Louise Hay

Best-selling author

and founder of

Hay House, the international

leader in inspirational and self-help publishing Great Book

I Can Do It: How to Use Affirmations to Change Your Life

Sigmund Freud

 Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology. Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind.

the father of psychoanalysis" and his work has been highly influential

Norman Vincent Peale

was a Christian preacher and author most notably of The Power of Positive Thinking and a progenitor of the theory of positive thinking

George S Clason

is best known for writing a series of informational pamphlets about being thrifty and how to achieve financial success. He started writing the pamphlets in 1926

Socrates

was an ancient Greek philosopher who is widely credited for laying the foundation for Western philosophy. The most important source of information concerning Socrates is Plato.

Don Miguel Ruiz

is a Mexican author , nagual , shaman , and teacher . He went to medical school and was a surgeon until a near-death experience impelled him to seek answers books, including The Voice of Knowledge,

Carl Jung

Swiss psychiatrist and founder of a neopsychoanalytic school of psychology, which he named Analytical Psychology

Jung emphasized the importance of balance and harmony. He cautioned that modern humans rely too heavily on science

Anthony Robbins

is an American life coach, writer, and professional speaker. Robbins has been called upon by sports professionals such as Andre Agassi Robbins promotes a mainly vegetarian and vegan lifestyle

Brian Tracy

is a self-help author who has recorded many of his works as audio books. His talks and seminar topics include leadership, sales, managerial effectiveness, and business strategy. He has recently launched Brian Tracy University

Lao-tzu

was a philosopher of ancient China. Laozi literally means "Old Master" and is generally considered an honorific. According to Chinese tradition, Laozi lived in the 6th century BC. Some legends elaborate further that he was the teacher of the Buddha
 

Wayne Dyer

An internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development. He has written numerous bestselling books, including the New York Times bestseller

Abraham Maslow

was an American psychologist. He is mostly noted today for his proposal of a hierarchy of human needs. The base of the pyramid is formed by the physiological needs, including the biological requirements for food, water, air, and sleep.
 

James Allen

was a writer of inspirational books and poetry. Born in Leicester , England , James was 15 when his father, a businessman, was robbed and murdered.

Stephen Covey

is the author of the international best selling book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, first published in 1989.  First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership and The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families

Rene Descartes

was a highly influential French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and writer. Dubbed the "Founder of Modern Philosophy", and the "Father of Modern Mathematics", much of subsequent western philosophy.

Caroline Myss

 has often been described as leading the forefront in the field of energy medicine: she's also a respected author and teacher in the holistic world

Viktor Frankl

was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist. Frankl was the founder of logotherapy and Existential Analysis.

 In the Autumn of 1942 he, his wife, and his parents were deported to the concentration camp of Theresienstadt

Napoleon Hill

was an American author who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich

Benjamin

 Franklin

was a leading author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic activist, and diplomat. As a scientist he was a major figure in the history of physics

Aristotle

was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. He wrote on diverse subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, biology, zoology, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, and ethics.

Neale Donald Walsch

The Secret Movie, Law of Attraction, Conversations With God, Abundance, CWG

 is a star of the hit movie "The Secret"

Martin Seligman

is an American psychologist and writer. He is well known for his work on the idea of learned helplessness. Seligman is also a best selling author, writing about Positive Psychology topics such as The Optimistic Child,

Deepak Chopra

He has written extensively on spirituality and diverse topics in mind-body medicine. He claims to be influenced by the teachings of Vedanta and the Bhagavad-Gita

Wallace Wattles

most famous work is The Science of Getting Rich in which he explains how to get rich. He personally "tested" the principles he describes in his book and in his later years became rich.

Confucius

was an esteemed Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese thought and life.