What one person have you learned the most from in life?

What an interesting question... Donald Neale Walsch says in Conversations with God that we don't actually learn, we we simply remember what we already know.  And yet, prior to reading this, I felt that one the primary purposes of us humans was to learn through our experiences.  So let's simply redefine learning as "remembering, unleashing wisdom". 

With that definition of learning, my simple answer is - everyone and noone.  Everyone, because I am a connector and assimilator, and it is through interactions with many that I seem to connect dots, and find the wisdom or point of view that "feels most right" to me.  And although no ONE person has "taught me the most" (or unleashed the most wisdom), several people come to mind that have most helped me see differently, from new perspectives. 

Some of these "perspective shifters" are coaches like Laura Whitworth, Rick Tamlin, Sara Smith, Peggy Clarkson, Susan Valdiserri.  Many are authors, like M. Scott Peck, whose The Road Less Traveled had a profound early impact on me - validating that my unspoken questions and "unconventional" views were absolutely ok - even "wise".  The list of authors is too long to complete here - I have been stimulated into new ways of thinking by fiction, non-fiction, business books, fantasy, historical fiction (parts of the Bible included).   WIE magazine has been a wonderful source more recently.

My family, including (and perhaps especially) my children have helped me evolve, helped my find a perspective that "fits" for me, and helping me refine these perspectives with new challenging experiences. 

Change leaders, like Al Gore - who stands out right now, have definitely triggered learning/wisdom/new perspectives.  All those that have helped me see that my daily choices have broad environmental (not just interpersonal) impacts...

Wow, how blessed we are to have each other to provide new perspectives, and a ways of seeing the world.