Waddington received his BA in Psychology and Chinese from Arizona State University where he graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA;[citation needed] and was inducted into the academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa Society,[1] and won the Moeur award,[citation needed] ASU's highest academic honor.

Waddington performed an in-depth statistical analysis of detailed records on the 261,000 people who have ever worked for the company.

Waddington is the author of Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work.

Unlike the average motivational guru who seems to have read a single book-the one he or she has just written-Waddington has read them all, so readers will learn what ancient thinkers, religious leaders, modern scientists and rival motivational guides teach about human behavior....

This thin volume contains wisdom, scientific facts and insights from great figures, all in the service of planning a meaningful future.