Leo Babauta of Zen Habits
Leo Babauta is a simplicity blogger & author. He created Zen Habits, considered one of the Top 25 blogs in 2009 by TIME magazine with over 200,000 subscribers. He is also the creator of mnmlist.com and the best-selling books focus and The Power of Less. Leo is considered a leading experts on habit creation, productivity and simplicity. Leo started Zen Habits to chronicle and share what he learned while changing a number of his own habits, which include:
- Quitting smoking.
- Becoming a runner.
- Running several marathons and triathlons.
- Waking early.
- Becoming organized and productive.
- Eating healthier.
- Becoming a vegetarian.
- Tripling his income.
- Writing a novel and a non-fiction book.
- Eliminating his debt.
- Simplifying his life.
- Losing weight (more than 60 pounds).
- Writing several best-selling e-books.
- Starting a successful Top 25 blog.
- Starting a second blog for writers and bloggers.
- Creating a leading blog on minimalism.
- Living car-free.
Barrie Davenport of Barrie Davenport.com and Live Bold and Bloom
Barrie Davenport is a certified life passion coach, author, and a full-time blogger with a focus on passionate living. She is the founder of BarrieDavenport.com, a site devoted to helping people uncover and live their life passions.
She thrives on helping others make amazing changes in their lives so they can live with joy and purpose. Her blog, Live Bold and Bloom, has blossomed to a vibrant community of thousands of regular readers.
She is the author of The 52-Week Life Passion Project, and creator of The Path to Passion Course.
Barrie spent over 25 years as a public relations professional working in corporate, agency and non-profit settings, as well as having her own PR consultancy. She worked with celebrities, authors, artists, dancers, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and other professionals.
At the age of 48, Barrie re-launched her own life, starting over with a new career and adopting exciting new habits including daily writing, biking, healthy eating, mindfulness, and a commitment to living joyfully. Barrie lives in Roswell, Georgia (a suburb of Atlanta) and has three children.
Katie Tallo of katietallo.com and Momentum Gathering
Katie has enjoyed a twenty year career in film and television as a director, writer and producer. She created award-winning network television, movies, documentaries, animated and live action shorts and videos.
Katie is currently writing her first novel, freelance directing and collaborating on several online creative ventures. She joined The Habit Course team to help others gather momentum in their lives through the creation of healthy habits. She hopes to share the lessons learned from her journey — one that saw her quit a 20-year smoking habit, take up running, adopt a vegetarian lifestyle, live debt free, write a novel, create a blog and much more.
Katie has transformed her life by making simple, heartfelt choices and changes. She is here to help you do the same. She lives in Ottawa, Canada with her husband, teenage daughter and her dog.
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