Meet a Scientologist—Todd Wilson, an Ardent Player of the Game of Life

The secret behind Scientologist Todd Wilson’s smile.

Scientologist Todd Wilson never learned that life has to be serious. Maybe that’s why he always has such a good time.

“What I look forward to most in life is playing,” he says.

In fact, for Wilson, 47, there is hardly anything in his life that he doesn’t enjoy. He loves his wife, his three children, sports, volunteering and work.

He participates in half a dozen local swim meets a year, competing in all the mid-distance events. He is writing a book of anecdotes and funny stories, and he works at a company that he started with a friend.

“We arrange private loans,” he says. “We started it in 2007—the worst possible time—when everything in the industry was blowing up. But my business partner and I are pretty smart. We survived the first year and have kept it going since.”

He attributes their success to the way they treat people and their commitment to fair play.

“I believe that with each transaction, everyone has to win—the investor, the borrower and our company,” he says. “And it really works—people know they can trust us and appreciate the way we operate.”

Wilson first learned of Scientology from his father.

“In 1987 my dad showed me Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and I realized immediately, what L. Ron Hubbard described in the book was exactly what I wanted,” he says.

Wilson is sure that whatever the future holds for him, he is ready to take it on.

“I look on life with a positive outlook,” he says. “I give it all I can and go out and create more.”

To meet more than 200 Scientologists and hear their stories, watch the “Meet a Scientologist” videos at www.Scientology.org.

The popular “Meet a Scientologist” profiles on the Church of Scientology International Video Channel at Scientology.org now total more than 200 broadcast-quality documentary videos featuring Scientologists from diverse locations and walks of life. The personal stories are told by Scientologists who are educators, teenagers, skydivers, a golf instructor, a hip-hop dancer, IT manager, stunt pilot, mothers, fathers, dentists, photographers, actors, musicians, fashion designers, engineers, students, business owners and more. 

A digital pioneer and leader in the online religious community, in April 2008 the Church of Scientology became the first major religion to launch its own official YouTube Video Channel, with videos now viewed more than 6 million times.