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Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and Editor in Chief of the Huffington Post and the author of twelve books. [www.huffingtonpost.com]

Seth Godin is a prominent author, blogger and speaker. [www.squidoo.com/linchpin]

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]

Norman Lear has enjoyed a long career in television and film. He is also a political and social activist and philanthropist. [www.normanlear.com]

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]

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]

Sophie Chiche, lifebyme.com founder and curator, enjoys asking deep questions and living a life of meaning. Today she's launching Shape House, an urban sweat lodge, a place to melt away fears and fat. [www.shapehousela.com]

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]

Liz Phair is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. [www.lizphair.com]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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
true to me

What affects me most is what I’ve accomplished and the knowledge I’ve gained about helping people. I entered into this business of helping people not to become rich, but to make a difference and to do it my way, and I’ve been able to do that.
The most important thing is to know yourself, to know what’s right for you. When I’m true to myself, I feel good about it. When I’m not true to myself, I feel that something’s not aligned. There’s a voice constantly telling me if something isn’t right. I’m not perfect, so I don’t always listen to it. Unfortunately, without trauma we don’t grow. Everyone has to go through trauma in order to grow. It’s hard to see the good when we don’t see the bad.
It takes a lot for me to feel bad for someone else. I don’t feel bad for other people. I’ve been through it all and my attitude is that no matter what’s going on, you have a choice. It may not be an easy choice, but you have one.
Even with my kids, even through the tantrums, I never get too worked up. Sure, there are times when I’m tense, but I’m able to work it out. I talk things through with my kids. Maybe my choice is to leave them alone for a while. I tend to be in tune with people and able to work things out, to work on what’s best for them and what’s best for me.
A good friend of mine who’s an acupuncturist sent a patient to a big doctor that we both know well. That doctor did something that wasn’t right because she wasn’t paying attention. My friend told me, “I’m just not going to say anything.” I said, “But why?” She said, “Because she’s just going to lie.” I told my friend, “The bottom line is that if you do say something, she’s going to hear you. She may lie about it, but she’s going to hear you and in that way you’re going to make a difference. If you don’t say anything, nothing will ever change. I’m not saying it will change if you say something, but it has a better chance of changing than if you say nothing.”
– Todd Shemarya


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pre-healer. self seeker. innate clairvoyant.
Dr. Tiny Jaentsch is trained in Eastern and Western medicine. She created The Fear-less Sessions, an illness-prevention kick-start designed specifically for people who've battled cancer and are in remission but fear it might return. [www.tinyjaentsch.com]
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