Robert E. Griswold

Bob was born in Chicago on January 1, 1935. He was the third son of parents William & Esther Griswold, both born in Burlington, Iowa.

He attended Smyser Elementary school 1940 - 1948, Steinmetz High School, 1948–1952, Wright Junior College 1952 - 1954, and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1957.

He married his wife Deirdre in 1963. They have four children, Kimberly, Kevin, Robert and Jeffrey.

In 1972, he moved his family to Edina Minnesota Edina, Minnesota where he founded Effective Learning Systems, Inc. He claims to have personally taught over 50,000 people techniques for relaxation, memory, stress management, controlling habits, goal achievement and self-esteem through seminars conducted for corporations, government agencies, and the general public.

Griswold has presented many conferences and workshops at the University of Minnesota and other colleges featuring speakers such as Wayne Dyer, Joyce Brothers, and others. Many of these professionals have become members of Effective Learning Systems' board of advisors.

Griswold served as a consultant to the Science Museum of Minnesota as Vice-President of the Minnesota Futurists and was appointed by Gov. Arne Carlson to the Minnesota Early Childhood Care and Education Council.

Griswold wrote How To Attract Money (published by Hachette Book Group,[1] formerly Warner Books, which deals with the relationship between self-esteem and financial success.

• Attract Money and More (Effective Learning Systems, Inc., 2009) ISBN 978-1-55848-220-3
• Deep Relaxation (Effective Learning Systems, Inc., 2009) ISBN 978-1-55848-150-3
• Achieve Your Ideal Weight...Auto-matically (Effective Learning Systems, Inc., 2009) ISBN 978-1-55848-706-2
• Develop a Super Memory...Auto-matically (Effective Learning Systems, Inc., 2009) ISBN 978-1-55848-708-6
• Super Strength Self-Esteem + Self-Image Programming (Effective Learning Systems, Inc., 2009) ISBN 978-1-55848-101-5

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