Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)

I feel bad doing this one, because if someone's not on this list, it's not that he or she doesn't mean anything to me.

For this one though, I'm thinking back to people who have caused me to make major changes in my life. Sometimes, even just one small thing someone says or does makes me make a change. And it doesn't always have to be a positive comment - someone being rotten to me has also inspired change. A great big middle finger to the nay-sayer :)

1. Ray Suarez - I was at an especially un-focused time of my life, kinda bumping along. I always loved him on Talk of the Nation, then one day, I was in my 1998 Escort, driving over the Lorain Carnegie bridge to my shitty job at the phone company, and he did a show about community colleges. The show was all about how you can get a good education at them for not a lot of money. A week later, I was tri-C's newest "returning student", and I went on to finally get my degree from CSU.

2. Every horrible boss I've ever had. While they may have beaten me down temporarily, their "special brand of motivation" (to quote Glittergirl1970) spurred me on to better things.

3. My parents - Obvious

4. The doctor who treated Tom's cancer

5. Whoever invented GaiamTV. The BEST 10 dollars a month I spend. I use their workout and yoga videos almost every day.