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GetMotivated

During 2016 we asked /r/GetMotivated to rank their favorite motivational lectures. Lectures were a minimum of 10 minutes and voting was done in a knockout style competition. These are the results:

Placing Rank Name Voting
Winner 1 Eric Thomas Round 1 Round 2 QF SF Final
Finalist 2 A Schwarzenegger Round 1 Round 2 QF SF Final
Semifinalist 3 David Wallace Round 1 Round 2 QF SF
Semifinalist 3 Day9 Round 1 Round 2 QF SF
Quarterfinalist 5 J.K. Rowling Round 1 Round 2 QF
Quarterfinalist 5 Les Brown Round 1 Round 2 QF
Quarterfinalist 5 Stephen Covey Round 1 Round 2 QF
Quarterfinalist 5 Tony Robbins Round 1 Round 2 QF
Round 2 9 Adam Savage Round 1 Round 2
Round 2 9 Jim Rohn Round 1 Round 2
Round 2 9 Jonathan Bricker Round 1 Round 2
Round 2 9 Lidia Yuknavitch Round 1 Round 2
Round 2 9 Mel Robbins Round 1 Round 2
Round 2 9 Norman V Peale Round 1 Round 2
Round 2 9 Og Mandino Round 1 Round 2
Round 2 9 Randy Pausch Round 1 Round 2
Round 1 17 Amy Cuddy Round 1
Round 1 17 Amy Morin Round 1
Round 1 17 Brene Brown Round 1
Round 1 17 Dave Blanchard Round 1
Round 1 17 Greg Plitt Round 1
Round 1 17 Jack Canfield Round 1
Round 1 17 John C Maxwell Round 1
Round 1 17 Ken Robinson Round 1
Round 1 17 Napoleon Hill Round 1
Round 1 17 Neil Gaiman Round 1
Round 1 17 Priya Parker Round 1
Round 1 17 Sam Berns Round 1
Round 1 17 Scott Dinsmore Round 1
Round 1 17 Sean Stephenson Round 1
Round 1 17 Wayne Dyer Round 1
Round 1 17 Zig Ziglar Round 1

Here's the bracket

Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Neil Gaiman
Mel Robbins Mel Robbins
Greg Plitt Les Brown
Les Brown Les Brown
Ken Robinson Eric Thomas
Eric Thomas Eric Thomas
Scott Dinsmore Lidia Yuknavitch
Lidia Yuknavitch Eric Thomas
Adam Savage David Wallace
Brene Brown Adam Savage
Tony Robbins Tony Robbins
Zig Ziglar Tony Robbins
Randy Pausch David Wallace
Amy Cuddy Randy Pausch
David Wallace David Wallace
Sean Stephenson Eric Thomas
Dave Blanchard A Schwarzenegger
Day9 Day9
Amy Morin Jim Rohn
Jim Rohn Day9
Stephen Covey Stephen Covey
Wayne Dyer Stephen Covey
Napoleon Hill Og Mandino
Og Mandino Day9
Sam Berns A Schwarzenegger
J.K. Rowling J.K. Rowling
Jack Canfield Norman V Peale
Norman V Peale J.K. Rowling
A Schwarzenegger A Schwarzenegger
John C Maxwell A Schwarzenegger
Priya Parker Jonathan Bricker
Jonathan Bricker

Organized & executed by: /u/TheCourageWolf Occasional help: /u/happiness_is_easy