About the author
Eric Richard (E. R.) Haas is CEO of the TQ Smart family of websites including ThinkTQ.com, MyBizIQ.com, MyBelieversGuide.com, MarriageWithPurpose.com, and hundreds of others.
Born in 1945 and raised as a Lutheran in Fremont, Ohio, E. R. has authored 26 different books on excellence, personal productivity, purpose, and goals. He is a "serial entrepreneur" who, after leaving graduate school in 1968, created over 20 different businesses in software, manufacturing, finance, publishing and many other areas.
E. R. attended Capital University, a Lutheran college in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1967 with a degree in Business Marketing and Economics. He turned his MBA thesis into StyleCrest Products which today is the world's leading supplier of accessories for the manufactured housing and RV industry. As a result of his financial expertise, he became Consulting Economist for NADA Appraisal Guide from 1976 through 1992.
E. R. is married to Jan Haas who shares his interest in model railroading, gardening, and traveling by train. Together, they have 5 grown children, 9 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.