Wayne Sotile

Biography

Clinical Psychologist Wayne M. Sotile, Ph.D., has counseled more than 25,000 high performers and consulted with 400 leading corporations and health care organizations. He has delivered over 6,000 keynotes to professional and lay audiences worldwide, including invited addresses to the Million Dollar Roundtable, the Entrepreneurship Institute, Conde Nast Publishers, State Farm Insurance Co., AMA Leadership conferences, and numerous health care systems and Fortune 500 companies.

His high energy presentations empower audience members to let go of what`s holding them back, take charge of themselves, and make a difference at work and home.

Dr. Sotile with Mary, his wife and partner in practice, has authored nine books, including the newly released Letting Go Of What`s Holding You Back (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, New York, 2007) as well as Marriage Skills for Busy Couples: How to Avoid Supercouple Syndrome, Thriving With Heart Disease, The Resilient Physician, and The Medical Marriage. His work is featured frequently in the international print media and on national television, including appearances on Good Morning America, CBS Morning and Dateline NBC.

Educated at Louisiana State University, University of South Carolina, and Duke University Medical Center, Dr. Sotile is a former faculty member at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He and Mary co-direct Sotile Psychological Associates and Real Talk, Inc. in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He also serves as Director of Psychological Services at the Wake Forest University Healthy Exercise and Lifestyles Program, is a Special Consultant in Behavioral Health to the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C. and a Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has received lifetime career achievement awards from the American Academy of Medical Administrators, the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and the North Carolina Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Association.

Publications

Letting Go of What`s Holding You Back:
Maximize Your Happiness in Work, Love, and Life

Learn how to celebrate what`s good in your work, your relationships, your family, and yourself!

On a scale of 1 to 10, how happy are you? Wayne and Mary Sotile have addressed that simple question to thousands of people in their work as clinical psychologists and motivational speakers. And they`ve found that most people -- regardless of race, culture, or class -- rate themselves a 7, "mildly happy." What`s wrong with being average? Well, every 7 longs to be a 10.

In their new book, the Sotiles show us how to make that transition -- how to join the ranks of those who truly thrive. All it takes is letting go of what`s holding you back. Whether you sabotage yourself through negative emotions, a lack of self-knowledge, or bad habits like laziness or procrastination, this life-changing book will inspire you to push yourself beyond your normal limits and become passionately engaged with your work, your relationships, your family, your health -- whatever is most important to you.

Filled with the same series of illuminating self-assessments and exercises that the Sotiles present at their seminars for corporate executives, Letting Go of What`s Holding You Back takes readers step by step from self-discovery through self-fulfillment. Everyone -- everyone -- has the ability to lead a happy, engaged life. So what are you waiting for?

Titles

Letting Go of What`s Holding You Back!

Passionate Leadership

The New Balancing Act

Resilient Physicians

Thriving With Change

Physicians and Their Loved Ones

Helping Heart Patients Thrive

Live Happier, Healthier, Longer

Self-Care for the Superwoman

Marriage Skills for Busy Couples

How Caring Relationsips Aid

Healthy, Happy, High-Performers

Gumbo, Crawfish, and Bonadona