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Alicia Kozakiewicz (/ ə ˈ l iː ʃ ə ˌ k oʊ z ə ˈ k ɛ v ɪ tʃ / ə-LEE-shə KOH-zə-KEV-ich; [1]), also known as Alicia Kozak, is an American television personality, motivational speaker, and Internet safety and missing persons advocate.
Diana Nyad / ˈ n aɪ ˌ æ d / (née Sneed; born August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. [2] Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan (28 mi or 45 km) in record time.
This led to the creation of her filmed lecture, Brené Brown: The Call to Courage, which debuted on Netflix in 2019. [17] USA Today called it "a mix of a motivational speech and stand-up comedy special." [17] Brown discusses how and why to choose courage over comfort, equating being brave to being vulnerable. According to her research, doing ...
Hollis' book Girl, Wash Your Face was described by The Washington Post as mixing "memoir, motivational tips, Bible quotations and common-sense girl talk." [3] The prevailing message of Girl, Wash Your Face is one largely of female self-reliance, summed up by Hollis as "You, and only you, are ultimately responsible for how happy you are." [3]
Elizabeth Anne Velásquez (/ ˈ l ɪ z i v ə ˈ l æ s k ɛ z /; born March 13, 1989) is an American motivational speaker, activist, writer, and YouTuber.She was born with an extremely rare congenital disease called Marfanoid–progeroid–lipodystrophy syndrome that, among other symptoms, prevents her from accumulating body fat and gaining weight.
Susan Jane Powter (born December 22, 1957) [1] is an Australian-born American motivational speaker, nutritionist, personal trainer, and author, who rose to fame in the 1990s with her catchphrase "Stop the Insanity!", the centerpiece of her weight-loss infomercial.
Regina Louise Kerr-Taylor [1] is an American author, child advocate, and motivational speaker, who is best known for successfully navigating through more than thirty foster home placements as a ward of the California Juvenile Court system. Louise is the second child of the late singer/songwriter Tom Brock.
Iyanla Vanzant (born Rhonda Eva Harris; September 13, 1953) is an American inspirational speaker, lawyer, New Thought spiritual teacher, author, life coach, and television personality. She is known primarily for her books, her eponymous talk show, and her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show .