Live an Inspiring Life: 10 Secret Ingredients for Inner Strength

Perhaps best known as the founder of "Famous Amos Cookies," Wally Amos has experienced both life's highs and lows. From them, he's discovered one of life's greatest truths: it's not your circumstances that determine your happiness, but how you view those circumstances.

This book is an insightful look into the mind and heart of a man who chooses not to let anyone or anything steal his joy. It's Wally Amos's personal recipe for how to live an inspiring life, which always begins with these ten essential ingredients for inner strength:

Love - Giving - Positive Attitude - Imagination - Self-Esteem - Enthusiasm - Commitment - Words - Integrity - Faith

The good news is that these ingredients are available to everyone. You can choose to have a positive mental attitude. You can choose to letgo of the past and accept the present. You can choose to laugh and to treat yourself with love and respect. You can choose to start rightnow, today... to live an inspiring life.

"When you change your attitude, you also change your circumstances. Be happy and have fun. Choose to enjoy every day." -- Wally Amos

Over 150 million Americans know Wally Amos. Wally founded Famous Amos Cookies in 1975 and is considered the father of the gourmet chocolate-chip cookie industry. In 1992, he formed Uncle Wally's Muffin Company, which produces a full line of muffins.Wally's fame is grounded in quality, substance, and a positive attitude, and he has used his fame to support many educational causes. He was National Spokesman for Literacy Volunteers of America from 1979 until 2002, when they merged with Laubach Literacy Council to create ProLiteracy Worldwide. He now refers to himself as a literacy advocate whose primary focus is creating awareness of the values and benefits of reading aloud to children. His most recent venture is Chip and Cookie, LLC, a retail store in Hawaii and online at www.chipandcookie.com, a business featuring two chocolate-chip cookie plush character dolls, Chip & Cookie, that help teach children to read.

Wally has received many honors and awards for his achievements as an entrepreneur and his support of educational causes. He has written several books and acted in a number of network sitcoms, as well as appearing on hundreds of interview shows, news programs, educational programs, and commercials. On the lecture circuit, he addresses audiences at corporations, industry associations, and universities with his inspiring "do it" philosophy. Wally's story is a testament to the role of positive thinking in creating a meaningful and successful life.