By belief
Start with what you need, not who came first.
The same masters, sorted by the idea they defend. Pick the belief that keeps returning in your own life, then follow it to the people who built a lifetime of work on it.
11
beliefs to follow
Habits & Discipline
12 masters
The unglamorous engine. Repetition, systems, and the daily vote you cast for who you become.
James Allen
1864–1912
Legacy
Christian D. Larson
1874–1954
Legacy
Og Mandino
1923–1996
Legends
Jim Rohn
1930–2009
Legends
Stephen R. Covey
1932–2012
Luminaries
Angela Duckworth
1970–
Luminaries
Cal Newport
1982–
Luminaries
James Clear
1986–
Luminaries
Ryan Holiday
1987–
Luminaries
Mel Robbins
1968–
Luminaries
Robin Sharma
1965–
Luminaries
Jack Canfield
1944–
Luminaries
Wealth & Success
25 masters
Money as a thinking problem before it is a math problem. The oldest argument in the archive.
Orison Swett Marden
1850–1924
Legacy
Wallace D. Wattles
1860–1911
Legacy
Florence Scovel Shinn
1871–1940
Legacy
Genevieve Behrend
1881–1960
Legacy
Charles F. Haanel
1866–1949
Legacy
Russell H. Conwell
1843–1925
Legacy
Robert Collier
1885–1950
Legacy
Napoleon Hill
1883–1970
Legends
Earl Nightingale
1921–1989
Legends
Claude M. Bristol
1891–1951
Legends
Catherine Ponder
1927–
Legends
W. Clement Stone
1902–2002
Legends
Og Mandino
1923–1996
Legends
Mandus
Dates unavailable
Legends
Jim Rohn
1930–2009
Legends
Bob Proctor
1934–2022
Legends
Tony Robbins
1960–
Luminaries
Mary Manin Morrissey
1949–
Luminaries
Tim Ferriss
1977–
Luminaries
Lisa Nichols
1963–
Luminaries
Patrice Washington
Active
Luminaries
Rhonda Byrne
1951–
Luminaries
Jack Canfield
1944–
Luminaries
John Assaraf
1961–
Luminaries
Jen Sincero
1965–
Luminaries
Mindset & Belief
60 masters
What you assume to be true does the quiet work. Change the premise, change the outcome.
Emma Curtis Hopkins
1849–1925
Legacy
Ralph Waldo Trine
1866–1958
Legacy
Orison Swett Marden
1850–1924
Legacy
Wallace D. Wattles
1860–1911
Legacy
William Walker Atkinson
1862–1932
Legacy
Thomas Troward
1847–1916
Legacy
Ernest Holmes
1887–1960
Legacy
Genevieve Behrend
1881–1960
Legacy
James Allen
1864–1912
Legacy
Neville Goddard
1905–1972
Legacy
Christian D. Larson
1874–1954
Legacy
Charles F. Haanel
1866–1949
Legacy
Horatio W. Dresser
1866–1954
Legacy
Annie Rix Militz
1856–1924
Legacy
Emile Coué
1857–1926
Legacy
Joseph S. Benner
1872–1938
Legacy
Robert Collier
1885–1950
Legacy
U.S. Andersen
1917–1986
Legacy
Napoleon Hill
1883–1970
Legends
Norman Vincent Peale
1898–1993
Legends
Joseph Murphy
1898–1981
Legends
Maxwell Maltz
1899–1975
Legends
Earl Nightingale
1921–1989
Legends
Claude M. Bristol
1891–1951
Legends
W. Clement Stone
1902–2002
Legends
David J. Schwartz
1927–1987
Legends
Eric Butterworth
1916–2003
Legends
Jack E. Addington
1921–1998
Legends
Alan Watts
1915–1973
Legends
Wayne Dyer
1940–2015
Legends
Zig Ziglar
1926–2012
Legends
Bob Proctor
1934–2022
Legends
Shakti Gawain
1948–2018
Legends
Werner Erhard
1935–
Legends
Susan Jeffers
1938–2012
Legends
Tony Robbins
1960–
Luminaries
Ken Wilber
1949–
Luminaries
Michael Bernard Beckwith
1956–
Luminaries
Carol Dweck
1946–
Luminaries
Angela Duckworth
1970–
Luminaries
Ryan Holiday
1987–
Luminaries
Oprah Winfrey
1954–
Luminaries
Mel Robbins
1968–
Luminaries
Joe Dispenza
1962–
Luminaries
Esther Hicks
1948–
Luminaries
Lisa Nichols
1963–
Luminaries
Bruce Lipton
1944–
Luminaries
Matthew Ferry
1967–
Luminaries
Michael Neill
1960–
Luminaries
Michele Whittington
Active
Luminaries
Lewis Howes
1983–
Luminaries
Patrice Washington
Active
Luminaries
Ethan Kross
1979–
Luminaries
Rhonda Byrne
1951–
Luminaries
Joe Vitale
1953–
Luminaries
John Assaraf
1961–
Luminaries
Byron Katie
1942–
Luminaries
Jen Sincero
1965–
Luminaries
Les Brown
1945–
Luminaries
Vishen Lakhiani
1976–
Luminaries
Spiritual Growth
56 masters
The inner law behind the outer life — mysticism, prayer, consciousness, and the unseen order.
Phineas P. Quimby
1802–1866
Legacy
Mary Baker Eddy
1821–1910
Legacy
Emma Curtis Hopkins
1849–1925
Legacy
Warren Felt Evans
1817–1889
Legacy
Ralph Waldo Trine
1866–1958
Legacy
William Walker Atkinson
1862–1932
Legacy
Charles & Myrtle Fillmore
1854–1948 / 1845–1931
Legacy
Thomas Troward
1847–1916
Legacy
Ernest Holmes
1887–1960
Legacy
Florence Scovel Shinn
1871–1940
Legacy
Emmet Fox
1886–1951
Legacy
Neville Goddard
1905–1972
Legacy
Julius Dresser
1838–1893
Legacy
Horatio W. Dresser
1866–1954
Legacy
Malinda E. Cramer
1844–1906
Legacy
Annie Rix Militz
1856–1924
Legacy
Joseph S. Benner
1872–1938
Legacy
U.S. Andersen
1917–1986
Legacy
Norman Vincent Peale
1898–1993
Legends
Joseph Murphy
1898–1981
Legends
Catherine Ponder
1927–
Legends
Viktor Frankl
1905–1997
Legends
Joseph Campbell
1904–1987
Legends
Eric Butterworth
1916–2003
Legends
Joel S. Goldsmith
1892–1964
Legends
James Dillet Freeman
1912–2003
Legends
Richard Bach
1936–
Legends
Mandus
Dates unavailable
Legends
Jack E. Addington
1921–1998
Legends
Alan Watts
1915–1973
Legends
Ram Dass
1931–2019
Legends
Wayne Dyer
1940–2015
Legends
Thaddeus Golas
1924–1997
Legends
Benjamin Creme
1922–2016
Legends
Shakti Gawain
1948–2018
Legends
Deepak Chopra
1946–
Luminaries
Marianne Williamson
1952–
Luminaries
Don Miguel Ruiz
1952–
Luminaries
Gregg Braden
1954–
Luminaries
Ken Wilber
1949–
Luminaries
Gary Zukav
1942–
Luminaries
Mary Manin Morrissey
1949–
Luminaries
Michael Bernard Beckwith
1956–
Luminaries
Lynne McTaggart
1951–
Luminaries
Eckhart Tolle
1948–
Luminaries
Iyanla Vanzant
1953–
Luminaries
Gabby Bernstein
1979–
Luminaries
Esther Hicks
1948–
Luminaries
Michael Singer
1947–
Luminaries
Michele Whittington
Active
Luminaries
Emily Esfahani Smith
Dates unavailable
Luminaries
Thich Nhat Hanh
1926–2022
Luminaries
Pema Chödrön
1936–
Luminaries
Jack Kornfield
1945–
Luminaries
Tara Brach
1953–
Luminaries
Sharon Salzberg
1952–
Luminaries
Leadership & Influence
19 masters
Moving people without a title, a whip, or a script. Trust as the only durable currency.
Russell H. Conwell
1843–1925
Legacy
Dale Carnegie
1888–1955
Legends
David J. Schwartz
1927–1987
Legends
Abraham Maslow
1908–1970
Legends
Werner Erhard
1935–
Legends
Stephen R. Covey
1932–2012
Luminaries
John C. Maxwell
1947–
Luminaries
Daniel Goleman
1946–
Luminaries
Carol Dweck
1946–
Luminaries
Adam Grant
1981–
Luminaries
Daniel Pink
1964–
Luminaries
Oprah Winfrey
1954–
Luminaries
Robin Sharma
1965–
Luminaries
Gary Vaynerchuk
1975–
Luminaries
Simon Sinek
1973–
Luminaries
Arianna Huffington
1950–
Luminaries
Lewis Howes
1983–
Luminaries
Shawn Achor
1978–
Luminaries
Les Brown
1945–
Luminaries
Health & Happiness
22 masters
Body, mood, and vitality treated as the foundation rather than the reward.
Phineas P. Quimby
1802–1866
Legacy
Mary Baker Eddy
1821–1910
Legacy
Warren Felt Evans
1817–1889
Legacy
Charles & Myrtle Fillmore
1854–1948 / 1845–1931
Legacy
Julius Dresser
1838–1893
Legacy
Malinda E. Cramer
1844–1906
Legacy
Emile Coué
1857–1926
Legacy
Louise Hay
1926–2017
Luminaries
Deepak Chopra
1946–
Luminaries
Gregg Braden
1954–
Luminaries
Lynne McTaggart
1951–
Luminaries
Joe Dispenza
1962–
Luminaries
Bruce Lipton
1944–
Luminaries
Arianna Huffington
1950–
Luminaries
Kristin Neff
1966–
Luminaries
Shawn Achor
1978–
Luminaries
Martin Seligman
1942–
Luminaries
Barbara Fredrickson
1964–
Luminaries
Sonja Lyubomirsky
1966–
Luminaries
Laurie Santos
1975–
Luminaries
Robert Emmons
1958–
Luminaries
Jon Kabat-Zinn
1944–
Luminaries
Productivity
8 masters
Attention as the scarce resource. Focus, depth, and the courage to do less on purpose.
Relationships
12 masters
Love, boundaries, and connection — the arena where every other teaching gets tested.
Dale Carnegie
1888–1955
Legends
M. Scott Peck
1936–2005
Legends
Leo Buscaglia
1924–1998
Legends
John Bradshaw
1933–2016
Legends
John Gray
1951–
Legends
Marianne Williamson
1952–
Luminaries
Don Miguel Ruiz
1952–
Luminaries
Brené Brown
1965–
Luminaries
Adam Grant
1981–
Luminaries
Glennon Doyle
1976–
Luminaries
Dacher Keltner
1962–
Luminaries
Sharon Salzberg
1952–
Luminaries
Marketing & Sales
5 masters
Persuasion as service. Telling the truth so clearly that people can act on it.
Creativity & Flow
6 masters
The state where effort disappears, and the practices that invite it back.
Emotional Wellbeing
39 masters
Fear, shame, grief, and self-compassion — the work underneath the work.
Emmet Fox
1886–1951
Legacy
Maxwell Maltz
1899–1975
Legends
Viktor Frankl
1905–1997
Legends
Abraham Maslow
1908–1970
Legends
James Dillet Freeman
1912–2003
Legends
Ram Dass
1931–2019
Legends
M. Scott Peck
1936–2005
Legends
Thaddeus Golas
1924–1997
Legends
Leo Buscaglia
1924–1998
Legends
John Bradshaw
1933–2016
Legends
Susan Jeffers
1938–2012
Legends
John Gray
1951–
Legends
Louise Hay
1926–2017
Luminaries
Daniel Goleman
1946–
Luminaries
Gary Zukav
1942–
Luminaries
Eckhart Tolle
1948–
Luminaries
Brené Brown
1965–
Luminaries
Iyanla Vanzant
1953–
Luminaries
Gabby Bernstein
1979–
Luminaries
Glennon Doyle
1976–
Luminaries
Susan Cain
1968–
Luminaries
Matthew Ferry
1967–
Luminaries
Michael Neill
1960–
Luminaries
Michael Singer
1947–
Luminaries
Kristin Neff
1966–
Luminaries
Martin Seligman
1942–
Luminaries
Barbara Fredrickson
1964–
Luminaries
Sonja Lyubomirsky
1966–
Luminaries
Laurie Santos
1975–
Luminaries
Robert Emmons
1958–
Luminaries
Dacher Keltner
1962–
Luminaries
Ethan Kross
1979–
Luminaries
Emily Esfahani Smith
Dates unavailable
Luminaries
Thich Nhat Hanh
1926–2022
Luminaries
Jon Kabat-Zinn
1944–
Luminaries
Pema Chödrön
1936–
Luminaries
Jack Kornfield
1945–
Luminaries
Tara Brach
1953–
Luminaries
Byron Katie
1942–
Luminaries