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Bryant Harrison McGill (born November 7, 1969) is an American author, aphorist, speaker and activist in the fields of self-development, personal freedom and human rights.〔http://bryantmcgill.com/about/〕 His writings and small aphorisms have been published in hundreds of books and are regularly used in newspapers,〔The Washington Informer. Front Page. Vol. 48, No. 33. May 30th-June 5th 2013〕〔The Asian Age. New Delhi. Monday. 6 September 2010. Page 6. Header Feature.〕〔The Dartmouth Review. Volume 32 Issue 13 March 13, 2013, Page 12.〕 political speeches,〔2014 "State of the City Address". Speech delivered by Honorable Mayor Ardell F. Brede. City of Rochester, Minnesota.〕〔http://www.rochestermn.gov/departments/mayor/newsreleases/2014%20STATE%20OF%20THE%20CITY%20ADDRESS.pdf〕〔City of Manchester. "Manchester Neighborhood Health Improvement Strategy" 2014. Page 31.〕 network TV programs,〔https://twitter.com/loudobbsnews/status/543212434882707457〕〔http://bryantmcgill.com/uploads/images/blog/lou-dobbs-fox-news.jpg〕 university and library installations,〔http://bryantmcgill.com/uploads/images/blog/bangkok-img-4837-uni-combo.jpg〕〔Campus library installation at Bangkok University〕 peer-reviewed journals,〔Eckstein, Daniel. Sperber, Mark. McRae, Shannon. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families; Forgiveness: Another Relationship "F Word" - A Couple's Dialogue. International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors, July 2009; vol. 17, 3: pp. 256-26. Print.〕〔McMullen, Hannah. "The art of the possible: How data and technology can help a marketer stay true to their brand" Journal of Brand. Volume 2. Number 2 (June 2013): Print.〕 academic papers and theses,〔Serrat, Olivier. "Understanding and developing emotional intelligence." Cornell University ILR School, 2010. Web. 26 Feb 2012.〕〔Ross, Tim. Inspirational Cryptograms. York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2011. Print.〕 and by university presidents and deans〔Wittenberg University. President Laurie Joyner. President's Message, "A Day of Respect". 21 Nov 2013.〕〔New York University. Robert I. Grossman, Dean of NYU Medical Center and School of Medicine. NYU Medical Center and School of Medicine. "Message from the Dean & CEO — In Touch" June 2012.〕 in non-violence programs and college ceremonies.〔Sarah Lawrence College. 86th Commencement Speech: May 23, 2014. Bronxville/Yonkers, NY.〕〔http://www.slc.edu/news-events/events/commencement/rona-carr-alumni-association.html〕 He is a recognized Goodwill Ambassador〔Official Citation by the State of Connecticut General Assembly, 1st day of October 2008, Hartford, Connecticut State Capitol〕 and the founder〔Bryant, McGill. "Life Transformations" with Eve Michaels. KZSB AM 1290, Santa Barbara. January 3, 2011.〕 of the (Goodwill Treaty for World Peace ), which has among its initial project signers Matt Damon, Arun Gandhi, Don Cheadle, Ben Affleck, Ray Romano and Montel Williams.〔http://GoodwillTreaty.org〕 McGill's primary partner in the Goodwill Treaty project since its launch is his friend, American singer and songwriter, Susaye Greene.〔WGCH AM 1490, Boston, Frankie Boyer of Lifestyle Talk Radio, April 17, 2013. Interview on Culture of Violence, Healing and Personal Revolution.〕〔December 2, 2011. San Francisco. Recorded Welcome Speech by Susaye Greene. Concert Program. Concerts at the Cadillac. Susaye Greene and the Jeffrey Chin Trio.〕 For his Goodwill Treaty project the United States Congress officially recognized McGill's, “highly commendable life’s work as a Goodwill Ambassador for World Peace.”〔Congressional Certificate Recognition, Under the Seal of House of Representatives, 111th Congress, 1st Session, Washington, DC., 2009, "In Recognition of Ambassador Bryant H. McGill"〕 In 2010 McGill delivered a televised speech as an "Ambassador of Peace and Goodwill"〔Official Event Program. "Historic Illicit Weapons Destruction by LAPD". SA Recycling LLC. Port of Los Angeles〕 with the LA Mayor's Office, Charles L. Beck, Chief of Police of the Los Angeles Police Dept. (LAPD), Sheriff Leroy Baca (LASD) and Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations.〔FOX 11 LA KTTV. November 15, 2010. Transforming violent weapons into peaceful art.〕 McGill also presented with Gerald Levin, the Former CEO Time/Warner, and Homeboy Industries, who offered their "Insights Regarding the Impact of Illicit Weapons".〔KTLA 5 Evening News. November 16, 2010. Illicit weapons used in violent crimes destroyed by LAPD and turned into art.〕 In 2009 McGill made an on-stage appearance as a guest MC and goodwill ambassador on VH1's "Rock of Love Tour" with Bret Michaels and Great White to introduce the bands at the live concert.〔Feb 19, 2009. VH1 Concert. Season Three. "Rock of Love Tour" with Bret Michaels. Seguin, TX.〕 In 2010 McGill was a World Charity Day spokesman appearing in a 12-month televised cycle of public service announcements for charities on Plum TV with Lou Gossett, Jr., Lenny Kravitz and singer Chayanne.〔World Charity Day PSA. Plum TV. Aspen, Nantucket, the Hamptons, Martha's Vineyard, Telluride, Sun Valley, Vail, and Miami Beach. Lou Gossett, Jr. Lenny Kravitz. Bryant McGill. Aired 10:35pm. 5 January 2010 - 25 December 2010.〕 In 2015 Bryant McGill, Jack Canfield, Bob Burg and Randy Gage were video presenters at the PBS televised leadership event, ''Authentic Leadership Day'', supported and endorsed by Desmond Tutu and Naomi Judd, and held at the ''Henry Ford College''. The event was produced by Six-Time EMMY winner, Shawne Duperon to benefit the charity ''Project Forgive''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://bryantmcgill.com/uploads/images/blog/authentic-leadership.jpg )〕 In a cover-story interview with OMTimes Magazine he said he almost killed himself from depression as a homeless teen. In a SiriusXM "PowerTrio" interview with Oprah Winfrey, Tony Robbins, and Bryant McGill, he revealed he been adopted and had a bullied childhood, and had severe dyslexia and dysgraphia, causing him to drop out of high school in the ninth grade, and he self-educated himself with a library card reading books in non-linear fragments.〔"Simple Reminders and Authentic Leadership" The Best People We Know Radio Show! with host Deb Scott. DSRADIO. Podcast. 12 May. 2015. Transcript.〕 He believes "the gift of dyslexia" enhanced his creativity and "integration thinking" allowing him to see connections in unrelated disciplines, but he still has difficulty with many simple tasks.〔"Take Back Your Health Conference Keynote Speech" Los Angeles. PBS. 18 April. 2015. Transcript.〕 Bryant accused himself of being a "hypocrite" in a 2-page spread in Origin Magazine,〔National magazine distributed in Barnes & Noble and Whole Foods〕 saying, "I was advocating for world peace, but I was waging a violent war against my own body. I was speaking about poverty and starvation, but I was eating more than my fair share. I was a hypocrite." In the article he credits his "epiphany" as his inspiration for losing over 100 lbs and keeping it off for five years.〔Bryant, M. (2013, 04 01). How self-love saved my life: To heal the world we must heal ourselves. Origin Magazine, 2(13), 35. Print.〕 Since losing his weight, McGill has become a health and wellness advocate and has shared his story as an expert speaker at summits and training seminars with Frank Ferrante of "May I be Frank", Dave Scott, six-time ironman〔2014. Meyers, Katya. "Racing to Success", Learning from the world’s most successful professional athletes, fitness gurus, and athletic entrepreneurs.〕 and Joe Cross of Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead,〔2013 Expert Panelist. Mind and Body Summit. New South Wales, Australia. APR. (32)〕 who is also a signing supporter of the McGill's Goodwill Treaty.〔https://twitter.com/BryantMcGill/status/444980695031492608〕 McGill is a poet and the editor and author of the ''McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme'', and other books in the McGill Reference Series, which are used by over one hundred thousand writers, educators, students, aspiring-poets and songwriters from over one hundred countries.〔"Popular Computer Tools for Creative Writers and Dictionary." Smart Computing Magazine. 22.4 (Apr. 2011: 4. Print.)〕〔August 28, 2005, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Article, Saturday's in the South, Section: Dedicated Paper Insert Booklet.〕〔(Software version, #1 Downloaded Rhyming Reference on Download.com )〕 On 21 August 2006, McGill was the subject of a front-page article in the ''Wall Street Journal'' concerning a celebrity verification group he created to protect people from identity theft and cyber-bullying over social media.〔The Wall Street Journal, Vol. CCXLVIII, Iss. 43, Page A1 (Cover Story), August 2006, Potemkin Visages: Spotting Fake Celebs on MySpace.com by Jessica E. Vascellaro "Web Sleuths Verify Profiles So Teens Aren't Taken In" http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115612053635540656.html〕 McGill and his experiences were later described in the Random House Book, Stealing MySpace.〔Stealing MySpace: The Battle to Control the Most Popular Website in America by Julia Angwin, Random House, 2009, p. 242, (ISBN 1400066948, 978-1400066940), Interview Excerpts.〕 McGill runs a consulting firm serving a number of celebrity entertainers, actors, models, singers and corporate accounts.〔(Stated by celebrity client, Gary Busey during live interview ), Coast to Coast AM〕 In 2012 a photo from Bryant's photo-journalism project with the homeless, "Faces of Poverty" was picked by Ron Howard's team as a finalist from 100,000 submissions in Ron and Canon's Project Imagin8ion.〔https://www.longliveimagination.com/gallery/photo/26329〕 == Recent Books== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bryant H. McGill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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