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Personal development is for people who want to look inward and find methods to better themselves. On social media, personal development influencers share motivation, advice and tips for those beginning the journey to improve their self-awareness and overall lives.

Top personal development influencers to follow

Gary Vaynerchuk

Gary is one of Instagram’s most successful marketing experts and entrepreneurial advisers. With more than 10M followers on Instagram, Gary uses his platform to teach others how to strive in the business world. He posts about how to be a good employee, work productivity, how and why to stay motivated, and how to create a successful business. Gary is a personal development advocate and a successful businessman. His Instagram feed is full of inspiring words.

Mel Robbins

Known for being a New York Times best-selling author, her popular podcast and her contagious motivational attitude, Mel is one of the most well-known personal development influencers. With a following of more than 1.65M on YouTube, Mel uses her platform to help people looking for guidance on productivity and living a more anxious-free lifestyle. Mel posts videos on manifesting your dreams, cleansing your mind and ways to beat procrastination.

Ben and Charlie — Charisma on Command

Ben and Charlie are known for creating one of the most popular self-help and personal development YouTube channels. Since 2014, they have helped others learn how to feel more confident and become more charismatic through their blog posts and YouTube videos. They aim to help others feel good about themselves and prioritize learning to understand and communicate with others. Their channel has gained more than 5.93M followers over the years.

Brendon Burchard

As the creator of the multimillion-dollar company Growthday and a New York Times best-selling author, Brendon has become one of Instagram’s most popular personal development influencers. Known as “the world’s leading high-performance coach” by Forbes, Brendon uses his Instagram to teach others how to live a happier lifestyle by developing personal development skills. He teaches more than 1.1M followers how to overcome self-doubt, how to reach higher levels of happiness and the importance of setting routines.

Daniel Duku

Daniel is one of TikTok’s most popular personal development influencers. He brings exciting energy to the personal development space by focusing on the importance of men’s health and wellness. He aims to teach men to prioritize their self-care and learn to take care of themselves correctly. From learning the correct products to use for good hygiene to learning the importance of being able to cook for yourself, Daniel has his followers covered. Daniel is also the creator of his clothing brand, Duku & Co., and encourages more than 611K followers to check out his stylish looks.

@mrduku Been in a mental slump lately. Slowly getting back tho. More content coming #menslifestyle #minivlog ♬ original sound - waninggibbous

Tamanna Kaur

Tamanna is a TikTok influencer who prioritizes self-love and growth advice. Over the years, she has gained more than 112.5K followers. She continues to become popular as she advocates for mental health and teaches her audience tips to form a better lifestyle. Tamanna fills her TikTok feed with posts on self-care hacks, overcoming loneliness, and learning how to love your physical and emotional self.

@tamkaur_ LIFE CHANGING trick for your mental health!! 🫶🏽 #happiness #howtobehappy ♬ original sound - TAMANNA | Self Love & Growth

Dr. Courtney — The Truth Doctor

Dr. Courtney focuses on mental health and teaches others that physiological perspectives can be presented in different ways. Her goal in posting about mental health is to bring awareness and encourage people to prioritize their health in all forms. With more than 1.8M followers on TikTok and a successful YouTube channel, Dr. Courtney continues to post her therapeutic advice in hopes of helping others.

Danika Brysha

As an advocate for self-care, self-love and self-growth, Danika is one of Instagram’s most popular female personal development influencers. Danika co-founded the daily self-care classes called the Self-Care Society and the Model Meals healthy food brand. She teaches personal development in many ways by posting truths to help you grow and her experiences as a mom and growing person. For her more than 64.3K followers, Danika posts uplifting and positive inspirations for everyone to see.

Evan Carmichael

Evan is known not only as one of YouTube’s most popular personal development influencers, but also for his passion to help others achieve success. He aims to teach people that success starts by bettering themselves. His YouTube channel is full of videos that offer great advice for entrepreneurs and business owners. Since 2008 Evan has gained over 3.57M subscribers on YouTube. He posts everything from discussions with other successful self-improvement mentors to tips on refocusing your mind correctly.

Micah Yvette

Micah is not only a self-care and improvement promoter but also a medical student. She encourages her followers to gain better peace of mind. She uses her TikTok platform to post about personal growth, productivity tips and how to better take care of yourself. With more than 213K followers, Micah’s TikTok feed brings positivity and encouragement as she shares her wisdom and advice with others.

@myycah

This is how you move closer to where you want to be

♬ original sound - Micha Yvette

Sahara Rose

As the founder and main voice of the spiritual podcast named Highest Self Podcast, Sahara is one of the most influential self-care gurus on social media. She takes to Instagram to share how to get everything out of life and make the best of all situations thrown at us. She posts everything from bettering your perspective to astrology charts that help with self-growth. The best-selling author uses her platform to share her positive outlook on life and encourage others to do the same.

Michelle — Muchelleb

Since 2010, Michelle has used her YouTube platform to create and share videos about self-compassion, productivity and behavior change. The advocate for self-love and growth shares everything from time management to morning routines. She enjoys sharing her advice and aims to teach others that creating consistent habits and a better mindset can lead to happiness and success.

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