Thought I'd put together a panel of all the folks who made a real difference in my life at one time or another.

1. Heros
“A man is known by the company he keeps” - Aesop

2. Diogenes
Stand a little less between me and the sun, please.

3. Jean-Claude Biver
“You must always be first, or unique, or different.”

4. Guy Kawasaki
“Make meaning!”

5. Erhard Loretan
“if you're solely focused on reaching the top, you're risking
your life. But the end game is coming back home alive.”

6. Richard Branson
“You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by
doing, and by falling over.”

7. John Barry
At the time I thought, even if Dr No’s a flop, we’ll still
have a sun, sea and sand holiday.

8. Steve Jobs
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I
know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to
lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to
follow your heart.

9. Johnny Cash
“I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it
still means something to me. It's still my symbol of
rebellion -- against a stagnant status quo, against our
hypocritical houses of God, against people whose minds
are closed to others' ideas.”