Heidi Lloce Mendoza

 "I remember that when I was young I could not even pay the twenty-peso school contribution in grade school and that I had to pay a ten-centavo daily installment to complete the amount for one school year but that did not keep me from achieving my goals." ~ Heidi Mendoza, COA

http://www.thextraordinary.org/heidi-lloce-mendoza#.UT53zjc5h_Z

Kofi Atta Annan

 Ever proud of his African roots, Kofi Annan, brought Ghana glory and prestige when he became the first black African United Nations Secretary-General in 1996. He was appointed to hold the coveted seat twice.


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Martti Ahtisaari

 A Noble Prize Winner, mediator, president, foreign services expert and global peace promoter, Martti Ahtisaari is that one of a kind personality who has achieved fame from all around the globe. Starting his career from student management and working in dynamic environment of foreign ministry of Finland, a key person in United Nations and his efforts for global peace depict all the dynamism that Martti Ahtisaari possesses.

http://www.thextraordinary.org/martti-ahtisaari

Martha Stewart

 "It doesn’t matter how old or young we are, once we are facing trials, we have to learn from it and make it our guide in order for us to become a better person". ~ Martha Stewart

http://www.thextraordinary.org/martha-stewart#.UTflkDc5h_Y

Toby Tanser

Toby Tanser's Shoe4Africa organization has created the largest running events across Africa, on his journey and with his vision and commitment to his goal of building the biggest Children's Hospital in Africa his organization has found the support of celebrities, businesses, political leader. His Click-A-Brick movement has built $1.3 million in donations since 2008.

http://www.thextraordinary.org/toby-tanser#.UTaTpDc5h_Z

Sam Childers

Sam Childers, Angels of East Africa, The Machine Gun Preacher, founder and reverend of Shekinah Fellowship Church, is not your typical preacher or conventional philanthropist.

After a near death experience during a shootout and drug deal gone wrong, fighting his own demons of addiction, accepting Christ, to ultimately find his calling and life crusade on the other side of the earth while on a mission in Uganda in 1998. http://www.thextraordinary.org/sam-childers#.UTV5ijc5h_Z

J.K. Rowling

"And it’s the ability to resist failure, in many ways, or use failure that often leads to the greatest success."

That is from a single-mom-turned-billionaire Joanne “Jo” Rowling, or who the world more famously recognizes as J.K. Rowling. She knows failure because she lived it. For a time Jo was laden with financial distress. Harry Potter was her hero. It was Harry Potter’s magic that gave her hope back. But more than that, it was Harry Potter’s allure that rescued her from poverty.

 http://www.thextraordinary.org/j-k-rowling#.UTQN2Dc5h_Y