"ThoughtAssets: The Spiritual Energy Of Wealth"

My Comfort

Little Things Matter

Alvin Augustus Jones


"I loved your poem Only. So true, so true. It should be on a plaque among the many inspirational ones I collect and hang throughout my house. May God continue to bless you and your ministry."

"L'homme avec la voix melodieuse"-French
"El hombre con el voz como miel"-Spanish
"Der Mann mit der lieblichen Stimme"-German
"Laki-laki dengan suara seperti madu"-Indonesian
"you are the "Man With The Mellifluous Voice."

"So nice to talk with you this morning. I printed "Only" and taped it up as a remainder (this is supercool!!) and also, your website is now my homepage. I love the way you think!

"by the way, you have a beautiful smile. Keep spreading good news. Heaven knows we need more of it."

"In the midst of a 20-city radio tour, I have come to one conclusion only: Some talk-show hosts are very smart and very eloquent. Not all, but some. (Some of them--horrors! -- don't even read the books before the interview!) Among the best radio talk-show hosts is Dr. Alvin Augustus Jones, who has interviewed some of the most provocative figures in modern American literature, sports, politics and entertainment...always with an eye toward messages we can all glean from their experiences."

"you can be my friend forever."

"you're a classy guy"

"I've been around media for a while...and you've at the top of my list."

"I truly appreciate the interview and your graciousness throughout. Great website. I am proud to occupy a small space on it for a time. I appreciate you and the work you are doing."

"You're the most prepared, most insightful interviewer on radio today"
"I loved your questions."

"You rock! And God's in charge."

"You are truly a kind and extraordinary thoughtful person. No wonder you are so successful! I'm very grateful to know you."

"great speaking with you...you are super!"

"thanks...it was fun."

"Our son, David, forwarded to us the interview you did with him recently. He had just returned from a trip so you caught him by surprise. However, we were so pleased with his presentation of his book Blueprint To A Billion. You had obviously read and digested the book and the manner in which you presented your questions must have made it easier for David to give comprehensive answers. We are both in our 80's and this is our first experience with a family member writing a book so we are finding all these "events" so exciting, including your interview with David. Best of luck with your important activities. Ruth and George Thomson."

"I admire you tremendously because of the positive influence you are having on our society at large and on individuals everywhere. You truly are making a difference...I appreciate our on-going friendship."

"I really enjoyed talking to you."

"It was a pleasure dealing with you and I salute your extraordinary accomplishments."

"I marvel at your efficiency and organization! It was a great pleasure appearing on your show, which positively crackles with vitality."

"Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you and your listeners about Frederick Douglass's great July Fourth oration and its continuing relevance for America. The extraordinary range and quality of books that you feature make it an honor to be on your show. Your preparation is thorough, your knowledge is deep, and, most of all, your penetrating questions allow authors and their books to shine."

"Enjoyed talking with you."

"I really loved being on your show last night. It was a wonderful interview and I thought your questions really illicited a lively discussion. Thank you also for the web site exposure"

"Thank you so much Dr. Jones, I really enjoyed this...you're very special."

"Thanks for a great interview."

"I wanted to pass something along to you. My wife, daughter and I had a long drive to our relatives home for Thanksgiving. I brought along the cd you sent of the recent interview for the family to listen to. At the end of the interview, my wife looked at me and said,'Wow, he is an outstanding interviewer!' I asked her why she thought that and she said, He actually listens, he never cut you off and asked great questions. I couldn't agree more, Alvin. You are on top of your game."

"I've know Alvin for many years and I can attest that this is a man who is on a mission. He definitely 'Walks his talk and talks his walk.' or maybe more fitting for Alvin, he 'Preaches what he practices and practices what he preaches!' He makes things happen."

"you're a great interviewer with to the point questions designed to help your listeners."

"I thank you so much for the interview. It was way-cool! I just listened to it. It turned out great! Again, thank you so much for sharing your audience..."
"It was a great pleasure to talk with you this morning. You've understood my book in the way I hoped readers would - as a moment from the past which connects directly to the political and social issues we're dealing with today. I hope we can do this again sometime."
"That was a fantastic interview. I've never seen someone so prepared and with such great questions. I was honored to be part of your program."
"I enjoyed the show and a great conversation on the hottest topic in marketing: the rise of powerful Asian brands."

"..we enjoyed being on your show today. We really appreciate your intelligent exploration of this topic-great thought-provoking questions."

"Your passion for great stories comes through with every insightful question you ask. You're more a conversationlist than an interviewer. I hope we talk again."

"I so enjoyed our interview today. My soul felt refreshed. You asked questions with faith in your heart and God's love in your voice and that was inspiring."

"Thanks! I really enjoyed our talk this morning. I very much appreciate and was much impressed with your preparation; knowledge of the topic and excellent questions. Thanks and hope we can talk again."

"Thank you for inviting me to be a part of the great work you are doing...May our God continue to increase your influence-for His purpose & glory."

"I can listen to you all day and not eat."

"I want to thank you and say how nice it was to speak with you this morning. It was an invigorating way to start my day. Being retired, I no longer get up with the chickens."

"Just writing to thank you for doing the interview this a.m. with Kathy Burke. Kathy said it was one of the best she's had since book came out--and you were great to work with."

"I spent some time on your website and listened to some of your interviews-incredible-what a great resource. thanks!

"Thank you so much for the great interview last week. I really enjoyed speaking with you, and appreciate the time you spent preparing and reading. Such a pleasure chatting with someone who cares. I'm listening to it on your site now--sounds good!--and I've put the links to my website. I hope we'll get the chance to talk again."

"Of all the radio and television interviews I've done, yours was the best. Your perceptive and sensitive reading of my book and your incisive questions made me think about sports, and writing, and life in ways I hadn't before. You have my deepest gratitude."

"Thank you for your invigorating interview! The questions you asked were fabulous! I appreciate that you read the book. It showed!...Again, it was terrific talking to such a thoughtful insightful interviewer!"

"I really appreciate your responsiveness, your professionalism, and your willingness to use your platforms to help grassroots foot soldiers like me make a difference in the lives of others."

"Alvin, you are a refreshingly thoughtful, inquisitive, and respectful interviewer. Thanks for creating a memorable 'experience' for me and more importantly thank you for the consistent 'experience' and service you offer your listeners. You make the world a better place."

"Thanks for having me on your show--it was one of my favorite interviews yet. You're an ususually perceptive interviewer who asks questions that build a real conversation between the host and the guest. For an author looking to explain his book to the public, that's an ideal talk to have."

"Wonderful experience...Alvin really cut into the most important aspects of my book in 20 minutes...nice to speak with someone who takes the time to read the material, understands it, and relays that information to his audience. I'll be on his show any time."

"Thank you, my friend, for sharing Talk Easy, Listen Hard, with your listeners. Your praise for the book, astute comments, and thorough questions were indeed encouraging. As you brought out in our conversation, communication is essential to relationship. Understanding ourselves, each other, valuing the differences bring maturity and perspective that helps us really connect with each other, particularly within marriage and the home. I pray that Talk Easy, Listen Hard will bring understanding and hope to your listeners.

"What a pleasure to speak with you--you get right to the heart of the issue and bring out the best insights for your listeners."

"A wonderful, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic interviewer and commentator"

"I wanted to thank you again for such a top-notch discussion...As few radio personalities can claim these days, you bring a great sense of depth, insight and class to your interviews--all of which make the generally dispiriting exercise of promoting a book feel like the worthy, noble cause that we writers once dreamed it would be. Thank you again for offering authors the respect of familiarity with their work"

...just needed you to know that I absolutely LOVED our "on-air" talk! You are such a ROCKSTAR! Thx for all the love and phenom support!

"It was such a joy to talk to you this morning...your insight and ability to pick out important issues that need to be addressed with Seniors was a blessing for me. Because of your own gift of interviewing, you make your guests (me) sound half way intelligent, even at 3:45 in the morning!

"I really appreciated your warm and supportive interview style. You got to all the main issues covered in my book and did a great job of putting me at ease. Thanks again. It was pleasure working with you!"

"Between your deep sonorous voice, your good mind, and your use of the English language, I was deeply dazzled."

"So many thanks for our wonderful conversation on your program. I really appreciate the homework and your listening and leading style."

"I could have "hung out" with you for hours. You also have such a wonderful voice both in timber and in spirit of conversation."

"I truly enjoyed the conversation and found your questions and insight to be right on target. It is rare to find a host who is as well prepared, thoughtful and committed to making a difference in the lives of their audience. I look forward to keeping in touch."

"I was thrilled by the care with which you read my book, which was clearly reflected in the quality and thoughfulness of the interview questions you posed."

"I was impressed by the way you instantly established rapport, put me at ease, asked insightful questions, and communicated well-connecting me to your audience. You're a master!"

"You lit up my day!...You are full of joy!

"Thank you for the wonderful, wonderful interview. What a pleasure to meet someone so talented & nice...Be well."

"It was such an honor to be on your show and you are Great! That was one of the coolest radio interviews I have ever done."

"I loved our interview this morning...You are Remarkable!"

"...my thanks for your special gifts and your wonderful show. You are clearly blessed with your gift to share the wisdom of others with thousands of listeners...My prayer is that you will continue to touch the hearts and minds of thousands of Americans who look for hope and long for joy."

"Thank you again for taking the time to actually read my book-it was clear that you understand my mission to reduce suffering in the workplace."

"What a pleasure to talk to you on air this morning. It is rare and wonderful thing to find such sparkling intelligence on the airwaves, and such a warm and encompassing spirit. I envy your listeners. Thank you, and thank you too for the website, which means that even all the way across the continent in Seattle, I can keep in touch."

"It was an honor to be interviewed by you today. Thank you for all you are doing for God's kingdom through WCBQ-WHNC-AM. And, thank you for sharing Matthew 1:6. What a perfect example of woundedness happening at the hand of a man of God's own heart. I'll not forget to use that as an example of not only that, but also of how God remembers and honors the one who has been faithful, yet hurt."

"I truly enjoyed being on your show. Your questions were intelligent and helped me think more deeply about faith and courage and what it means to me."

"Your questions, attitude, style, easiness and personal warmth were so much NOT the same-old same-old. You bring freshness, heart, spirit and mind to what you do: you listen and participate fully, and bring thoughtfulness and good humor to the interaction. Real connection all around. and "real" is rarer in this world, and certainly in media, than I think either of us, or our listeners/readers, would like. But you prove it doesn't have to be that way, something I also aspire towards. So good! (And definitely not from Jiffy mix).

"I really like what you are doing. We can all help to empower people by helping them develop the attitudes and skills for personal success--not simply financial success, but human success. We can all be more successful people. You offer an avenue for just that kind of development. I honor your work."

"It was a pleasure speaking with you. Your compassion, enthusiasm, depth, and appreciation of our story was meaningful and rewarding. We have shared with our most recent book signing audiences your name and wisdom. I wish you the best in all your endeavors. Know that the impact you have on many, including ourselves, is profound. We are so grateful that your radio program and website is now known to us and to our friends so we can rejoice in your message and spiritual wisdom."

"I found your questions well focused, leading me toward meaningful comments."

"You are a wondrous energy..."

"Thank you for the insightful and engaging interview. Your prescient, precise questions traveled with light speed to the core meaning of the book. You even got me laughing at 6:15AM in the morning. You are a master interviewer bringing warmth and humor to your impeccable preparation and presentation. I thoroughly enjoyed our exchange."

"just wanted to express that your personal lectures on your website are such a blessing-just so inspirational-I find myself reviewing them quite often. I listen to a lot of motivational and metaphysical speakers via the web while I'm working...-so it is just so refreshing to have another source for Universal Teachings! I am so happy to have discovered your website via Karen E. Quinones Miller. Continued blessings to you!"

"Dr. Alvin Augustus Jones is a thorough professional. As a journalist of four decades, I know a good interviewer when I see one."

"Your powerful interview regarding the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Marked By Fire was masterful and wonderful. Dr. Jones, your program is truly touched by talent and delivered by your awesome gift."

"It was wonderful talking with you today--you've got a great show and engaging manner and fire in the belly make it easy to see why so many people are fans."

"What fun! What fun it was to spend a few minutes with you and your listeners on Friday. Your interview was enjoyable, entertaining and truly focused on the merits of my book. Of course, Gary (my husband) was pleased to be called my hunka-hunka burnin love! You were a gracious, well prepared host. An author's dream!

"Thanks, Dr. Jones for the delightful interview! I've done hundreds of these and yours was the most fun by far!"

"It was such a pleasure being interviewed by you. It was one of my favorite interviews because you weren't circling the issues and you mentioned how people are so afraid to bring up God. It was so refreshing to be able to speak about real issues plaguing women and seeping into or interactions with others. I'm sure with your guidance your daughters have a solid foundation on which to stand and grow. Thank you for the opportunity."

"I would also like to thank Dr. Alvin Augustus Jones for being a voice of hope to the many people in this world that are stuck and suffering in their emotional and psychological pain. Dr. Jones did a marvelous job of drawing out the key ideas in our workbook, namely, using mindful acceptance to disarm and transforn anxious suffering into a whole, dignified, and purposeful life. Living well even with the pain of life is the prize, and I sincerely hope that your listener's find a way to do that."

"Thank you very much for inviting me to be one of your guests. I could not believe you only had looked at the book the night before as your questions were exactly to the point! It was a real pleasure talking with you and I know by looking online that people have been buying the book. So there again, thanks!!!"

"Thank you. I enjoyed speaking with you, noted that you made some especially astute and in-depth comments. Obviously, you 'get' the idea of expanding horizons!"

"I wish all interviewers were as insightful and respectful as you are. It was a pleasure to talk with you and connect with your listeners."

"Thanks for the engaging interview. You made book promotion a lot of fun. Between Indiana Jones and Alvin Jones, I'll take the latter every time!"

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