Home of the Year
Microwave Happiness (no instant gratification here)
Leadership Secrets from Foreign Penguins
Expectations: What?!? No Bananas?
Give Generously and Sleep Better
The Surprising Value of Vultures
Extreme Fatigue Perpetuitis
Tearing Down The House
Flea Market-ing Lessons
Our Child-birth Story
Jelly Beans or Toothpaste
My New York Times bestseller?
Foolproof Customer Service Strategies

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