Ash Manuel is the author of Growing with Gratitude, a collection of practical activities and strategies that help kids and teens build the positive mindset they need for setbacks as well as successes. A primary school teacher with 12 years’ experience, Ash created Growing with Gratitude to teach children habits of gratitude, kindness, optimism, mindfulness and serving others from as young an age as possible. The work now reaches tens of thousands of children, teachers and families in Australia and 43 other countries. Ash is one of the authors of the Expert Author Community, where he wrote alongside others turning serious ideas into meaningful books.