Not one…but Many! When does someone become your favourite? For me it is when I connect with something they said or did or when they change the way I look at my life. In that sense for me it is not just one personality. There are many including the famous and not so famous. So when I am asked to write about my favourite famous personality, obviously it is not just one. Also, since there is a limit of word count, I cannot write about all of them. So here I attempt to put forward a list of famous personalities who made significant influence on my life and changed the course of my life by reading, listening and reflecting upon what they said.
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David Shwartz,The Author of Magic of Thinking Big. Through him I learned to look at myself differently as what I see in myself is what others see in me. Dale Carnegie helped me to influence people and make friends. Although I did lose many friends while 'trying to influence' them, I also learned that small act of kindness even if it helps only one person has a ripple effect. And that even the most wanted criminal believes that he is right. Robin Sharma inspired me to Join the 5AM club, lead without title and enjoy every moment of life. Rohnda Brynre through her book taught me to ASK with the feeling of gratitude for what I already have. Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev broke my conditioning and guided me to believe only in those things that is true to myself. Echart Tolle helps me to be in the Now, and to be aware that my perceptions of life experience is not barred by my past pain or EGO. The list is endless. And looking forward to many more personalities who are yet to touch my life and get added to my favourite famous personalities list. 24
