Harris Kern’s Biography

Harris Kern is one of the world’s leading personal mentor and self-discipline coach (www.disciplinementor.com) as well as an organization performance consultant (www.disciplinetheorganization.com). He is a frequent speaker at business, leadership and management conferences. His passion is to help people excel in life by helping them develop their self-discipline skills to combat the top issues: severe procrastination, poor time management, ineffective goal management, lack of focus, no sense of urgency and being unmotivated. He also helps individuals improve their EQ skills (communication, relationship management, interpersonal, etc.) and leadership skills. He pioneered the Discipline Mentoring Program and Professional/Personal Growth Program (P²GP). Mr. Kern is also the author of over 40 books, some of his Self-Help titles include: 

• Live Like You Are Dying: Make Your Life Count Moment by Moment 
• Going from Undisciplined to Self-Mastery: Five Simple Steps to Get You There  
• A Practical Guide to Managing Adolescent Addiction to Digital Devices 
• On Being a Workaholic: Using balance and Discipline to Live a Better and More Efficient Life 
• DISCIPLINE: Six Steps to Unleashing Your Hidden Potential  
• DISCIPLINE: Training the Mind to Manage Your Life  
• DISCIPLINE: Take Control of Your Life 
• DISCIPLINE: Mentoring Children for Success 

Mr. Kern is recognized as the foremost authority on providing practical guidance for solving management issues and challenges. He has devoted over 30 years helping professionals build competitive organizations. His client list reads like a who’s who of American and International Business. His client list includes Standard and Poor’s, GE, The Weather Channel, NEWS Corporation, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminal (HACTL), among hundreds of other Fortune500 and Global 2000 companies. 

Mr. Kern is the founder and driving force behind the Enterprise Computing Institute (www.harriskern.com) and the best-selling series of Information Technology (IT) books published by Prentice Hall. As founder of the Enterprise Computing Institute, he has brought together the industry’s leading minds to publish “how-to” textbooks on the critical issues the IT industry faces. The series includes titles such as:  

• IT Services,  
• CIO Wisdom, CIO Wisdom II 
• Managing IT as an Investment, among others.  

Mr. Kern’s goal is to arm individuals and organizations with the tools to empower them to become more productive and successful. 

Additional Personal Information 

Mr. Kern lives every day with a sense of urgency! Life is short and he makes use of every minute NOT hour or day! Mr. Kern has been productive and successful for over forty years. He pushes himself extremely hard (by choice): 

• Exercises every day of the year
• Traveled to every continent and hundreds of cities all over the world (some several times) 
• Established several successful businesses 
• Graced the cover of Hot Rod magazine with his show car and speedboat at the age of 21 
• Purchased first home at the age of 19 in the San Francisco Bay Area 
• Trained his mind and body to sleep 4 hours a night
• Financially set at the age of 38 

Most people would consider his routine crazy and unhealthy, however Mr. Kern is 65 years old and he has mastered the ultimate level of discipline since his early twenties. Mr. Kern believes that the body and mind should be pushed to the max every day. The difference is he has the experience to do so; however, Mr. Kern would never push his clients in this manner unless of course this is their wish. 

Mr. Kern’s greatest assets are his caring demeanor, incomparable energy, and desire to help people manage their life efficiently. He wants to help as many people as possible fulfill their goals and aspirations. 

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