Richard Carlson (author)

Richard Carlson Ph.D. (16 May 1961 – 13 December 2006) was an author, psychotherapist, and motivational speaker, who rose to fame with the success of his best-selling book "Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…and it’s all Small Stuff" (1997).

Carlson was born and raised in Piedmont, California.

He met and married Kristine Anderson (Kris Carlson) in 1981 while he was a student at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Carlson published his first book in 1985, but became famous when his "Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…and it’s all Small Stuff" became a best seller. "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff" topped the bestseller lists for two years. People magazine named Richard Carlson as one of that publication's "Most Intriguing People in the World." He was popular on the talk-show circuit. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20061215/ai_n16903942]

Carlson was born and raised in the Bay Area. He grew up in Piedmont, received his bachelor's degree from Pepperdine University and his doctorate in psychology from Sierra University, before opening a private psychotherapy practice.

He wrote many follow-up books to this success, including "Slowing Down to the Speed of Life" (co-authored with Joe Bailey) in 1997, one co-authored by his wife, "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff in Love" (2000), and "What About the Big Stuff" (2002).

Carlson died of a pulmonary embolism during a flight from San Francisco to New York, while on a promotion tour for his book "Don’t Get Scrooged: How to Thrive in a World Full of Obnoxious, Incompetent, Arrogant and Downright Mean-Spirited People" (2006).

External links

* [http://richardcarlson.com/about.html Brief profile at Richard Carlson Memorial Site]
* [http://dontsweat.com/ Don't Sweat.com official site]
* [http://joebaileyandassociates.com/ Co-author Joe Bailey Site]
* [http://www.carolhansengrey.com/portfolio/rc-portfolio.html Graphical compilation of Richard Carlson's Weekly Thoughts]

Obituaries
* [http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2112586.ece "The Independent" (30 December 2006)]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/04/db0403.xml "The Telegraph" (4 January 2007)]
* [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/16/BAGI9N0MOA1.DTLin "The San Francisco Chronicle (16 December 2006)]