About the Author

Don grew up streetwise in the Bronx. At 19 he jumped at the opportunity to work on a tuna boat out of San Diego. He liked the sea, sunshine, volleyball, surfing, and California girls, so he stayed. Don now lives in beautiful Coronado, California, and is married with three sons and four grandkids. Don has been a California employment practices attorney since 1983. He litigated cases for close to 20 years, figured out how ridiculous it was, and decided to help employees and companies avoid destructive scenarios. Since then he has written numerous books on the workplace and presented to hundreds of CEO, HR, and insurance groups. Don was the founder and President of HR That Works, which was acquired by ThinkHR in January of 2014. Today he spends his time presenting, developing online training, coaching, executives, and conducting workplace investigations. Adventure... what is it to you? Racing around the track in an F1 Ferrari? Sailing single-handedly around the globe? Orbiting the earth in a NASA capsule? For me, the ultimate exploit has been seeking the understanding about why, in spite of our high spiritual ideals, religious teachings, and incredible scientific advancements, has humanity's conduct shockingly been much the same since the beginning of recorded history. Unraveling the matrix that we are all caught in has been my quest. My conscious quest took more than four decades and spanned six continents interacting with people from all walks of life-from cosmopolitan jet-setters to rural villagers and a variety of cultural backgrounds and religions. The search was not in vain; I found the answers I was seeking. Time has marched on. I'm an elder now and spend my time living what I discovered, and I continue to write. I'm most grateful to Don for sharing the storyline and the roles we all play in The Plot every day of our lives.

Reviews

"Don Phin has worked with our company for over a decade. The reason we keep coming back is his work continues to evolve as he never stops learning. The 40

40 teamwork is fostered."Don Mader, CEO, Southeastern Printing "The 40/40 Solution refocuses leaders from working in your business to working on relationships in your business and encouraging others to become their own hero. It also reframes our job to make people feel good about themselves every day. As a leader and 80%er, I did not realize the effect I can have on people who feel judged. Thank you for pointing this out Don. I know there are many others like me who could benefit from The 40

40 Solution is a perfect example. Don has a way of breaking down the complex emotional energy in relationships to basic, common sense, matter of fact thinking. It's like reading a guidebook on how to takes the noise out of how we communicate. The best takeaway from the 40/40 is the space it allows for co-creation. My team has heard me say a thousand times that no one of us is smarter than any two of us. When living in the 40