- Molly Hale broke her neck and was paralyzed with an injury from which people do not recover. She decided to recover anyway.
- Deb Colden ignored the warning signs until her anxiety grew so great she could no longer work. Now, informed by her experiences, she is a highly effective coach.
- John Wood worked incessantly in high technology until he discovered that saving the world feels better than making money.
- Bill Herp is a serial entrepreneur. When his company reaches a level of success, he starts another.
- Rosie Swale-Pope is nearing the end of a "little run around the world." She took the longest, coldest, hardest route possible.
- Dana Hee overcame a horrible childhood and persistent self-doubt to win an Olympic gold medal. Then she became a Hollywood stunt woman.
- Stuart McFaul decided to help nice people be successful. He left one career and came back again before discovering this truly makes him happy.
- Noel Hidalgo traveled around the globe with the support of strangers who donated through his web site and gave him food, shelter and companionship along the way.
- Robin Rather changed her life by changing her location. She went from being a workaholic in Washington, DC to being a community activist, entrepreneur and mom in Austin, Texas.
- Andrew Gross moved from the boardroom to the bestseller list. The path from CEO to author wasn't easy or fast, but it has earned him great success in two utterly different roles.
- Paul Grover has been in the real estate industry since he graduated from college. But he keeps making readjustments, each time moving closer to the top of the industry.
- Pam Dunn focuses on bringing out what she calls "the magnificence in other people."
- Gary Gebhardt decided to do what he likes, not what he "should." So he left a high paying consulting job, went back to school, and became a university professor.
- Chris Nowinski was a Harvard grad and professional wrestler. But getting kicked in the head too many times led him to experience - and then reveal to the rest of us - the truth about head injuries.
- Pat Crossin bought a small industrial company and has built it up. But what he really did was to create a playground for himself.
- Christine DiPietro Novello turned her honeymoon into a career, by going into the wine industry.
