While I have benefited from Tony Robbins, Steve Covey, Dyer, and others, I find that they are wonderful 'beginner' teachers. If you need motivation then Robbins is the one. If you need practical wisdom, Covey is the one. Dyer is a great teacher for the beginnings of spirituality, I think.
To me, self-development is just like studying for anything else in life, once you grasp basic concepts that particular teachers offer, you then move on.
I really found Chopra to be inspirational and good with explaining the quantum physics side of things as well as integrating that into the more intangable spiritual side of it. His philosophy helped me connect the dots, so to speak.
There are certain writers/speakers I refer to time and again and those include Jack Canfield who is quite practical, James Ray, and Marianne Williamson. Of course, I'm always in search of less known writers, such as Christian Larson, whose works may contain tidbits that may help me in my quest for the overall picture. I don't believe just one person has all the knowledge or tools for self-development. I think because we are all different we can all draw upon different philosophies to happily reach the same point of self awareness.
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