Alan Ackroyd is a pioneer in the self-help field. After establishing the Success Secrets Society in the 1990s, developing self improvement techniques and popular courses on self development and personal fulfillment, he has been active on both sides of the Atlantic. He founded the Fullerton Fulfillment Foundation to develop and research self-help and personal fulfillment techniques. In addition to authoring books, Alan writes for magazines, newspapers and web sites in the fields of self-help psychology, recreation and politics.