Brian Tracy
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Brian Tracy

Canadian-American motivational speaker and author (born 1944)

Brian Tracy Emmanuel (born 1944) is a Canadian-American motivational public speaker and self-development author. He is the author of over eighty books that have been translated into dozens of languages.2

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Born Jan 5, 1944.1

About

His popular books are Earn What You're Really Worth, Eat That Frog!, No Excuses! The Power of Self-Discipline, and The Psychology of Achievement.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Alberta3

Career

Occupation: adviser, author, writer, consultant, motivational speaker.5

Tracy is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Brian Tracy International, a company Tracy founded in 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company provides counseling on leadership, selling, self-esteem, goals, strategy, creativity, and success psychology.

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Personal life

  • BornJan 5, 1944, Charlottetown6
  • CitizenshipCanada7
  • ResidenceSan Diego8

Philanthropy

The Heritage Foundation

Since 2003, Tracy has been a trustee of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank responsible for Project 2025.

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Politics

2003 California gubernatorial recall election

In 2003, Tracy stood as one of 135 candidates in the California gubernatorial recall election on an independent platform, receiving 729 votes. His campaign was featured on the BBC Radio 4 show Broadcasting House, where each week presenter Eddie Mair phoned Tracy for an update on how the race was progressing. On election day, Mair flew to California to meet with Tracy in person, only to find that he had gone to Dubai during the final week of campaigning.

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