Upcoming Speaking Dates: May 25, 2012:

"Your Store: Peaks and Valleys"
Sponsored by: Bruce Johnson

Hayworth Conference Center Holland, MI
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"Greg captures the essence of success in all dimensions of one's life in his new, engaging book that brings us back to what is truly important."
—Dr. Frank Novakowski - Associate Dean for the Maine School of Business at Davenport University

"Greg had great stories and anecdotes. I think anyone in the business world would benefit from hearing him talk and anyone from the event planning industry would benefit from having Greg as their Keynote Speaker.  GRAPE would welcome the opportunity for Greg to come and speak to our organization again."
—Jim Cox - Partner, Priority HR and Grand Rapids Area Professionals for Excellence Board Member

"Smith believes firmly in the power of stories to teach, educate, provide guidance and set examples."
—The Grand Rapids Press

"Greg Smith is changing the conversation."
—Prof. Travis West, Western Theological Seminary

"Greg Smith is a wordsmith of the first order."
—Dale Van Steenis, Exec. Dir., Leadership Strategies International

RELEASING APRIL 15, 2012

Greg Smith's next solo book, Be Wise, Do Good, Live Free: Random Advice for the Best Kind of Life, will be released in late March of 2012. Wise, Good, and Free is a map to the minefield of life, especially at the beginning of the 21st century. Smith offers advice that is both street-smart and philosophical, on a wide range of topics—including money, business, marriage, travel, communication, leadership, education, and child-raising. The book is a compilation of practical proverbs for anyone who wants to live the best kind of life, one of shrewdness, virtue and liberty.

Be Wise, Do Good, Live Free (Black Lake Press) will be a perfect graduation gift for the 2012 season. Greg is now booking speaking engagements using this material, so contact him to book your event.

From the Introduction:

Today, you stand at a crossroads. In front of you, paths branch out in every direction. Some are narrow, lead uphill, and wind away into dense woods only a few yards from where you stand. Others are wide, smooth, and run slightly downhill to what seem to be pleasant valleys.

But which lead to a life that is wise, good, and free, and which will take you to hell on earth (and maybe beyond)? You certainly can’t tell from where you stand. And you can’t stay here; you have to keep moving. What should you do? How should you choose?

Do not necessarily take the path with the most footsteps on it—although that is no reason to reject it. There may be a very good reason it is the path most chosen. And do not “follow your heart,” or whatever bad advice you’ve picked up from movies or song lyrics.

You will will have to trust and use your map, even when it seems to lead you in directions you might not have guessed or chosen. Your map is the accumulated experience of those who have come this way before you. It is the lessons they learned—and paid for—in blood. It is told in their stories, and written in their books. It is the wealth of the generations. This book is part of that map. Be wise, do good, and live free.