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photo by ken west oshawa , ontario , canada the of -lrb- even more -rrb- awesome -lrb- 2011 -rrb- the book book of -lrb- holiday -rrb- awesome -lrb- 2011 -rrb- of awesome -lrb- 2010 -rrb- the book september 17 , 1979 neil_pasricha_san_diego . jpg neil pasricha
 bcomm business school from queen 's university , mba from harvard neil pasricha author , speaker
neil pasricha

neil pasricha -lrb- born september 17 , 1979 -rrb- is an author and speaker characterized by his advocacy of positivity and simple pleasures .
he is best known for his book , the book of awesome , which is a new york times best seller and been a best seller from 2010 to 2014 .
he is also an established speaker and his tedx talk , the 3 a 's of awesome , is ranked as the `` 9th most inspiring '' ted talk with over 2 million views to date .
the book and ted talk are based on pasricha 's popular blog , 1000 awesome things .
the blog has won three webby awards and ranked in pc magazine 's list of top blogs and websites in 2009 and 2010 .
pasricha is frequently sought out by media outlets as an expert on the topics of positivity and leadership .
