The World Academy of Personal Development

Marina Del Rey, United States

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Telephone:
+1 424-204-6133
Website:
www.optimalthinking.com
Address:
4640 Admiralty Way Ste 500, Marina Del Rey, CA, 90292
Marina del Rey
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
2.7 miBus Stop
3.1 miSanta Monica Big Blue Bus Line 12 to UCLA
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Today 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Marina Del Rey) 17:59 Friday, 6 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday –
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

Executive coaching, life coaching, seminars, writing services with Optimal Thinking. Achieve best practices, best solutions and best value.

History

Established in 1985.

Established in 1985, The World Academy of Personal Development inc. was founded in 1985 by Rosalene Glickman, Ph. D, coach, consultant, trainer and best-​selling author of Optimal Thinking (Wiley 7th printing and in 16 languages),

Opti​mal​Think​ing​.com, a division of The World Academy of Personal Development Inc., is based in Century City, Los Angeles, U.S.A.

We publish a blog and two e-​newsletters, «The Optimal Thinker’s Newsletter» and «The Optimal Thinking Leader.»

Meet the Business Owner

Rosalene G.

Business Owner

Thought leader, Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D. is the creator and best-​selling author of Optimal Thinking, hailed by academia and the media as «the successor to positive thinking» and «the essential ingredient for best practices in personal, interpersonal, and organizational optimization.»

Dr. Glickman is President of The World Academy of Personal Development Inc. She has served as the Director of Professional Development for The American Society for Training & Development in Los Angeles, and is a distinguished expert witness in cognitive analysis and leadership development.

Rosalene provides executive and life coaching, business consulting and training for individuals and organizations including Warner Bros., Johnson & Johnson, U.S. Army, Young Presidents’ Organization, BP, UCLA, CSU, Fullerton (School of Business Administration), National Australia Bank, Internal Revenue Service, Bristol-​Myers Squibb, etc.

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3 reviews of The World Academy of Personal Development

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Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
Direct without being harsh, realistically motivating, and a real pro at discerning one’s unique attributes, Rosalene is a coach worth the time and money. You come away feeling so much better than before a session — she is a true source of advice and counsel. She is truly worth the five stars I gave her!
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
Before we began working together, I presented Dr. Glickman with what I considered to be a lofty goal: I wanted to double my business revenue every year for the next five years, or 32x in total, while reducing my work hours by 1 hour per day per year.
Now, six months later, we’re already well ahead of schedule, having doubled once and set the ground work to double again this year.
Dr. Glickman is not a rah-​rah, get you pumped up kind of person. If you want that, call Tony Robbins. She values positive thinking as a starting point for optimization, but deploys it judiciously because blind optimism is dangerous in high-​stakes situations. Instead, she’s a tough, smart, realistic coach who sees through your BS and doesn’t hesitate to call you on it.
The first thing I did was to take her online self-​assessment. It described me better than my closest friends and worst enemies would. All of my strengths. All of my weaknesses. My understanding is that a number of companies and universities license it from her, it’s that good. You can find it on the
website.
While Dr. Glickman would never reveal her client list, it does include major executives, lawyers, politicians, celebrities, and other A-​listers. She’s been at this a long time at the highest levels and she’s not cheap, but she is a bargain.
If you are considering an Executive Coach, you owe it to yourself to talk to Dr. Glickman — if only to see how a real C-​Level coach operates — as well as to take the online assessment and buy her 100-​Day program.
Place rating: 5
Manhattan Beach, CA
What a great surprise when a consultant is EVEN better than you hoped! And I have VERY high standards. Dr. Rosalene Glickman, who is very smart, engaging and pro-​active in helping her clients, is also a very down-​to-​earth, approachable and enjoyable professional that you want to know and hire.
I am helping a client research and launch a new online business and I wanted to learn from the best. I wanted a true professional who had done it themselves and who «walks the talk.» Some people know how to do things well themselves, but cannot coach and teach others. Rosalene does both very well. She has been very helpful to me personally and professionally with her Optimal Thinking and practical solutions. Please check her out!
Anne Miller
President, Miller Consulting Group
Manhattan Beach, CA 90 266