Brian Tracy

Brian Tracy was born on January 5, 1944, in Vancouver, Canada, and grew up in modest circumstances without significant financial resources. Before entering sales, he embarked on adventurous pursuits, including labor jobs across North America, Europe, and Africa, which shaped his resilience and work ethic. In his early sales career in Canada, Tracy started as an unskilled and unsuccessful salesman but rapidly improved by seeking advice from top performers, becoming his company's top salesman within a year and vice president by age 25. In the late 1970s, Tracy transitioned from sales to motivational speaking and personal development training, offering seminars on goal setting, time management, and sales effectiveness that gained widespread acclaim. By 1981, he launched The Phoenix Seminar, later evolving it into The Psychology of Achievement, a bestselling audio program translated into over 20 languages. Over decades, he developed foolproof systems from 25+ years of research, consulting for billion-dollar corporations on strategic planning and organizational development while building Brian Tracy International as CEO to train individuals and companies efficiently.