people i admire

1. Bishop Charles E. Blake is the pastor of the West Angeles Church of God in Christ (COGIC), One of the largest churches in the Western United States, with a membership of over 24,000. In 1982, he was selected by Ebony magazine as one of the 15 "Greatest Preachers in America". Since 2007, Ebony has recognized Bishop Blake annually, as one of the 100+ most influential African Americans. Bishop Blake is an ardent advocate of education and academic excellence, who holds multiple academic and honorary degrees, from various educational institutions. Most recently, California State University, Los Angeles conferred an honorary doctorate upon him on June 12, 2010. In response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa, Blake founded and is president of the Pan African Children's Fund (PACF). Save Africa's Children, a program of PACF, currently provides support to over 220 orphanages throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Bishop Blake teaches holiness, with all of his notoriety his is one of the most humblest individuals I know. Marva Collins is an American educator who in 1975 started Westside Preparatory School in Garfield Park, an impoverished neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. She is famous for applying classical education successfully with impoverished students, many of whom had been wrongly labeled as learning disability by public schools. She once wrote, "I have discovered few learning disabled students in my three decades of teaching. I have, however, discovered many, many victims of teaching inabilities She has written a number of manuals, books and motivational tracts describing her history and methods, and currently (2006) has a website and public speaking service. Marva Collins has influenced my life tremendously. God gave me the vision to go and be the Marva Collins for students who have been diagnosed for with developmental disabilities. Spencer Johnson- is one of the world's most influential thinkers and widely read #1 bestselling authors. He is the King of Parables and the book that amazed me the most was Who Moved My Cheese? An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change Dr. Johnson is often referred to as "the best there is at taking complex subjects and presenting simple solutions. His books are must reads and though provoking and is the creation of resonance. John C . Maxwell is a evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor who has written more than 60 books, primarily focusing on leadership. I was especially inspired by his book, The Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. The laws that inspires me are the Laws of Connection, Inner circle, Influences and the Laws of Empowerment. Each one of those laws are simply speaking of collaboration. I agree with Mr. Maxwell in his belief that everything rises and falls on leadership.