The story of the Doctors Rick begins in 1977, when the two Ricks met at National College of Naturopathic Medicine. After graduation, the two Oregon-licensed holistic physicians continued their study of the mind/body relationship, seeking to understand how mental and emotional patterns effect health and healing. They also developed their public practice, promoting the health and well being of individuals, teams, and companies by empowering them with effective communication, conflict management and stress reduction skills.
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 Through seminars, audio and video training products, they worked their magic on organizations such as IBM, ATT, LucasFilm, Quaker Oats, the US Army, and many, many more. Their unique style of Educating through Entertainment in both live and recorded form garnered them rave reviews, and a reputation as 'the Saturday Night Live" of training. Their inventive tape products broke records in sales, longevity, and effectiveness.
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 In 1994 McGraw-Hill published their first book: "Dealing With People You Can't Stand, How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst." It became an international best seller with translations in 12 languages and counting.
In 1997 McGraw-Hill published their second book: "Life by Design." It has been translated into Japanese and Chinese.
In 2002 the second edition of Dealing With People was released with new chapters covering email and phone communicaton. Also, their book Dealing With Relatives was released, just in time for the holidays, which includes family fables and offers compelling strategies to bring out the best in family members, (even when you can't stand them).
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 As communication and life managment experts, Rick and Rick have appeared on hundreds of television and radio shows, and have been featured in cover page stories in over 200 newspapers. 
including the Wall St. Journal.
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In 2006, McGraw Hill published their book "Love Thy Customer."
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In the light-hearted and clear style for which they are known, Rick and Rick continue to produce compelling lessons that make a meaningful difference to people in business, at home, and in all walks of life.
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