The Why Are You Here Cafe

Imagine getting lost and finding yourself in a location so remote, that it's in the middle of the middle of nowhere.

Maybe it was a particular coffee shop, or a bookstore, or a little hut on the beach somewhere. A place where you talked with people who understood what you were going through, and who inspired you to see the world and your life in entirely new ways. A place that because you visited there, your life was forever changed for the better.

For John, that place was a tiny little cafe in a location so remote, that it was in the middle, of the middle, of nowhere. There was good food, warm hearts, and the name The Why Are You Here Cafe displayed in light blue neon letters on the roof.

Imagine opening a menu and finding that the special of the day is these three questions:

Why are you here?               Do you fear death?               Are you fulfilled?

Imagine embarking on an adventure that takes you from the executive suites of the advertising world to the surf of Hawaii’s coastline. That's the story that has captured reader's hearts and minds in over 40 countries on all seven continents. The story of The Why Cafe.

John P. Strelecky is the International Best-Selling author of The Why Caf’e and now a highly sought after Inspirational Keynote Speaker. Through his writings and subsequent appearances on television and radio, he has positively impacted the lives of millions of people and he has had the pleasure to share the best seller list with some of his own favorite writers.

In addition to being translated into seventeen languages and sold in over forty countries, John’s inspirational book has been distributed to employees of numerous companies including IBM, American Express, Boeing, American General Finance, USANA Health Sciences, Romano’s Macaroni Grill, and others. It has also been made required course reading at universities around the country such as the University of Wisconsin colleges.__In their story about him, Gannett Media (USA TODAY…) stated that John “has put his finger on the pulse of the world.” Both domestically and internationally he is often compared to Paulo Coelho, the inspirational best selling Brazilian author most known for his classic – The Alchemist. RBA Libros in Barcelona, Spain called John’s work “The Alchemist for the 21st century. A little jewel that will change the life of millions of people.”

John has spent extensive time traveling the world. His longest trip was in 2002 when he and his wife spent nine months backpacking more than 70,000 miles (almost three times the circumference of the earth) as they covered the globe on just $40 per day. He has taken subsequent extended trips to the Amazon Basin, Yucatan Peninsula, and China.

Imagine getting lost and finding yourself in a location so remote, that it's in the middle of the middle of nowhere.

Maybe it was a particular coffee shop, or a bookstore, or a little hut on the beach somewhere. A place where you talked with people who understood what you were going through, and who inspired you to see the world and your life in entirely new ways. A place that because you visited there, your life was forever changed for the better.

For John, that place was a tiny little cafe in a location so remote, that it was in the middle, of the middle, of nowhere. There was good food, warm hearts, and the name The Why Are You Here Cafe displayed in light blue neon letters on the roof.

Imagine opening a menu and finding that the special of the day is these three questions:

Why are you here?               Do you fear death?               Are you fulfilled?

Imagine embarking on an adventure that takes you from the executive suites of the advertising world to the surf of Hawaii’s coastline. That's the story that has captured reader's hearts and minds in over 40 countries on all seven continents. The story of The Why Cafe.

John P. Strelecky is the International Best-Selling author of The Why Caf’e and now a highly sought after Inspirational Keynote Speaker. Through his writings and subsequent appearances on television and radio, he has positively impacted the lives of millions of people and he has had the pleasure to share the best seller list with some of his own favorite writers.

In addition to being translated into seventeen languages and sold in over forty countries, John’s inspirational book has been distributed to employees of numerous companies including IBM, American Express, Boeing, American General Finance, USANA Health Sciences, Romano’s Macaroni Grill, and others. It has also been made required course reading at universities around the country such as the University of Wisconsin colleges.__In their story about him, Gannett Media (USA TODAY…) stated that John “has put his finger on the pulse of the world.” Both domestically and internationally he is often compared to Paulo Coelho, the inspirational best selling Brazilian author most known for his classic – The Alchemist. RBA Libros in Barcelona, Spain called John’s work “The Alchemist for the 21st century. A little jewel that will change the life of millions of people.”

John has spent extensive time traveling the world. His longest trip was in 2002 when he and his wife spent nine months backpacking more than 70,000 miles (almost three times the circumference of the earth) as they covered the globe on just $40 per day. He has taken subsequent extended trips to the Amazon Basin, Yucatan Peninsula, and China.