Top 10 Most Inspirational People Of All Time

SWAMI VIVEKANAND: Swami Vivekananda was born as Narendra Nath Datta on

12th January 1863 in Calcutta, Bengal, India. Under his father Guidance and his principles Narendra Joined Brahmo samaj- A Modern Hindu Organisation.

In 1881, Narendra meet Sri Ramakrishna , a greatly saint and spiritual teacher. Narendra felt attracted to the magnetic personality of Sri Ramakrishna and accept Ramakrishna as his guru and give up Brahmo samaj.

In 1884, Narendra's father died, leaving the family bankrupt. Narendra became responsible for trying to

feed his family, with limited means. He later said he would often go hungry as he

could not afford enough food. Swami Vivekananda then threw himself into intense spiritual practices. He would spend many hours in meditation and japa. In 1888, he left the monastery to become a wandering sannyasin, visiting various holy places around India. Vivekananda lived from day to day, begging for food, being immersed in his own spiritual quest. In his Completed Works, he writes of his experience :

“ Many times I have been in the jaws of death, starving, footsore, and weary; for days and days I had no food, and often could walk no further; I would sink down under a tree, and life would seem to be ebbing away. I could not speak, I could scarcely think, but at last the mind reverted to the idea: "I have no fear nor death; never was I born, never did I die; I never hunger or thirst. I am It! I am It! “He began accepting disciples, and in 1893, accepted an invitation to speak at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. He gave a powerful speech on the underlying unity of world religions.  He advocated emancipation for Indian women and an end to the worst excess of the caste system. He is considered an important figurehead of India's growing self-confidence and later nationalist leaders often said they were inspired by his teachings and personality.

Inspiring Quotation : “ To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will. “I will drink the ocean”, says the persevering soul; “at my will mountains will crumble up”. Have that sort of energy, that sort of will; work hard, and you will reach the goal. ”

- Swami Vivekananda

MOTHER TERESA : Mother Teresa was born, 1910, in Skopje, capital of the Republic of Macedonia. Little is known about her early life, but at a young age she felt a calling to be a nun and serve through helping the poor. At the age of 18 she was given permission to join a group of nuns in Ireland. After a few months of training, with the Sisters of Loreto, she was then given permission to travel to India.

On her arrival in India, she began by working as a teacher, however the widespread poverty of Calcutta made a deep impression on her; and this led to her starting a new order called “The Missionaries of Charity”. The primary objective of this mission was to look after people, who nobody else was prepared to look after. Mother Teresa felt that serving others was a key principle of the teachings of Jesus Christ. Mother Teresa said herself that :

"Love cannot remain by itself -- it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action is service “

In 1979, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitutes a threat to peace. She didn't attend the ceremonial banquet, but asked that the $192,000 fund be given to the poor. Over the last two decades of her life, Mother Teresa suffered various health problems but nothing could dissuade her from fulfilling her mission of serving the poor and needy. Until her very last illness she was active in travelling around the world to the different branches of "The Missionaries of Charity”

Mother Teresa was a living saint who offered a great example and inspiration to the world

Inspiring Quotation: "It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving."

-Mother Teresa

STEVE JOBS: Steven Jobs was born in San Francisco, 1955, to two university students Joanne Schieble and Syrian born, John Jandali.

Steve Jobs was an American businessman and inventor who played a key role in the success of Apple computers and the development of revolutionary new technology such as the iPod, iPad and MacBook.

Steve Jobs attended a local school in California and later enrolled at Reed College, Portland, Oregon. His education was characterised by excellent test results and potential. But, he struggled with formal education and his teachers reported he was a handful to teach.

At Reed College he attended a calligraphy course which fascinated him. He later said this course was instrumental in Apple's multiple typefaces and proportionally spaced fonts.

In 1974, Jobs travelled with Daniel Kottke to India in search of spiritual enlightenment. They travelled to the Ashram of Neem Karoli Baba in Kainchi. During his several months in India he became aware of Buddhist and Eastern spiritual philosophy. At this time he also experimented with psychedelic drugs; he later commented that these counter-culture experiences were instrumental in giving him a wider perspective on life and business.

The iPod was a revolutionary product in that it built on existing portable music devices and set the standard for portable digital music played. In 2007, Apple successfully entered the mobile phone market, with the iPhone. This used features of the iPod to offer a multi-functional and touch screen device to become one of best selling electronic products.

JOB’S SAYING TO HIS MANPOWER: “My job is not to be easy on people. My jobs is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better”

INSPIRING QUOTATION: “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.”

-STEVEN JOBS