DAVID A. JACOBSON is senior consulting partner at Goal Success, Inc., which is dedicated to maximizing the potential of individuals, teams and organizations. Goal Success designs and delivers innovative leadership development, team building and executive coaching programs to many Fortune 500 companies.

David's areas of specialization include designing and delivering leadership and team development programs; conducting individual and team assessment and feedback initiatives; facilitating team strategic planning, vision, values, and mission clarification; motivational speaking; outdoor experiential education, and executive coaching.

David is the author of Inspiration to Perspiration: The Four Essential Steps to Achieving Your Goals. By combining GAIN Planning™, a proven process for achieving goals, with lessons from Team In Training, the world's premier endurance sports training and fundraising program, readers learn to apply strategies that have already enabled thousands of people to reach goals they never before dreamt possible.

David spent seven years on the training staff of the Center for Creative Leadership's San Diego campus. He was an instructor in the Center's leadership and team development programs, as well as involved in designing and delivering customized training solutions for a wide array of clients. Currently he serves as an adjunct faculty member for The Center.

David has a masters degree in leadership studies from theUniversity of San Diego and a bachelor of arts degree inpsychology, with an emphasis in communication, fromWashington University in St. Louis.