We all need motivation because it directly affects our productivity; the more motivated you are, the more is your productivity. This hunger for motivation is never-ending and one is never satisfied even when he/she is full on motivation.

We do everything to stay motivated - exercise, read stuff, listen to motivational speakers, watch such movies and what not. Everyone has a different way of motivating oneself but one common practice that most of us do is following people who have a strong influence on things happening around us like entrepreneurs, innovators, business leaders, celebrities and the visionaries of today.

Everyone has their own set list of people who motivate them, increase their productivity. Some people follow celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, some follow politicians like US President, Barrack Obama and others follow visionaries of today like Seth Godin or Timothy Ferris. I recently came across this very interesting and a must checkout infographic from the folks at TimeDoctor that lists some of the most influential people in productivity.


Meet the top five productivity gurus -

1. Timothy Ferriss

We all know who Timothy Ferriss is, he needs no introduction. With two New York Times bestsellers, The 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body and one #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller, The 4-Hour Chef; Tim is not only an authoreneur but he is also an angel investor & advisor. He has been featured almost everywhere and has been invited to speak at some at Google, MIT, Harvard, Facebook, the CIA and many major technology conferences.

2. David Allen

With three books by his name, David has done everything. He has worked as a magician, chef, karate teacher, lathe operator and salesman. Now he runs a global training and consulting company and helps businesses and individuals stay productive.

3. Craig Jarrow

The Time Management Ninja, Craig will help you stay productive, manage time like a piece of cake and set and achieve goals.

4. Michael Sliwinski

Michael is passionate about three things - productivity, business and life and talks about them day in and say out. He owns a web-based project management application Nozbe.com which is doing great.

5. Andrea Feinberg

Andrea wants to help small business owners mange time in such a way that allows them to run their business and have some ME time. In case you are a small business owner who need's some ME time in between then make sure to stop by here blog.

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