Ernie Zelinski

Ernie J. Zelinski is an international best-selling author, prosperity life coach, innovator, creativity consultant, speaker, and unconventional career expert. Ernie has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals from all walks of life in their major career transitions and retirement planning through his life-changing books. Ernie’s fifteen creative works — published in twenty-one languages in twenty-eight countries — have sold over 750,000 copies worldwide. His two international bestsellers "The Joy of Not Working" and "How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free" have been featured in major international media such as "The Wall Street Journal" and have sold a total of over 400,000 copies. Ernie is an innovative ex-corporate worker who was blessed to have been fired from his job as a professional engineer over twenty years ago and to have leveraged his many years of struggles without a real job into a lifestyle of personal and financial freedom. Ernie’s core message — that we all can be more creative and really live life the way it was meant to be lived — is at the heart of all his work. Ernie deeply believes in the powers of creativity and common sense — instead of hard work — as the most important elements for having a better lifestyle. Thousands of individuals have contacted Ernie by letter and e-mail about how they have experienced inner renewal and personal growth as a result of reading one of his blockbuster books. Ernie speaks on the topics of retirement, entrepreneurship, marketing, and creativity. The Turkish National Society for Quality recently flew Ernie first class to Istanbul to have Ernie speak about The Joy of Not Working to 2,000 executives, scholars, and students attending its 17th annual convention. You can learn more about Ernie Zelinski at: www.erniezelinski.com