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John P. Strelecky (born September 13, 1969) is a best-selling American author, and inspirational speaker. He is the creator of the (Big Five for Life ) concept. Strelecky’s books include the fiction works, The Why Cafe, Life Safari, and The Big Five for Life- Leadership’s Greatest Secret. He also co-authored the non-fiction title, How to be Rich and Happy. As of 2010, his books have been translated into 20 languages. ==Biography== Strelecky was born and grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. He attended St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois and upon graduating, enrolled in Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. He completed his aviation training and spent two years working as a pilot before failing the medical exam for United Airlines due to a previously undiagnosed heart condition. In interviews, Strelecky has called this one of the lowest points in his life. “I had been working since I was twelve years old. All the jobs no one else would do. Two and three jobs at a time during the summers. In addition to working at nights while I was in college I would take up to twenty-one credit hours per semester, because everything after fifteen was free. And after doing all the things that were supposed to be ‘right,’ it was all taken away because of something I had no control over.” Strelecky’s low point continued when he applied and was denied admittance to the prestigious Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. In response to a note on the bottom of the denial letter, he called the school and was informed that his denial was due to a “lack of significant work experience.” Strelecky sent a letter to the admissions office advising them that “they didn’t understand the world of aviation and what it was like to have one’s life on the line moment by moment.” Six months later he was admitted to the program. After graduating, he spent a month in Costa Rica, where he had a significant life epiphany and for the first time ever, began to question his role in life. Part of that experience is chronicled in his first book, The Why Cafe, told through one of the fictional characters. Following his Costa Rica experience, Strelecky returned to the U.S. and spent five years as a strategy consultant to large companies, ultimately leaving that in 2002 to return to his love of travel. During that year, he and his wife backpacked around the world, covering more than three times the circumference of the earth. Upon his return, he was inspired to write his first book, originally titled, The Why Are You Here Cafe. The success of that book led to a second, Life Safari, in which he first introduced the concept of the Big Five for Life. Then to his subsequent books, The Big Five for Life- Leadership’s Greatest Secret, and a co-authorship of his first non-fiction work, How to be Rich and Happy. 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「John Strelecky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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