Who is Justin Wizard?

I get asked often:
How did I get started writing popular informational books?
I wanted to pursue a more creative, worthwhile life. No more 8 to 5. No more government "participation." No more stress. I love to write and enjoy doing research that can save someone hundreds of hours and years of time. I love getting results letters every day.

Do we dare to create an "impossible" big dream?
I wanted to get a place in the country where I could grow a garden and be around good hearted people. Be able to look at fluffy clouds, have a flock of baby chicks at my feet, go down to pick a bucket of ripe juicy blackberries for a cobbler. Go on long walks in the woods, looking for wildflowers, mushrooms and colorful butterflies. Take hot bread out of the oven and spread with homemade jam. Build a greenhouse to grow things all winter. Travel the world and visit fascinating people. Could this be possible? (Yes! Yes! Yes!)

Here’s a little bit about Justin:
Justin’s family came to Fresno, California from Lansing, Michigan in August 1964. It was hot and he claims he barely managed to live through it. Justin went to Hoover High School graduating in 1970, then went to Fresno City College and Fresno State for several years, tormenting his teachers with endless questions while taking every business class they had.

Justin worked as a emergency paramedic ambulance attendant for two years learning to help, be fast and stay calm no-matter-what.

He then went traveling, seeing many colorful parts of the world. He has always had a travel bug tugging him to some new place. What tales he can tell - crashing airplanes, annoying sharks while scuba diving, giant lizard chases, wide eyed in the middle of stampeding horses, a tour bus stranded in the mud at midnight in the jungle, piloting a full 767 jet unknown to the passengers, a summer as a lumberjack, erupting volcanoes in Costa Rica, being in a movie with Dustin Hoffman, collecting live cobras or being at the top of a tall tree his dear brother was chopping down and more. He feels it's definitely better to wear out than rust out.

In 1976 he started Justin Wizard Printing from scratch. No money, no experience. What a fool. Should Justin have stayed at his secure boring job? He had a vision, a good attitude and learned as he went. "Put in massive effort." "Get really good before they find out you weren’t." He was good and fast and totally pampered the customers. Justin called it always having "A grand opening attitude." Customers loved it and his company grew. Even though JWP started out very small and modest it grew to be the second largest quick printing company in Fresno. He won many awards such as the best Yellow Page ad in the USA, the fastest pricing system, the most innovative company, best customer service award, the best direct mail newsletter and more. Justin contributed to many charities and local good works. He gave away a lot of free printing and his competitors thought he was crazy, yet he outlasted them all. Justin would sometimes hire "unemployables" and turn them into motivated superstar achievers. He says "you just have to believe in people. It was an excellent experience serving the public for 18 years. His mom couldn’t believe he stayed in something so long."

In 1995 he got out of the printing company with the assistance of IRS. He wanted to travel and write full time. "It’s not good to be in anything too long," he declared. "It’s like getting stuck on the first ride in Disneyland. It might have been fun but it’s time to get off and try something new. Was he a good writer? "No, I was terrible" he said, "But I practiced and got better by the week, whereas the critics often stayed where they were."

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Justin bought a 30 foot motor home outfitted it with solar panels for free electricity and all the comforts of home. If it gets cold he can turn on an electric blanket or make hot chocolate. Justin could now write and work anywhere; by a beautiful river out in the country, hear fish jump and can throw bread to curious geese that came by. Can you think of a better place to work? People say "don’t you have an office?" You mean you work in your motor home? If he had an office he would be stuck there "waiting" on customer to come in, paying monthly rent and all expenses which would have to be added to all sales. Justin now has almost no overhead, so is able sell products at incredible low prices, yet is easily accessible.

In 2000 he went towards the east coast in his motor home and bought the prettiest 166 acre farm in West Virginia. He always has some good down home stories about making apple butter, picking berries, friendly raccoons, picking chanterelle mushrooms, magical fireflies and the colorful neighbors.

He is the director of the Innovative Technology Research Center where helpful, useful products and systems are invented, tested and promoted. Labor was reduced by automating where possible. It is a fascinating place to visit.

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He is often asked to be a speaker at conventions and expos. He is called regularly for business and product consulting - to find better, faster more innovative ways of doing things. Justin has worn out several passports. He also does several monthly informative seminars on many topics.

Comments about Justin
Justin is a person who thoroughly enjoys life. Somewhat flamboyant and totally original he is indeed a colorful character. He has interests in innovative gardening and has a large whimsical garden growing in Chloe, West Virginia. Fifty four rows fifty feet long with everything his inner child could wish for. Tomatoes, beans, melons and flowers, it’s all there. Sixty clean, bug and slug free strawberries per square foot, in the air- he’s doing that and more. He grows his own stevia sweetener plant. By recycling and composting 99% he got in trouble once for not producing any garbage. "OK bub, where are you dumping it?"

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Justin started cooking at age seven and after a few initial smoking disasters he got the hang of it. (His older brother would love tell you all about "lemon pie #1 -oh oh") He first learned how to read by reading cookbooks. Justin still loves cooking, making just about everything healthy from scratch. He offers an unique internationally sold 250 page healthy recipe book.

Justin loves to laugh at light hearted dinner parties where people retell their best stories. Calamities make for the best tales so don’t get too good in any area or your stories suffer. Life can be pretty silly if you don’t take catastrophes too seriously. If encouraged or bribed Justin may tell hilarious stories, (Hey! It really happened!), perhaps sing, play guitar, harmonica with vague rumors of piano music. He gets many requests but plays anyway.

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He spends his time researching fascinating topics, corresponding internationally, reading, writing and learning. Justin has written articles for many popular national magazines and newspapers.

His passion in life is to traveling. Where? Does it really matter? Let’s go! Travel brings more accurate perceptions on life.

He loves sports while staying and feeling young. He believes in optimum vibrant health where if you keep the body healthy it can and will cure itself of any problem. Exercise! Oh boy! Hiking, biking, tennis, snorkeling, snow skiing. Being on the slender side, he was really good at dodge ball in elementary school. He is earnestly waiting for it to be declared an big Olympic sport so he can start collecting impressive gold medals.

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JUSTIN WIZARD... humble Philosopher says:
Life is good, or as you choose to perceive it. Decide which inner voices and choices you will follow. Where you spend your time is where you get your results. Calamities are just a learning experience or a needed change of direction created explicitly for you. Find your passions. Broke, frustrated people are doing everything but using their unique creative gifts. Encourage self sufficiency. Don't do someone else's homework. People are basically kind and generous unless they are hurting or fearful. Anger continually perpetuates a situation. What you bless blesses you, what you curse curses you, ten fold. Life is a learning school, not a punishment. Participate, don't be a spectator. Don’t be lazy waiting for God to do it for you. What can God experience through you? Start anywhere with anything. Just start. Schedule it done. Action cures fear. Once you’ve done it, it’s no big deal is it?

Live what you preach. Children are the direct reflection of parents neurotic or peaceful actions and thoughts. Parents are to teach all living skills and set a good example, not overindulge, be entertainment directors or taxi drivers. They are to teach values and manners so the children are welcome in any situation.

Unclutter and untangle your life. Time is short. Go! You plunks down your nickel and you take’s your chances. Be open to all opportunities and possibilities. If you don’t spend your money on what you want, it attracts expenses, repairs and dumb stuff. Use or lose it.

Go adventure. The more you try the better you get. Learn... love... share... try things... be available... serve others. Enthusiasm is contagious.

What is really important? Schedule what you really want. Learn to let go and trust God. In stillness listen to your intuition and the perfect answer. Have gratitude. Give what you want to come back to you. Give a smile that obviously radiates God's love within you.

He believes in simplicity. Keep life simple and uncomplicated. No small print. Minimize entanglements. Learn to delegate and automate. Find people and experts better than you. Stay free to experience all opportunities. Be debt free. Strive for multiple streams of passive income. Look for beauty all around you every day. Be grateful for everything. See difficult lessons are wonderful learning experiences. Make really good cookies made with love to give out.

Justin strives to be the very best he can be, always learning and improving. Life is such a precious exciting adventure!

Justin Wizard: Writer, Researcher, Educational Speaker, World Traveler,
Business Consultant, Technological inventor, Future Olympic dodgeball gold medal winner