DCC Teacher Dares to Live Without Limits
Release Date March 03, 2005

Bryan Golden dared to live without limits when he quit the corporate world in 1983 to start a computer and management consulting business from scratch. More recently, Golden, who is an adjunct instructor at Dutchess Community College, has been spreading the principles he used to build his own successful career through his nationally syndicated newspaper column Dare to Live Without Limits and now his book by the same name published in May, 2004 by Power Point Press and distributed by Virtual Bookworm. “Throughout my career I have been enthralled by why some people succeed while others struggle and fail,” said Golden, a Putnam County native who has lived in the Town of Beekman since 1980. In addition to his work with Dutchess and other area colleges, Golden gives seminars around the country to businesses and organizations.

“As a consultant and educator, I have been able to observe first-hand the principles utilized by successful people and ignored by others,” Golden said. He was surprised to find that success or failure is not contingent upon a person’s intelligence, education, finances, age, or gender, but rather on attitude, perseverance, and the willingness to be a lifelong learner and take risks.

Golden took his first risk when he was working for Pepsico as a field systems analyst. His job took him to bottling plants around the country to set up computer systems and train users. “I knew I would be happiest in my own business,” said Golden. “My only source of information was a book called How To Be A Consultant, which I was reading on the plane back and forth going to various locations. When I left Pepsico, I had no clients, and no savings. All I had was a burning desire that I wanted to work for myself. I started my own business from scratch, without knowing how much I didn’t know.”

But that was a good thing, said Golden. “It allowed me to do things that, after I did them, other people said I shouldn’t be able to do. Over the years, I’ve always used these principles and seen the impact on my own life, and I would share them with my friends who would share an interest.”

Golden clarified these principles as 10 concepts: To change your life, change your thinking; Live in the present and take action today; Never give up – success is getting up one more time than you fall down; Control your own emotions; Keep learning – education never stops; Do more than necessary and you will receive more than expected; Take responsibility for yourself and your actions; Always look for ways to improve yourself; Give more to get more; Don't allow your past to pollute your future. The concepts are common sense, Golden said, “But a lot of people don’t realize the power they have inside themselves.”

He had always wanted to write about his ideas, so in 2002, after starting and publishing community newsletters and newspapers in Beekman, Golden started his own newspaper column. “I wrote one column and sent that out on spec through a direct mail campaign.” Getting addresses of newspapers from a copy of Ulrich’s Guide to Periodicals located in the local library, “I would go, state by state, weeklies and dailies, copy the pages, and type them into the computer to build my own mailing list.” Averaging 10 queries a day, he built a nationwide circulation.

“As I was writing the column, people would write to me and ask if I had a book,” said Golden. The nature of the columns lent themselves as book chapters – without the constraints of a newspaper column limited to 500 or 600 words. Again, Golden made a leap. “The book gave me room to expand, and reorganize,” he said. Dare to Live Without Limits includes the first year of columns.

Photographer Sally Delmerico, provided the book’s cover art. Dare to Live Without Limits is readily available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million, as well as any bookseller.

“The book is set up so someone can open it up in any chapter and read, even if they only have five minutes,” said Golden. “The essence of the book is to show people how much capability, power, and influence they have over determining their own life and direction.” That capability often goes untapped, he said, but, “Even a slight adjustment in mindset can make a really significant difference in realizing your goals, or accomplishing things you felt were beyond your reach.”

For more information on Dare to Live Without Limits, contact Bryan Golden at info@bryangolden.com or visit daretolivewithoutlimits.com.

Note to Editors: If you are interested in talking with Bryan Golden directly, he can also be reached at 914-474-9824.