Brian Tracy 1944 – 2026

Biography

Brian Tracy was a Canadian-American motivational speaker and self-development author whose books and seminars reached audiences around the world. Born January 5, 1944, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, he studied at the University of Alberta and went on to write more than eighty books, translated into dozens of languages, including Eat That Frog! (2001), Earn What You’re Really Worth, No Excuses! The Power of Self-Discipline, and The Psychology of Achievement. In 1984 he founded Brian Tracy International in Vancouver, British Columbia, serving as its chairman and chief executive, and he addressed more than five million people in thousands of seminars and speaking engagements. He was also a co-founder of Focal Point Business Coaching. He died November 12, 2026, aged 82. No cause of death was made public.