author. speaker. motivator.
Affectionately known as "America's #1 Success Coach," Jack Canfield is the originator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and a leading authority in the areas of self-esteem, achievement motivation, and peak performance. www.jackcanfield.com
political powerhouse. media mogul. author.
Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and Editor in Chief of the Huffington Post and the author of twelve books. www.huffingtonpost.com
author. speaker. linchpin.
Seth Godin is a prominent author, blogger and speaker. www.squidoo.com/linchpin
yogi. philanthropist. dynamic teacher.
Krishna Kaur is the founder of YOGA for Youth, a program that takes yoga, meditation, and stimulating discussions on the philosophy of yoga to urban youth. www.yogaforyouth.org
producer. philanthropist. tv legend.
Norman Lear has enjoyed a long career in television and film. He is also a political and social activist and philanthropist. www.normanlear.com
race car driver. activist. carbon free girl.
Leilani Münter is a professional race car driver and an environmental activist who uses her voice in the number one spectator sport in America as a catalyst for change. www.leilanimunter.com
Freedom Fighter. Philanthropist. Game Changer.
By going undercover to meet slaves and slaveholders, Kevin Bales exposed modern slavery’s penetration into the global economy. He co-founded Free the Slaves, which has helped to liberate thousands of slaves. www.freetheslaves.net
mom. TED-talker. no-bullsh**er.
Sophie Chiche, founder of lifebyme.com, is the single mom of an amazing 16-year-old, Leah, and wicked step-mom of 22-year-old, Sarah. They all live in LA. You can find them boxing, cooking, collaging, hosting brunches, laughing their head off or bickering over who’s washing and who’s drying the dishes.
Writer. Entrepreneur. Daily Lover.
Entrepreneur and writer Mastin Kipp founded TheDailyLove.com, which merges pop culture with inspiration, and co-founded The Love Yourself Company, an apparel company that has started a global self-esteem movement. www.TheDailyLove.com
singer. musician. crier.
Liz Phair is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. www.lizphair.com
archbishop. author. peaceful leader.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is Chairman of The Elders, a group of world leaders who address some of the world's most pressing problems. He works energetically for human-rights and in his ministry. www.tutu.org
author. ceo. humanitarian.
Zainab Salbi is the founder and CEO of Women for Women International, a group dedicated to helping women survivors of war rebuild their lives. www.womenforwomen.org
speaker. psychotherapist. life embracer.
Despite his physical challenges, Sean Stephenson has taken a stand for a quality of life that has inspired millions of people around the world. He’s a professional speaker, psychotherapist, and author. www.timetostand.com
yogi. meditator. teacher.
Kia Miller teaches Yoga at Yoga Works in Los Angeles, leads teacher trainings, and runs retreats and workshops on meditation, chakras, pranayam, and mantras, and other practices. www.kiamiller.com
creator. writer. idea geek.
Simon Mainwaring is an ex-Nike/Wieden creative, former Worldwide Creative Director at Motorola/Ogilvy, branding/advertising writer, author/speaker/blogger, Australian, idea geek. www.simonmainwaring.com
Strategist. Writer. Life Coach.
Shannon Bindler is a style editor, life coach, and the co-founder of Get Up Girl, an empowerment company that inspires women to shine. www.getupgirl.com
Designer. Art Director. Passionate Creator.
Grammy-nominated art director/designer/photographer Mathieu Bitton has designed over 450 CDs and movie posters. He’s a renowned collector of and authority on black films and their soundtracks. www.candytangerine.com
Agent. Producer. Photography Enthusiast.
Opus Reps founder and agent-producer Jorge Perez travels the world producing photo shoots with great photographers and celebrities. He's also very involved with Meals on Wheels in Los Angeles. www.opusreps.com
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Barbara Marx Hubbard
author. evolutionary voice. conceptual midwife.
Futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard spearheads the vision of a planetary shift through conscious evolution, culminating in a Planetary Birth Day Celebration on December 22, 2012. www.Birth2012.com
What’s most meaningful to me is participating in the planetary shift from the separation and potential disaster of our current system toward a co-evolutionary, co-creative humanity. I feel I was born for this shift.
In 1945, the United States dropped the first bombs on Japan. The question that arose for me was “What is the meaning of all this new power that’s good?” I was 15 then and I actually met President Eisenhower and had the chance to ask him my question. His answer was, “I have no idea.”
My life has been a pursuit of answers to that question. What are positive images of the future that are equal to our new power? What is the meaning of science, technology, and industry? Not meaningful in life after death or through metaphysics or science fiction, but in the actual unfolding of our human future.
I read and explored philosophy and religion to see if any of the faiths or great thinkers had a vision of the future equal to our power. And I kept asking questions. What I discovered is that the meaning of our power and the meaning of my life is participation in the conscious evolution of humanity.
I believe we’re at a critical phase change wherein we could destroy our life support systems … or we can evolve ourselves into a co-creating, co-evolving, universal species.
So many of us are examples of co-creation, incarnating the creative impulse. When you’ve seen the co-creative woman, you’ve seen the creative force of the universe embodied in feminine form. As men everywhere leave their roles in the patriarchy, they also evolve and create. I call creative power embodied in feminine form in partnership with the evolving man a co-creative evolutionary democracy.
For many years, I’ve proposed that the role of the vice president in the U.S. serve a new social function of exploring the peace road with as much sophistication as humans have explored the war road – mapping, tracking, and connecting what’s working in America and in the world, liberating emerging potentials.
Part of this vision is initiating a network on our Shift Movement website so that when people want to give their gifts – their creativity and projects, there’s a place for them to identify themselves as part of that whole system, part of the larger pattern of the conscious, co-creative evolutionary shift.
So, where are you? What are you doing? What’s your gift to the shift?
- Barbara Marx Hubbard
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Artist. Designer. Knitting Machine.
Joanne Abellera is the designer of KKIBO – a collection of one-of-a-kind handmade knitwear creations. www.kkibo.net
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author. teacher. peaceful warrior.
Dan Millman, a former world champion athlete, martial arts instructor, and college professor, is a teacher and bestselling author with a worldwide audience. www.peacefulwarrior.com
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leadership consultant. business coach. proud redhead.
Dr. Zara Larsen is a change leadership consultant and business coach. Her weekly radio show encourages us to create our own path by walking on it. www.thelarsengroup.com
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vice president. dynamic speaker. ticker tracker.
As HeartMath’s Executive Vice President, Strategic Development, Howard Martin has been instrumental in developing the business. He’s delivered HeartMath’s practical, dynamic programs to thousands of participants worldwide. www.heartmath.org
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interactive marketer. pr strategist. awareness harnesser.
Interactive marketing and online PR strategist Jennifer Sall works with companies of all sizes to leverage the immediacy of the Web to build brand awareness and revenue. www.unionxunion.com
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event producer. interior designer. ambiance maker.
Shay Watson is the founder of Aesthetica Events, which designs and produces events all over the world. His acute aesthetic sense has also led him into the world of home design and décor. www.aestheticaevents.com
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writer. joyful experiencer. courage advocate.
Within six years, Debra Oakland lost her son, her unborn child, two brothers, and her father. Instead of giving up, she chooses to live in courage, joy, and power. www.livingincourageonline.com
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Songwriter. Painter. Dreamer.
Songwriter, novelist, and painter Pol Serge Kakon was born in Mogador (now Essaouira). He founded The Drunken Boat, in Paris, which became a mecca for poetry and song. www.polsergekakon.com
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