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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Harvey Karp
pediatrician. author. parent’s best friend.
Dr. Harvey Karp is a pediatrician, child development specialist, and best-selling author. He’s taught thousands of parents his secrets for making parents and children happy. www.happiestbaby.com
What’s meaningful to me is to be of service. In my 30 years of working with families to help them raise their children well, I’ve been very privileged to be invited into the heart of the family. Through those experiences, I’ve had the opportunity to develop new ideas about crying babies and about raising toddlers. What engages me now is delivering that information into as many parents’ hands possible.
It turns out that infant crying and the fatigue associated with it are primary triggers for child abuse, post-partum depression, women giving up breast feeding, sudden infant death syndrome, maternal smoking, and many serious complications that cost our culture over a billion dollars a year. It’s exciting for me to be able to use what I’ve learned to make a difference in the day-to-day lives of people raising a family and in our culture overall to decrease needless pain and suffering.
Using the techniques presented in The Happiest Toddler on the Block book and DVD, 50% of toddler temper tantrums can be stopped in seconds and 50 to 90% of tantrums can be prevented from ever happening. The concept is very simple. There are two halves of the brain, the right half and the left half. The left half deals with language and logic. The right half deals with emotionality, response to stress, the fight-or-flight reflex, and non-verbal communication, such as tone of voice and gestures. Toddlers have an immature left brain, but a rather mature right brain. If you look frightened, your one-year-old understands that you’re frightened. If you say to your one-year-old, “Mother is frightened,” they have no idea what you’re talking about.
We all turn off our left brain when we get upset, becoming less eloquent, less reasonable, and less logical. I refer to that as “going ape.” Toddlers start out ape. When they get upset, they turn off the little bit of left brain they have and they go Jurassic. They become primitive, like little cavemen. So when a toddler is upset, if you change your language to short phrases and lots of repetition, and you match their emotions a little bit, the child instantly feels heard and calms down.
During the first three to four years of life, we have the opportunity to lay the foundation for teaching children how to interact with people and how to be in society. I’m privileged to be of service in helping parents raise children who are kind, respectful, considerate, intelligent, and capable of handling their own feelings in a constructive way. It’s much easier than we thought.
- Harvey Karp
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yoga teacher. journeyer. harmonizer.
Savira Gupta is a yoga teacher, journeyer, and truth seeker. She helps people combine breath and movement to bring body, mind, and spirit into harmony. www.yogasavy.com
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songwriter. artist. full potentialist.
Josh Smith is an author, singer, songwriter, actor, and artist who dedicates his work and life to good causes. His writing is heavily influenced by his belief in the power of voice as a tool for increasing global awareness. www.MusicofJoshSmith.com
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yoga instructor. entrepreneur. latte-lovin’ montana cowgirl.
Margaret Burns Vap is a yoga teacher and entrepreneur in Bozeman, Montana. She’s a former city-girl fashionista transformed by yoga and motherhood into an outdoorsy Montana cowgirl who still loves a latte. www.cowgirlyoga.com
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social/spiritual activist. forest preserver. bridge builder.
Jes Richardson is a social/spiritual activist whose issues change – protesting the Vietnam War, working with Cesar Chavez’s Farm Workers, building a bridge of hearts to Iran – but who always comes from a place of love. www.BridgeofHearts.org
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doodler. filmmaker. globetrotter.
Gabi Ury, an eighth grader at the Alexander Dawson School, lives in Colorado. She’s a world traveler with passports from three countries. She loves dogs and other animals.
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filmmaker. musician. poet.
Nic Askew makes films. Short, black and white. Far beyond simple. Films that shake the soul. Made for those who have set out to consciously seek a meaningful life. www.soulbiographies.com
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lover. performer. card shark.
Tiffany Michelle broke records at the World Series of Poker for largest field ever conquered by a female in live tournament history. She also competed as part of the only female team on the fifteenth season of The Amazing Race. www.tiffanymichelle.com
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higher self guide. spiritual integrator. dolphin whisperer.
Matthew Joyce is a spirit guide. He founded Higher Self Guides to remind people that divine spirituality isn’t just for mystics. It’s for you, too. www.higherselfguides.com
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