The transmission
The Teachers
1,020 who carried the discovery — across Hermetic, Vedic, Sufi, mystic, scientific, and modern streams. Start with the essential few, or browse by family and tradition.
1,020 teachers · 42 traditions
32 teachers
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Samuel Smiles
Character and perseverance as the engine of betterment
1812-1904
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Russell Conwell
Opportunity lies in one's own backyard
1843-1925
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Orison Swett Marden
Pushing to the Front — success-attitude conditioning
1848-1924
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Frank Channing Haddock
Power of Will — systematic training of the will
1853-1915
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Elbert Hubbard
Initiative and conscientious diligence
1856-1915
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
William H. Danforth
Balanced development of body, mind, heart (social), and spirit
1870-1955
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
George S. Clason
Timeless laws of saving and growing money
1874-1957
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Napoleon Hill
Think and grow rich
1883-1970
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Dale Carnegie
Influence through changed attitude toward people
1888-1955
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
W. Clement Stone
Positive Mental Attitude (PMA)
1902-2002
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Earl Nightingale
We become what we think about
1921-1989
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Og Mandino
Good habits through repeated reading
1923-1996
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Zig Ziglar
Attitude, not aptitude, determines altitude
1926-2012
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Jim Rohn
You are the average of your influences; work harder on yourself than on your job
1930-2009
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Stephen R. Covey
Character ethic: align habits with timeless principles
1932-2012
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Bob Proctor
Paradigm shift & wealth consciousness
1934-2022
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Werner Erhard
Transformation through shifting the context of experience
b. 1935
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Jack Canfield
Success principles + the law of attraction
1944-present
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Brian Tracy
Clear written goals plus disciplined action
b. 1944
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
John Kehoe
Focused thought & subconscious reprogramming
1947-
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Julia Cameron
Creative unblocking through spiritual practice
1948-present
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Chellie Campbell
Reducing money stress through mindset, action & support
1949-present
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
John Demartini
Values, perception, and the gratitude/balance method
1954-present
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Tony Robbins
State change & peak performance
1960-present
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
John Assaraf
Reprogramming the subconscious brain for achievement
b. 1961
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Mel Robbins
Act before the brain stops you
b. 1968
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Steve Pavlina
Conscious self-experimentation and alignment with truth-love-power
1971-present
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Jim Kwik
Limitless / accelerated learning and memory
1973-present
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Marie Forleo
Everything is figureoutable
b. 1975
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Tim Ferriss
Optimize life through self-experiment
b. 1977
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Cal Newport
Sustained, distraction-free focused attention
1982-present
Success Literature & Positive Thinking
Carrie Green
She Means Business / success mindset
contemporary