The 14th Dalai Lama was recognized at age two as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama. Following the 1959 Tibetan uprising, he escaped into exile in India, where he lives as a refugee. He has authored works including two autobiographies — My Land and My People (1962) and Freedom in Exile (1991) — as well as The Art of Happiness, a landmark book in the field of positive psychology.

Lysa TerKeurst is an American speaker and author of Christian non-fiction.

Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American children's author, illustrator, animator, and cartoonist.

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is an American psychologist and author best known for her research on mindset, motivation, and success. She coined the term "growth mindset" and brought it mainstream with her 2006 book *Mindset: The New Psychology of Success*. She has held professorships at Columbia and Harvard Universities, has lectured worldwide, and is married to David Goldman, a national theatre director and founder of the National Center for New Plays at Stanford.

Bessel van der Kolk is a Boston-based Dutch-American psychiatrist, author, researcher and educator.

Stephen Richards Covey was an American educator, author, businessman, and speaker.