In Search of Paradise

I'd like to meet:

I love people in general, but there are some specific people that I would like to meet, and I thought it would be easier to put them in categories that make sense to me.

Business

Jack Welch, Lee Iacocca, Kenneth H. Blanchard, Harvey MacKay, Thomas J. Peters, Donald J. Trump, Steve Forbes, Martha Stewart, Thomas J. Stanley, Conrad Black, Quincy Jones, Stephen W. Hawking, Bill Gates, Dean Graziosi, Mark Sanborn, Cathie Black,

Online Marketing

Perry Marshall, Chet Holmes, Mark Yarnell, Mark Joyner, Brad Sugars, Susan Sweeney, Loral Langemeier, Sharon Fullen, Daegen Smith, Ewen Chia, John Reese, Michael Glaspie, Mike Filsaime, Jim Edwards, Mike Litman, Mike Morgan, Mich Meyerson, Rich Schefren, Russell Brunson, Tellman Knudsen,

Spiritual

Andy Stanley, Deepak Chopra, Joel Osteen, Rhonda Byrne, the Dalai Lama, Joyce Meyer, Billy Graham, T.D. Jakes, Oswald Chambers, C. S. Lewis, Bruce Wilkinson,

Sales

Jeffrey Gitomer, Jay Conrad Levinson, Marsha Collier, Og Mandino, Zig Ziglar, Joseph Sugarman, Tom Hopkins, Brian Tracy, Harvey Reese,

Political

Rudolph Giuliani, Jimmy Carter, Bob Woodward, Henry Kissinger, Stephen Colbert, Glenn Beck, Alan Greenspan, Bill & Hillary Clinton, Colin Powell, Laura Ingraham,

Sports

Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan, Harvey Penick, John Wooden, Lou Holtz, Jack Nicklaus,

Self-Help

Steven R. Covey, Joe Vitale, Allan Pease, John Gray, Wayne W. Dyer, Deborah Norville, George S. Clason, Jack Canfield, David J. Schwartz, Janet Attwood, James Redfield, Viktor E. Frankl, Mark Victor Hansen, Gary Chapman, Spencer Johnson, Wallace D. Wattles, Norman Vincent Peale, James Allen, Dale Carnegie, Anthony Robbins, Og Mandino, Catherine Ponder, Jay Abraham, Napoleon Hill, Phillip C. McGraw, Robert Rohm,

Investing

Warren Buffet thats it! Ok, perhaps more.

James J. Cramer, Robert & Kim Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter, Katherine Burton, Peter Lynch, Suze Orman,

Leadership

Dr John C, Maxwell, Bo Schembechler, Peter F. Drucker, Max Depree, Mike Krzyzewski, Vince Lombardi, Jim Calhoun, Peter Senge, John Carver,

Writers

Stephen King, Tom Clancy, Jack Higgins, J.K. Rowling, Alex Haley, Salman Rushdie, Steve Martin, Dean Koontz, Michael Crichton, Robert Ludlum, John Grisham, Joseph Wambaugh, Ken Follett, Dan Brown,

Some of these people have left us, however, they were a strong influence on me.

Obviously this list is not complete, but I think it will help you gain some insight into the people that have influenced me.

Music:

Now years ago, I was a big music fan, but I got away from it for a number of years, because everything I listened to was Personal Development material.

However, in saying that I still do love music.

The following are the genres that I enjoy, with some of the artists involved.

Alternative Rock

Nirvana, U2, Foo Fighters, Barenaked Ladies, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Coldplay, David Bowie, The Cranberries, The Cure, Elvis Costello,

Blues

Ray Charles, B.B. King, Muddy Waters,

Chistian & Gospel

Amy Grant, Elvis Presley, Natalie Grant, Johnny Cash, Randy Travis,

Classic Rock

Eagles, The Beatles, The Who, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Queen, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, The Doors, Bruse Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Rod Stweart, Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith, Van Morrison, Peter Frampton, Meat Loft, Eric Clapton, KISS,

Country

Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, George Strait, Martina McBride, Emmylou Harris, Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, Merle Haggard, Alabama, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill,

Jazz

Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Harry Connick Jr., Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Sergio Mendes, Cole Porter,

Pop

Celine Dion (There I said it!), Seal, Annie Lennox, Jimmy Buffett, James Blunt, Elton John, Nelly Fertado, The Bee Gees,

I have once again gone back to my love of music.

Movies:

Ok, now we are in my favorite section.

To say I enjoy watching movies is an understatement. The only thing wrong with my movie watching is that I have a tendency of not returning movies on time. Late fees have come into play on more than one occasion.

There have been so many great movies over the years, it would take me forever to list them. So I thought that I would list my favorite actors/actresses and the movies I enjoyed.

Al Pacino

Heat, Ocean's Thirteen, The Recruit, Insomnia, Any Given Sunday, The Insider, Devil's Advocate, City Hall, Carlito's Way, Glengarry Glenn Ross, The God Father Trilogy, Scarface, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico.

Robert Deniro

Heat, Meet the Fockers, The Score, Men of Honor, Analyse This, Ronin, The Fan, Casino, God Father Trilogy, Cape Fear, Back Draft, Good Fellas, Jacknife, Midnight Run, The Mission, Brazil, Raging Bull, The Deer Hunter, Taxi Driver.

Jack Nicholson

The Departed, Anger Management, Hoffa, A Few Good Men, The Two Jakes, The Witches of Eastwick, The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Shining, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Chinatown, Easy Rider.

Harrison Ford

Indiana Jones (All), K-19 The Widowmaker, Air Force One, Clear and Present Danager, The Fugitive, Patriot Games, Witness, Star Wars (All), Blade Runner, American Graffiti.

Bruce Willis

Lucky Number Slevin, Unbreakable, The Sixth Sense, Apocalypse, The Siege, Armageddon, The Jackal, Twelve Monkeys, All Die Hard Movies, The Last Boy Scout, Hudson Hawk.

Mel Gibson

What Women Want, The Patriot, Payback, Lethal Weapon Collection, Braveheart, Tequila Sunrise, Mad Max Collection.

Meryl Streep

Lions for Lambs, The Devil Wears Prada, The Manchurian Candidate, Adaptation, Postcards from the Edge, Out of Africa, Silkwood, The French Lieutenents Woman, Deer Hunter.

Tom Hanks

The Da Vinci Code, The Terminal, Road to Perdition, Cast Away, The Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, Toy Story, Apollo 13, Forrest Gump, Big, Dragnet.

Angelina Jolie

A Mighty Heart, The Good Sheppard, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Lara Croft Tomb Raider, Gone in Sixty Seconds, The Bone Collector.

Johnny Depp

Pirates of the Caribbean, Finding Neverland, Blow, Chocolat, Sleepy Hollow, Donnie Brasco, Edward Scissorhands

Marlon Brando

The Godfather Trilogy, The Score, Apocalypse Now, Mutiny on the Bounty, Guys and Dolls, On the Waterfront, Julius Caesar, A Streetcar Named Desire.

Robert Duvall

The Godfather Trilogy, A Civil Action, Stalin, Days of Thunder, The Natural, Apocalypse Now, The Eagle Has Landed, M.A.S.H., True Grit.

Clint Eastwood

Million Dollar Baby, The Dead Pool, Pale Rider, Sudden Impact, Firefox, Escape from Alcatraz, The Enforcer, Outlaw Josey Wales, The Eiger Sanction, High Plains Drifter, Dirty Harry, Kelly's Heroes, Hang'em High.

Audrey Hepburn

My Fair Lady, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Unforgiven, Love in the Afternoon, Funny Face.

The have been so many more people that I have loved watching through the movies, however, far to numerous to mention. However, here is a list of my top 50 movies of all time.

Television:

Ok, so it is fair to say that I have seen the odd TV show!

Some of these may not be on a major network, but you have to love syndication. Obviously I don't watch all of this still, but they definitely influenced my me throughout my life.

TV Series

24, Alias, Archie Bunker's Place, Abbott & Costello, Adam 12, All in the Family, Baa Baa Black Sheep, The Bill Cosby Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Boston Public, Baywatch, Barney Miller, Beauty and the Beaest, CHips, Caroline in the City, Charlies Angels, Coach, CSI - Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds, CSI:Miami, Cheers, Chico and the Man, CSI: New York, The Carol Burnett Show, The Cosby Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Dharma and Greg, The Daily Show, Dallas, ER, Everyone Loves Raymond, Family Ties, Frasier, Fawlty Towers, Friends, Gilligan's Island, Grey's Anatomy, Gunsmoke, Get Smart, Good Times, Growing Pains, The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries, Have Gun - Will Travel, Highlander, Hogan's Heroes, Hawaii Five-O, Home Improvement, Happy Days, Hill Street Blues, House, M.D., I Love Lucy, Ironside, Inside the Actor's Studio, JAG, The Jeffersons, Kojak, Knight Rider, Knot's Landing, L.A. Law, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, M*A*S*H, Mad About You, Miami Vice, Maude, Melrose Place, Mork & Mindy, Murphy Brown, McGyver, Magnum P.I., The Mary Tyler Moore Show, News Radio, Night Stalker, NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigation Service, NYPD Blue, Night Court, The Office (U.S.), The Odd Couple, The Partridge Family, The Protender, Profiler, Planet of the Apes, Quincy, M.E., Rat Patrol, Remington Steele, Rules of Engagement, The Rockford Files, Sanford and Son, Seinfeld, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Sopranos, Star Trek: The Next Generation, SCTV, Saturday Night Live, Sealab 2021, Shark, Soap, Star Trek: The Original Series, Starsky and Hutch, Sesame Street, The Simpson, South Park, Spin City, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sex in the City, Six Feet Under, Star Trek: Enterprise, Taxi Trailer Park Boys, Threes Company, Traders, Two and a Half Men, WKRP in Cincinnati, Wings, Walker, Texas Ranger, Welcome Back Kotter, Walking Tall, The West Wing, Will and Grace, Without a Trace, The X-Files.

Favorite Series of all time: The West Wing

Sports

Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Football (American), Golf, Hockey, NCAA Football, Olympics, Rodeo, Skiing, Soccer, Surfing, Tennis.

Favorite day in Sports: Jan 1st - NCAA College Football Games.

Books:

There have been so many influencial books in my life that it would take pages and pages to just scratch the surface.

Below, you will see a list of my favorite authors.

Business

Andy Stanley, Deepak Chopra, Bruce Wilkinson, Jeffrey Gitomer, Og Mandino, Zig Ziglar, Tom Hopkins, Brian Tracy, Steven R. Covey, John Gray, George S. Clason, David J. Schwartz, Viktor E. Frankl, Wallace D. Wattles, Norman Vincent Peale, James Allen, Dale Carnegie, Anthony Robbins, Og Mandino, Napoleon Hill, Warren Buffet, Robert & Kim Kiyosaki, Dr John C, Maxwell

Pleasure

Stephen King, Tom Clancy, Jack Higgins, Michael Crichton, Robert Ludlum, John Grisham.

If you were to do a search on these individuals, each and every book has been influencial and inspiring.

Heroes:

The People Who Shaped My World

The following people I have learned to respect and have had a dramatic impact on my life. This list was taken from Time Magazines Top 100 of All time and I extracted my choices.

Leaders and Revolutionaries

Winston Churchill

Martin Luther King Jr.

Nelson Mandela

Ronald Regan

Eleanor Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Margaret Thatcher

Heroes and Icons

Muhammed Ali

Diana, The Princess of Wales

The Kennedy's

Mother Teresa

Pele

Builders and Titans

Henry Ford

Bill Gates

Ray Kroc

Estee Lauder

Sam Walton

Thomas Watson Jr.

Scientists and Thinkers

Albert Einstein

Edwin Hubble

Wilbur and Orville Wright

Artists and Entertainers

Louis Armstrong

Lucille Ball

The Beatles

Bob Dylan

Pablo Picasso

Steven Spielberg

Oprah Winfey

Other People of Great Influence

My Mom & Dad

Tiger Woods - The Greatest Athlete in an Individual Sport

Michael Jordan - The Greatest Athlete in a Team Sport (Non-Ice Related)

David Beckham

Roger Federer

Lance Armstrong

Wayne Gretsky - The Greatest Athlete in a Team Sport (Ice Related)

Walt Disney

J.P. Morgan

Jack Welch

Warren Buffet

Harland Sanders

Asa Candler

Steven Jobs

Howard Schultz

Michael Dell

Charles Schwab

Ted Turner

Mary Kay Ash

Paul Allen

Jeff Bezos

Dale Carnegie

Stephen Covey

Mark Cuban

Peter Drucker

Lou Gerstner

Lee Iacocca

Carl Icahn

Herb Kelleher

Robert Kiyosaki

Abraham Lincoln

Vince Lombardi

Peter Lynch

Og Mandino

Rupert Murdoch

Suze Orman

Norman Vincent Peale

Tom Peters

Colin Powell

Anthony Robbins

John Rockefeller

Martha Stewart

Jack Welch

Oprah Winfrey

Steve Wynn

Zig Ziglar

Napoleon Hill

and many others