Brian worked his way through England and crossed the English Channel over to France. From there, he traveled through Europe, heading for his destination — The Sahara. Experiencing some of the most arduous and life threatening conditions in his life, Brian successfully crossed the Sahara, and for eight years, worked and traveled in over 80 countries on five continents before returning to Canada. During those eight years, Brian had worked with the renowned Dr. Albert Schwitzer, had trained under some of the world’s most famous martial arts experts earning his black belt in Shotokan Karate, and had laid the foundation for the success he enjoys today.

Brian is an avid believer in controlling one’s own destiny, daily goal-planning, hard work, and perseverance. One of his favorite sayings is, “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing poorly at first!” With a B.Comm and an M.A., Brian is extremely well read and regularly studies management, psychology, economics, metaphysics and history. He speaks four languages.

Prior to founding Brian Tracy International, Brian was the chief operating officer of a development company with $265 million in assets and $75 million in annual sales. He has had successful careers in sales and marketing, investments, real estate development and syndication, importation, distribution and management consulting. Brian has conducted high-level consulting assignments with several billion-dollar-plus corporations in strategic planning and organization development.

He is an internationally known and respected authority addressing 450,000 people each year on leadership, management, sales, personal development, strategic planning, goal-setting, time management, creativity, and many other diverse topics. Brian has worked with IBM, Arthur Andersen, McDonnell Douglas and The Million Dollar Round Table.

Brian is able to capture and hold audience attention with a fast-moving combination of stories, examples, humor and concrete, practical ideas that get results — fast!

Traveling to Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and Canada several times each year, Brian is a well-known speaker all over the world. He is the author/narrator of countless best-selling audio learning programs and the author of 16 books, including Maximum Achievement, Advanced Selling Strategies, The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success, and The 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires. Brian has been on countless television and radio shows, and is featured regularly in major publications across the country, and overseas. Brian Tracy has produced more than 300 different audio and video learning programs covering the entire spectrum of human and corporate performance. These programs, researched and developed for more than 25 years, are some of the most effective learning tools in the world.

Brian lives in San Diego with his wife, Barbara, and their four children.