7 Key People for Personal Growth

In this post I am going to introduce you to 7 key people for Personal Growth as well as his best books.

There are many self-help books, but very few are those that leave their mark. Knowing their authors, through videos, can help us fall in love with what they write since their books are little pieces of themselves. Fundamentally I have been following the following authors, some of them psychologists or psychiatrists:

1) Alex Rovira Celma

He is a successful author in essay books, in which he gives his point of view on life, as well as books in which he tells us a story from which they are extracted countless teachings for life.

An excellent speaker (there are many videos of him on the internet) and an excellent writer.

His masterpiece: Good luck which was written together with Fernando Trias de Bes (another excellent speaker).

Plays:

The Inner Compass, (Active Company, 2003).
La Buena Suerte, co-authored with Fernando Trias de Bes (Empresa Activa, 2004).
The Seven Powers, (Active Company, 2006).
The Labyrinth of Happiness, co-authored with Francesc Miralles (Aguilar, 2007).
The Words that Heal, (Editorial Platform, 2008).
The Good Life, (Aguilar, 2008).
The Last Response, co-authored with Francesc Miralles. City of Torrevieja Novel Award 2009 (Random House Mondadori, 2009)
The Good Crisis, (Aguilar, 2009).
El Beneficio, co-authored with Georges Escribano (Aguilar, 2010).

Reference: http://www.alexrovira.com/

2) Luis Rojas Marcos.

Sevillano who emigrated to the US in 1968 to study psychiatry. Nowadays is one of the most prestigious psychiatrists in the world and teaches at New York University.

A very nice and simple man. Communicates their ideas in a clear and entertaining way and is a excellent speaker. Without a doubt, his books will do you a lot of good.

Some works:

The city and its challenges (1992)
The Broken Couple (1994)
The seeds of violence (Espasa Essay Prize 1995)
End of the Century Beats (1996)
Our happiness (2000)
Beyond September 11
Antidotes to nostalgia
The city and its challenges (2001)
The broken couple: family, crisis and overcoming (2003)
Our uncertain normal life (2004)
The Force of Optimism (2005)
Self Esteem (2007)
Living Together (2008)
Heart and mind: keys to physical and emotional well-being (2009)
Overcoming Adversity: The Power of Resilience (2010)

Reference: http://www.luisrojasmarcos.com/

In this video You will get to know Luis Rojas Marcos a little better, how he expresses himself and how he thinks:

3) Emilio Garrido Landivar.

Excellent psychologist from Pamplona. He has a peculiar characteristic of transmitting knowledge: natural and easygoing, very accurate in his observations and a man with whom I share ideology and way of seeing life.

I am lucky to have been born in a wonderful city in the North of Spain called Pamplona. This is why I know this man more thoroughly, who for many will be a stranger.

He is also a writer and I recommend: Tips and guidelines to feel better. Advice that we can apply in everyday situations as it starts from a reality very close to any of us. Write for the common public, so that it can be easily understood by all.

Reference: Emilio Garrido Landivar.

4) Anthony Robbins.

Is coach by excellence. The North American paradigm of personal growth and the famous "You can if you want." Focused on Neurolinguistic Programming in giving macro conferences around the world. The marketing that revolves around him is impressive and billions of dollars.

Recently he was asked about when he would write his next book, since it has been a few years of drought. He said that he did what motivated him the most: lecturing.

Admission to these 3-day conferences costs about 1.000 euros and they are more like a concert by a famous singer than a conference. Create a special environment in which motivation is the central element. His most special and striking number is making the people gathered there walk through a path of embers.

The book that got me hooked on this person was Giant steps. A special book. He has an exceptional way of communicating and the motivation he generates in people is incredible. His books are incredibly good.

Reference: http://www.tonyrobbins.com/

5) Carl Honore.

Carl Honoré is the paradigm of Slow movement. This movement advocates get out of this frenzy in which we are immersed and which is the cause of many of the evils that fundamentally plague developed countries.

His fetish book: Praise for slowness.

I leave you with a conference of yours in The City of Ideas. Conveys ideas very well:

Reference: http://www.carlhonore.com/

6) Jorge Bucay.

Excellent writer. The most remarkable thing about his work is Let me tell you. A series of stories that contain a moral to implement in life. Excellent narrator, as you can see in this audiobook of his: Let me tell you.

He comes from a modest family and has worked as sock seller, clown and children's entertainer. Later he graduated as a doctor. His books heal.

Bibliography:

Letters to Claudia (1989)
Counts for Demián (1994)
Stories to Think (1997)
Counts for Demian (1998)
From self-esteem to selfishness (1999)
Loving yourself with your eyes open (2000)
Let me tell you (2002)
The story game (audiobook): Audio edition of let me tell you (2004)
The coachman (2004) (with Marcos Aguinis)
Shimriti (2005)
The Candidate (2006)
Count on Me (2006)
Everything did not end (2006) (with Silvia Salinas)
The Myth of the Goddess Fortuna (2006)
20 steps forward (2007)
The 20 Steps Game (2008)
The 3 Questions (2008)
The Chained Elephant (2008)
Go on without you (2009)

Roadmaps Series:>

The path of self-reliance (2000)
The way of the meeting (2001)
The Road of Tears (2001)
The way of happiness (2002)
The Path of Spirituality (2010)

Reference: The magazine of Jorge Bucay

I leave you this video which is the 1st part of his interview with Quintero in the program Ratones coloraos:

7) Tim Ferris.

This young man is all a machine in productivity and use of time. The author of the bestselling book The working week of 4 hours has as principles Pareto Law, with 20% of your effort you can achieve 80% of the results. Many people dedicate 80% of their effort to achieve only 20% of the results.

Is dedicated to learn different disciplines in a week. They are disciplines that would take years to master them. He was champion of Kick Boxing in China due to a new technique that used the push as the main weapon. He was nicknamed The sumo wrestler.

Makes a detailed analysis to be able to learn and master a discipline in the shortest time possible.

It is currently a angel investor. This is what high-risk investors are called.

I leave you this lecture he gave at TED to give you an idea of ​​what kind of person we are talking about:

These are my 7 favorite people who inspire and motivate me. I am sure that I will increase this list as the years go by, God willing.

Who are the people who inspire you, bring out the best in you or admire?