"I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well." - Diane Ackerman
Who are goal setting leaders? These are people who have reached success in their field of interest. Many have done so following their passion, usually overcoming many obstacles along the way.
The purpose of this page is to offer you encouragement and inspiration. Each leader featured here must have overcome obstacles in the pursuit of their goals. I select each leader on his/her contribution to his/her fellow human, or to society, or and/in indicating their exceptional level of peristence.
Enjoy the ride!
Nelson Mandela
Released in 1990, the leader addressed his countrymen, quoting Martin Luther King, Jr., "We can loudly proclaim from the rooftops--Free at last! Free at last! ...It is not the individuals that matter, but the collective...This is a time to heal the old wounds and build a new South Africa." - Read more on Nelson Mandela...
Babe Ruth
He credited his teammates for his success: "The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime." - Read more on Babe Ruth...
Dale Carnegie
An estimated 50 million copies of Carnegie's books have been sold in 38 languages. Today his training courses continue to thrive. - Read more on Dale Carnegie...
Robert Redford
A committed environmentalist and activist, in 1981 Redford founded the Sundance Institute to help support the development of independent filmmaking. - Read more on Robert Redford...
Calvin Coolidge
Elected vice-president (1920), he succeeded to the presidency on Warren Harding's death (1923) and was re-elected the next year. - Read more on Calvin Coolidge...
Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill is considered to have influenced more people into success than any other person in history. Born in a one-room cabin, he began his career as a journalist. - Read more on Napoleon Hill...
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson (1933- ) was born in Abbott, Texas. Singer, songwriter, guitar player, Farm Aid philanthropist, his career spans practically half a century, with over 100 albums. - Read more on Willie Nelson...
Bruce Lee
Cult hero Bruce Lee (1940-1973) was born Li Jun Fan in San Francisco. A frail, small child, he became obsessed with martial arts and body building at a young age. - Read more on Bruce Lee...
Dr Ken Evoy
Dr. Ken Evoy is the founder of SiteSell Inc. and the creator of the revolutionary "next generation" Web site-building/hosting/marketing system, Site Build It!
Dr. Evoy is also the author of a series of widely-acclaimed "best on the Net" e-commerce books and courses for SOHOs (Small Office Home Office) and small businesses (1-10 employees) who sell (or plan to sell) products or services online. The SiteSell product line has empowered hundreds-of-thousands of people and small businesses around the world to succeed on the Web. - Read more on Ken Evoy...
Harvey Mackay
Harvey Mackay is author of five New York Times bestsellers. His first two books -- Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware The Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt -- have been translated into 35 languages and distributed in 80 countries. Both books were New York Times #1 bestsellers and are also listed by the Times among the top 15 inspirational business books of all time. - Read more on Harvey Mackay...
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