Debra Poneman is a pioneer in the New Thought movement and a woman who embodies her own teachings.
Debra spent the decade of the 70's living in India and Europe spending months at a time in complete silence and deep meditation while studying with some of the greatest Masters of the east. During her time back in the states, she taught meditation to thousands.
In the early 1980s, Debra happened upon the principle that your thoughts create your reality. Fascinated she began studying the works of the great masters of western esoteric thought who espoused this principle, now popularly called the Law of Attraction, such as Napoleon Hill, Wallace Wattles and Florence Shinn. Discovering that the Law of Attraction was just a small fraction of the profound knowledge these masters possessed and realizing that this knowledge could help people move to the next level of their own life mastery, she translated their works into modern language and founded her seminar company Yes to Success, Inc.
Within a few short years, her seminars were being taught in dozens of US cities and in seven countries around the world. Among her clients were Fortune 500 companies such as Mattel Toys, McDonnell Douglas and the Xerox Management Group. Among her students were people who, using the principles they learned from Debra went on to became New York Times best-selling authors such as Marci Shimoff and Janet Atwood; world-renown trainers like Steve Farber, founder of Extreme Leadership; and even household names, like Deepak Chopra.
In 1988 with a book deal in hand, an infomercial running in thirty-two markets, and negotiations underway for her own national TV talk show; true to her teachings, Debra gave it all up when she realized she had a greater passion...
For over twenty years Debra disappeared from the public eye and is now back to share what she learned about compassion from her numerous trips doing volunteer work in India; about egoless service from the many saints and sages from both the east and west she hosted in her home; about overcoming adversity from her interviews with over 50 top 10 American Idols to write her best-selling book Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul; and about unconditional love from being a mom.
She is also back to once again help people say YES to Success.
