About Mark Nolan

Author and speaker Mark Nolan has retired from the business world and now writes about personal development via his blog titled More Joy in Life

Mark is just a regular guy, a fun loving student in the school of life, where each day holds another lesson, and all of the people and events, both good and bad, are potential teachers and opportunities for self-growth. He believes that the "Three L’s" - love, laughter and learning - are pathways to a happier and more meaningful journey.

Before he retired from the business world to write and enjoy life, Mark worked very hard as an entrepreneur to build several successful businesses. Later he became a published author and lecturer on the topics of business success and goal achievement. He spoke at conferences and seminars along with people like Dan Kennedy and Jim Rohn, taught classes in the California State University System, had one of his books used as a textbook in college classes (sorry kids), and created a home study course that shared his common-sense methods with over 100,000 people.

He no longer lectures about business or sells training courses or services. Although he understands that many people are addicted to the adrenalin rush of busy-ness, he personally sees much of it as kind of a glorified rat race on a golden treadmill while life passes quickly by. Mark has had his fill of that and believes that nobody looks back on their life and wishes they had spent more time at the office or in meetings. But...each to his own.

Meanwhile, some people escape the treadmill and earn a good living in the comfort of their own home, working on their computer. One famous example is John Grisham who earns an estimated $25 million per year in royalties simply by writing stories. Other people enjoy financial freedom by creating websites that offer useful information for free, and then monetizing their websites with Google Adsense. Life doesn't have to be a rat race.

As a writer and photographer, Mark spends his time on a kind of a paid vacation - enjoying nature, traveling and visiting new places, reading and writing, and tinkering with his ever-growing collection of websites. This is, for him, a happy life with virtually none of the hassles of a business: no clients or employees, no deadlines or meetings, no suits or commutes, and no demanding people he has to answer to. Life is good.

He is the proud father of two great kids, enjoys nature photography and vacation travel, and currently lives on a farm on the west coast of the U.S. where he tries not to take himself too seriously and is known for saying, "I'm just trying to be the person my dog thinks I am."

Mark's current "work" is to study joy and happiness and how to change stress into success, and to share his observations with others. It’s a tough job but somebody has to do it.

His articles and ideas may be read for free at More Joy in Life .com

Feel free to stop by and say hello. Have a great day.