About David Essel
About David Essel, M.S., O.M.
“David Essel’s destiny is to help you become more alive in every area of your life.” - Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
David Essel, M. S. O.M., is a #1 best-selling author (15), counselor, executive coach, international speaker, radio/tv/podcast host, sport psychology coach and all faiths minister whose mission is to positively affect 2 million people or more every day, in every area of life, regardless of their current circumstances.
Celebrity Jenny McCarthy says “David Essel is the new leader of the positive thinking movement.”
David's newest book, "LESSEN YOUR BURDENS, LIFT YOUR SPIRITS", is a program he designed to help us deepen our faith as well as increase the inner peace we all desire. .
"MENTAL MASTERY AND MAXIMMUM PERFORMANCE FOR PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES", is based on his experience and stories from his 43 years as a Sport Psychology Coach, detailing what it takes to handle the pressures. stress and mental health issues that these professionals face on a daily basis.
David's 13th book, endorsed by treatment center owners. doctors and clients, is completely changing the world of recovery! "DAVID ESSEL'S PERMANENT ALCOHOL AND LIFE RECOVERY", is so advanced and unique, that people who never thought they could be free of any addiction...are now free!
Another recent book, “HELPING AMERICANS HEAL: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO HEALING DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES”, just became another #1 best seller!
”THE ULTIMATE GRATITUDE JOURNAL: 52 WEEKS TO A NEW YOU!”, a unique gratitude program, was just released in 2022.
His previous book, “LOVE AND RELATIONSHIP SECRETS….that everyone needs to know!”, has been labeled as the “New bible on love and communication.”
His 10th book book went #1 bestseller in 3 months, a mystical romance novel set in the Hawaiian Islands called "ANGEL ON A SURFBOARD”, which offers the 6 keys to deep love.
Another #1 best seller ”FOCUS! SLAY YOUR GOALS…THE PROVEN GUIDE TO HUGE SUCCESS, A POWERFUL ATTITUDE AND PROFOUND LOVE”, was recently selected by the influential blog BOOKAUTHORITY.ORG as one of the top 100 GOAL SETTING BOOKS OF ALL TIME!
David’s work of 43 years is also highly endorsed by the late Wayne Dyer, “Chicken Soup for the Soul” author Mark Victor Hansen, as well as many other celebrities and radio and television networks from around the world.
He has been an Adjunct Professor at both Florida Gulf Coast University and Edison State College, (now called Florida Southwestern College) for several years, teaching his "Public Speaking Course" as well as his "Mental Health and Master Life Coach Certification".
He is verified through Psychology Today, Theravive and Therapy Tribe as one of the top Counselors and Executive Life Coaches in the USA, and is verified through Marriage.com as one of the top relationship counselors and experts in the world.
David accepts new clients every week into his 1 on 1 programs from around the world at www.davidessel.com.
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Sport Psychology Coaching with David Essel
“My time working with David helped me get my life back on track, dealing with some health issues lead to hormonal imbalances and felt like my life was spiraling out. It was more than a sport issue, but turmoil within life itself. Through reading and journaling David and I re-sparked my confidence, paralleled with treatment to get my health back in order and I skyrocketed not only back to the confident player, but proud and happy man off the field. David is a true friend and I am blessed for his guidance.”
- DS, Major League Baseball Player
As a former Division 1 basketball player, sports has always been a huge part of David’s life.
He made the Syracuse University basketball team as a walk on, and after two seasons was offered a permanent position on the varsity team for his final two years, from then head coach Roy Danforth.
Due to personal circumstances, he unfortunately could not accept this invitation, but has stayed involved in helping athletes from every sport imaginable reach their highest potential both mentally, emotionally and physically since 1985.
He received his masters degree in Sport psychology/marketing/exercise physiology in 1985, and in 1986 David earned the “Alumnus of the Year Award“, from his alma mater, the United States Sports Academy, for his work with athletes from a variety of different sports.
Recently, with all of the concern around mental health and athletic performance, David has joined the NBA Mind Health program to help promote mental health awareness for athletes and others all over the country.
David has taken up the NBA’s stance on the importance of mental health through his YouTube videos, podcasts , radio and TV interviews as well, knowing the importance of what this professional organization is doing for their players, the players families as well has anyone that needs mental health assistance.
David’s key coaching and teaching attributes include helping athletes become incredibly focused under stress, how to deal with the pressure that can lead many athletes to struggle with depression and or anxiety.
David also works from a mental health perspective helping athletes come back after injuries, poor performances or even those who may have a complete season in their athletic endeavor where they did not live up to their own and others’ expectations.
In college, David was an 83.5% shooter from the free-throw line, so helping athletes who struggle with free-throw shooting would benefit greatly from David’s teachings.
He even created a, “Free-throw practice specialty program”, which includes a totally unique approach mentally and emotionally to the free-throw line, along with daily practice techniques, that when done consistently, correctly , can increase anyone’s free-throw percentage in simply a matter of months.
Basketball is only one of the many professional sports he’s been involved with, currently as you look at the endorsement above, he has major league baseball players and other major-league athletes currently working with him on a 100% confidential program.
David understands the importance of confidentiality with players from the high school to college to professional level, and honors that confidentiality so that his clients feel incredibly optimistic about working with him and knowing that his ethics and morals as a coach will never be lessened.
From basketball to baseball, tennis to golf and football… David welcomes all athletes that truly desire to see a dramatic increase in the way they approach and master their sport.
Here is a direct link to his “sport psychology coaching page.“
To reach him directly please email David, David@davidessel.com or call 941.266.7676
Long Bio
Executive Coach, Counselor, TV/Radio Host, Author of 13 Books, Inspirational Speaker
David began his career in the health and fitness industry and quickly was named “Mr. Motivation” and “The #1 Life Coach in the USA” by Lifetime Television and “The Master of Motivation” by American Fitness magazine.
He parlayed this worldwide reputation into the world of athletes and athletics after getting his Master’s Degree in Fitness Management, where his emphasis on sport psychology led him to work as the “Mental Success Counselor” for basketball, baseball, tennis players and more from around the USA.
In 1990, a chance encounter with an athletic client who desired a life free of resentments against her former husband, led him deeply into the world of relationship work, with both singles and couples.
That same year he became one of the first nationally recognized Master Life Coaches in the USA, as his work was featured weekly on national radio and television shows. In 1996 David created Life Coach Universe, a Life Coach Certification organization that has certified individuals wanting to make a difference in this world from across the USA, Spain, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands.
David is verified by Psychology Today, Theravive and Therapy tribe as one of the top Counselor’s, ExecutiveCoaches and ministers in the USA, and is a Verified Relationship Expert through Marriage.com.
For 35 years, David’s nationally syndicated radio talk show, ” David Essel Alive!” was heard via Westwood One , XM Satellite Radio and Premiere Radio/ Clear Channel Communications on iHeart Radio as well as the Beasley Broadcasting Group.
His national work as a motivational segment reporter and host in television began in 1988 with WWOR-TV, then Fox TV’s “Good Day New York” as well as Lifetime Television’s “The Image Workshop”, and the Emmy Award Winning Fox TV show “The Morning Blend”.
He is also a former Adjunct Professor who taught courses on “Public Speaking” and “Life Coach Certifications” at Florida Gulf Coast University and Edison State College, now known as Florida Southwestern College.
David has helped thousands of people from around the world achieve their greatest goals in every area of life. From doubling and even tripling their income, to freedom from addictions, preparation for deep love, getting the body they’ve always wanted, releasing long held negative attitudes, overcoming deep depression and anxiety, overcoming emotional and sexual abuse, changing careers or creating dramatic success as business owners, public speaking, as well as helping couples recover from affairs and creating a deep personal connection with God or one’s higher power.
David is a renowned expert in the field of co-dependency, where he has helped thousands of people from around the world shatter the “largest addiction known to man.”
As an Executive Business Coach, he works weekly with small and large businesses in areas such as productivity, human resources, sales, strategic planning, communication skills and more.
There are no topics or circumstances David has not encountered, and helped people overcome, over the past 30 years.
His mission is to inspire others to reach their own exceptional potential in their business and personal life.
David’s professional presentations on how to lead a passionate and inspiring life have drawn rave reviews from corporations such as Chico’s, Nestlé, and Boeing, media outlets such as FOX TV and Premiere/ iHeart Radio, as well as non-profit organization like the March of Dimes and Unity Church.
- Businessperson of the Year Award — The IDEA Association
- “The Master of Motivation” — American Fitness Magazine
- Highest Rated Speaker in the History of Our Convention — International Exhibitors Association
- “Mr. Motivation” — Lifetime Television Network
In 2016, David was honored to be chosen as the Convocation Graduation Speaker , Syracuse University, School of Education. He played 2 years of basketball on the JV team at Syracuse, and was offered a position on the varsity team his junior year, which he declined.
In 2016, his 9th book, “Positive Thinking will never change your life…but this book will!”, became an Amazon #1 best seller, and his parable on faith and hope, “Rock Star: Finding God’s Purpose for Your Life” also became an Amazon #1 best seller.
His 10th book, “FOCUS! : SLAY YOUR GOALS”, TO BE RELEASED IN FEBRUARY 2018, has already received a major endorsement from celebrity Jenny McCarthy, who wrote the foreword to this book. “FOCUS!” , is challenging the beliefs of society around the concepts of affirmations, karma, gratitude, the law of attraction and more. David shares facts about how our desire for instant gratification is destroying our chances to be successful in life, and in the chapter on Profound Love, he describes a unique concept called ” David Essel’s Love scale 1 – 10″, to help us understand why we create so many forms of dysfunctional love in our lives.
David’s work as an Ordained Minister has helped thousands of people who want to deepen their spiritual path and his high energy, inspirational sermons have been given in non-denominational churches as well as the Roman Catholic church.
His own personal recovery from drug and alcohol addiction helped him to create one of the most successful holistic addiction recovery programs in the USA.
David’s struggles with clinical depression and anxiety in 1990, and a failed suicide attempt, led him to create powerful programs to help individuals learn to cope with, then heal these emotional/mental conditions.
His personal challenges with chronic pain, has helped him to not only understand what people who struggle with severe arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, prostatitis, IBS, migraines and more go through, but also led him to develop programs that help people shatter hopelessness, with answers to issues that have long eluded society.
For 43 years David has used a variety of healing methods to help people release limiting beliefs regarding money, their bodies, love, addictions, a lack of self identity and more including cognitive behavioral therapy, emotional desensitization, amino acid therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique/Tapping, as well as the common practices of journal release, nutritional therapy, meditation, financial freedom methodology, and more.