Arianna Huffington – A Super-Short Celebration Of Success by The Best You
Start up and stay there – You have to do what you dream of doing even while you’re afraid...
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How Arnie Got To The Top by The Best You
“The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that. “Early and often” is...
Reba McEntire: A Rural Route to Success
“To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.” Born...
Michelle Mone: From Drop-Out to All-In
“I will never give up. I never have, even when times have been terrible.” As a young...
Ingvar Kamprad: A Mind Made for Business
“Our idea is to serve everybody, including people with little money.” Ingvar Kamprad grew up about as...
Catherine Zeta-Jones: All The Right Moves
“I hope I can help remove any stigma attached to , and that those who don’t have it...
Richard Linklater: Be Original, Be Happy
“Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size.” A true Texan down to...
Casting Queen – Profile Of Hollywood Casting Queen Marion Dougherty by The Best You
“Casting is a game of gut instinct. You feel their talent and potential in the pit of your...
Huey Lewis: He’s Got The Good News
“I am deluded enough to think I can bring something to the table.” Huey Lewis began life...
Dorothy Hodgkin: Molecular Mapper
“I was captured for life by chemistry and by crystals.” Born in 1910 to parents that were...
Sarah Jessica Parker: Success and The City
“When it comes to life and love, why do we believe our worst reviews?” It’s fitting that...
Reed Hastings: Audience Redirect
“Broadcast TV is like the landline of 20 years ago.” Reed Hastings was born an entrepreneur. Perhaps...
Park Geun-Hye: A Tradition All Her Own
“I will end the history of division and conflict through reconciliation and fairness.” At first glance, following...
Craig Venter: Mapping What We’re Made Of
Craig Venter began his journey in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1946. For all he would become later...
Chaka Khan: Not Just Every Woman
In 1953 Chaka Khan came into the world in Chicago under the name Yvette Marie Stevens. She had...
Percy Fawcett: A Life Of Adventure
Percy Fawcett was ensconced in adventure and intrigue his entire life. Fawcett drew on the inspirations of his...
Ludo Lefebvre: A Taste for All
Ludo Lefebvre was raised in Burgundy, France. Taken early on by the desire to craft and cook specialty...
Billie Jean King: An Ace Life
A champion on and off of the tennis court, Billie Jean King was born in Long Beach, California....
Rick Allen: Finding A Way To Play
“My situation should have been a lot worse. By rights I shouldn’t have survived the crash.” Rick Allen...
How Sir James Dyson Cleaned Up For Success
“As an engineer I’m constantly spotting problems and plotting how to solve them.” In his youth James Dyson...
The Rocky Road to success. Michael J. Fox: Nothing’s Gonna Stop Him Now
Michael J. Fox was born in Canada to an actress and a policeman. Fox landed a role in...
Jane Austen: A Modern Woman in the Old World
There are many who think that Jane Austen would have been a fan of some of the better...
The Amazing True Story Of Mahatma Gandhi
How can one man bring down an empire that ruled one-fifth of the world? Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi did...
Dame Evelyn Glennie – Good Vibrations
Dame Evelyn Glennie is the first person in 20th Century Western Society to make a full-time living as...
Steve Jobs: The Elements of a Genius
Born to unmarried college graduates in a judgemental era and then adopted by an accountant and carpenter, Steve...
Rocky Road: James Dyson – An Eye for Innovation
Despite his convention-defying appliances scooping him a cool £206 million in one year alone, James Dyson does not...
Oprah Winfrey: The Support That Made Her Shine
When she was 13 years old, Oprah Winfrey ran away from home to escape the sexual abuse she...
J K Rowling’s Inspiring Story by The Best You
J K Rowling’s story is a great example of how inspiration can be vital when the chips are...
Rocky Road: Andrew Carnegie
A tough life can create a habit of hard work. Andrew Carnegie was born in poverty in...
Rocky Road to Success – Richard Branson – Charm and Big Vision
Sir Richard Branson was never a great student. Suffering from dyslexia and hence a poor student at Stowe...
The Rocky Road to Success – Determination – Johnnie Peacock
When five-year-old Jonnie Peacock had to have his lower leg amputated after contracting meningococcal septicaemia, you’d think that...
The Rocky Road to Success – Aung San Suu Kyi, Strength and Belief
Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has faced decades of humiliation and a long imprisonment. Her campaign...
The Rocky Road to Success – Neil Armstrong, Grit and Courage
For the first man to set foot on the moon, the appeal of flying was something that came to...
Chris Brasher: A man of many talents
Chris Brasher, was an Olympic champion athlete, a mountaineer, a writer, a television executive and an entrepreneur whose...
Serena Williams – Guidance and Brilliance
American tennis player Serena Jameka Williams was born in 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan. Her father, a one-time sharecropper...
Rocky road to Success. Mark Zuckerberg: Technical genius
As co-founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is one of the most influential men in the world. Born in...
Rocky road to Success. Julie Deane: Inspiringly Innovative
There are many motives for starting a business, and Julie Deane’s is one of the purest. Concerned that...
The Inspiring Life Of Helen Keller
Early childhood and illness Born in the US in 1880, Helen Keller was struck blind and deaf by a...
Nikolai Tesla – The Amazing Life Of A True Genius by The Best You
Born in Croatia in 1856 to an illiterate mother and a priest, Nikola Tesla was no doubt a genius....
Rocky road to success. Mikhail Gorbachev Openness and fairness
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was the first and last President of the Soviet Union, and will be remember as...
Marie Curie – A determined pioneer
The first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win in two fields, and the only...
The Rocky Road to success. Byron Katie Detachment and Truth
Byron Katie is one of those great figures in personal development who has made an impact on millions...
Amelia Earhart – A unique pioneer
Born in 1897 in Atchison, Kansas, to wealthy parents, Amelia was raised by a mother opposed to moulding...
The Secrets Of Bill Gates’s Success
Competitive and Precise Born in 1955, the founder of software giant Microsoft has a staggering personal fortune estimated...