About

Hi, I’m Leo Babauta. I’m the creator and blogger at Zen Habits, which was a tiny blog with no readers on 2 1/2 years ago, but today it’s blossomed into one of the top blogs on the net, with 125,000+ subscribers and is one of TIME Magazine’s Top 25 Blogs. I also created Write To Done, one of the Top 10 blogs for bloggers and writers, which I now do jointly with Chief Editor Mary Jaksch (my friend and business partner, below).

I’m also a published author of the best-selling book, The Power of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential … in Business and in Life.

Finally, I am a husband, father of six, a runner, a vegan, and someone who lives a simple life. For more, read my bio or my story. You can reach me on Twitter. I’m looking forward to helping my fellow bloggers!

Hi, my name is Mary Jaksch. I’m crazy about writing – it’s the first thing I think of when I wake up in the morning. I started writing my blog Goodlife ZEN in November 2007. The focus of Goodlife ZEN is the area where positive living meet spirituality. Then, in July 2008, I became Chief Editor of Write to Done. You can read how that happened in my article Why Leo Babauta Gave Me His Blog. Blogging has become a passion that sometimes verges on addiction. I love the fact that it’s a conversation with my readers!

Here is the experience I bring to A-List Blogging Bootcamps:

• Five years as Editor of Zen journal Bright Water;
• Author of numerous published magazine articles;
• Author of Learn to Love, a book translated into 5 languages;
• Ebook Overcome Anything: Finding the Light after Darkness. (It’s free and you can get it here)
• Academic writing – MA in Religious Studies.

As well as being a writer, I’m a Zen master and psychotherapist. I hold a 4th Dan Black Belt in Karate and love dancing Argentine tango in skimpy dresses. I live in New Zealand and hold two nationalities, English and German. I’m a mother and a lover.

I get my greatest pleasure from helping people to find and develop their full potential.

You can reach me here: mary [at]writetodone [dot]com and on Twitter